US trucking conditions moving in carriers’ favor
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trucking conditions in the US are improving, which should boost pricing and margins for carriers through the end of next year. That’s according to the latest FTR Trucking Conditions Index, which came in at 5.47 in September,…
Canada Cartage bolsters IT infrastructure through Bell partnership
TORONTO, Ont. – Canada Cartage announced it has strengthened its communications and IT infrastructure through a new partnership with Bell. The company is making a shift towards cloud-based services and has co-located its data operations with Bell’s Q9 Networks. The…
Diesel Prices Fall, Crude Oil Surges on Putin Remarks
The price of diesel fuel dropped by around two cents last week, the second straight week with declines of over a cent, according to the latest numbers from the Energy Department. The average price of on-highway diesel fuel fell 2.2 cents last week, dec…
Cargo Transporters to Join Trucking Alliance as Group Expands in 2017
Cargo Transporters has accepted an invitation to join The Alliance for Driver Safety & Security in 2017. The Claremont, N.C.-based truckload carrier will be among a “small number of carriers” joining the Trucking Alliance next year, according to Ch…
Trucker rescued from flaming truck on Michigan highway
Three passersby are being credited with saving the life of a trucker who rolled his gasoline-filled tanker north of South Haven, Mich. early Monday morning, Nov. 21, 2016 CASCO TOWNSHIP, Mich.
Love’s Adds Nearly 190 Parking Spaces with New Locations
Love’s Travel Stops has opened two new travel stops in Domino, Texas and in White House, Tenn., adding nearly 190 truck parking spaces in total. The Domino location features 106 truck-parking spaces, five showers, and a Love’s Tire Care facility.
Western Star unveils new graphics package for 5700XE
PORTLAND, Ore. – Western Star has announced recently that there is a new graphics package option for personalizing the 5700XE. The Western Star factory-installed Phantom 2 Graphics package features new, modular components for more customization options. The new package is…
Trucker intentionally dumps corn on highway
A truck driver faces charges for allegedly dumping a load of corn on a southeast Nebraska highway after receiving a text that he’d been fired. Darren Walp, 36, of Crum Lynne, Pennsylvania faces felony criminal mischief and a related misdemeanor.
Passing truckers save driver’s life as tanker melts, tires explode
When they saw the tanker in trouble on the northbound ramp of Exit 26, I-196 early Monday morning, at least three passing drivers parked their own rigs, hoofed it to the crash scene, and found the tanker driver lying on the ground outside of his cab, u…
How OPEC and the new president-elect will affect oil prices
The now mercifully concluded US presidential election offered up a cornucopia of personal observations, which I will now observate on. President-elect Donald Trump is a 70 storey tower of speculation – his policies based on showmanship rather than thought-out, achievable…