PacLease trucks now part of Peterbilt Red Oval program
DENTON, Texas – Peterbilt has announced its Red Oval certified pre-owned truck program has been expanded to include PacLease trucks with the complimentary Red Oval Assurance Warranty. It provides engine and aftertreatment coverage for vehicles up to five model years…
MTA hands out 2016 awards to industry members during fall gala
WINNIPEG, Man. – The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) held its annual Fall Awards Gala Nov. 4 in Winnipeg, honoring several industry professionals for their stellar track record and accomplishments in 2016. “Tonight we celebrated the great accomplishments of some of…
Apple urged to block driver’s using their mobiles by crash victim’s families
Block drivers’ mobiles NOW, trucker victims tell Apple: Relatives demand company introduces application that ‘locks’ phones after patenting the feature in 2008 The relatives of four people killed by a truck driver using his phone at the wheel have called on Apple to introduce a disabling function. In 2008, the technology giant filed an application to patent a ‘lock-out’ feature which would disable a phone when being used by a driver, but has never introduced it.
Automated Cars May Threaten Jobs
Ronald De Feo has watched robots take factory jobs for years. Now he sees them threatening a new class of worker: People who drive for a living.
Intermodal Volumes Reflect Sluggish Market Conditions
Total intermodal volume fell in the third quarter of 2016, according to an Intermodal Association of North America quarterly report. Intermodal trailer volumes fell by 26.9% and international shipments fell 6.7%, which contributed to the 4.6% overall l…
Roadrunner LTL Becomes Roadrunner Freight
Roadrunner Transportation Systems has changed the name of its Roadrunner LTL operation to Roadrunner Freight as part of a rebranding effort to reposition the business as a cost-effective option. “While our rebranding is represented through our new name, it’s really our tagline that says it all: Less than Truckload, More than Expected,” said Grant Crawford, president of Roadrunner Freight.
Economic Watch: Trucking Helps Boost Overall Employment, Factory Activity Up
Employers continued adding jobs in the U.S. during October, according to a new Labor Department report, and trucking was one of many industries that helped push the number higher. Total nonfarm employment rose 161,000, pushing the nation’s unemployment rate down a tenth of a percentage point to 4.9%.
Earnings Watch: USA Truck Reports Quarterly Loss
The trucking company USA Truck reported on Friday that its financial picture turned slightly negative in the third quarter of the year as it continues to move to a more asset-light business. Its net loss was $700,000 million, or 9 cents per share, comp…
MTA continues work to introduce weigh scale bypass program to province
WINNIPEG, Man. – The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) is looking for some of its members to volunteer to participate in a joint industry/government working group to move toward implementing a weight scale bypass program in the province. The MTA said…
Omintracs Expands Telematics Offering for More Fleet Types
Omnitracs is offering two new telematics solutions, Omnitracs Roadnet Telematics and Omnitracs XRS, expanding the types of fleets that can benefit from real-time asset tracking and data-based visibility. Omnitracs Roadnet Telematics is geared toward sh…