Trucker dies after crashing through guardrail in Birmingham
Authorities say a truck driver is dead after his tractor-trailer crashed through a guardrail on Interstate 65 and plunged down to a Birmingham city street below. Al.com reports the driver was pronounced dead at the scene Friday after being ejected from…
Hino Motors Manufacturing honors Dana for superior on-time delivery
MAUMEE, Ohio – Dana announced today that it was recognized by Hino Motors Manufacturing for its 100% on-time delivery at the annual Hino Supplier conference in July. Dana currently supplies driveshafts, companion flanges, and yokes to Hino from facilities in…
Emissions-Free Refrigeration Unit Project Gets $400K Grant
Renewable energy solutions company eNow has received a $400,000 grant from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to deploy its solar panel refrigeration solution in the area’s transportation networks. The proposed project is meant to demonstrate an electric replacement for truck refrigeration units.
In Louisiana, acts of kindness flourish amid the misery
We’ve seen it over and over whenever tragedy has struck. And we’re seeing it again in Louisiana, dealing with the worst disaster in the US since Hurricane Sunday.
Great Dane Adds Nevada Service Provider to AdvantEdge Network
Silver State Truck & Trailer of Las Vegas, Nev., has signed on as an authorized service provider for Great Dane’s AdvantEdge National Parts and Service program. Silver State Truck & Trailer has a 10-acre yard, a 12-bay tractor service department and a five-bay trailer shop with two mobile trucks available for off-site services.
The importance of credit checks
There is very little in the trucking business that is more frustrating than invoicing a customer for a delivered load and then not getting paid in time, or worse, not getting paid at all. This causes significant financial burden; whether…
FourKites Tracking Integrated With Oracle Transportation Management
The FourKites real-time load tracking platform is now available with Oracle Transportation Management Cloud and Oracle Transportation Management version 6.3.0 and higher. FourKites tracks truck locations every 15 minutes, recalculates ETA using locatio…
Inside Otto, Uber’s New Self-Driving Truck Division
In a deal worth an estimated $680 million, Otto is now part of the world’s largest ride-sharing company When others looked at Uber’s aggressive expansion around the world and wondered if the super-unicorn wasn’t going too fast or taking too little care, one imagines the founders of Otto looked on with much approval. Before January, this startup specializing in outfitting commercial trucks with self-driving technology did not exist.
Trucker jailed after allegedly beating wife and ditching her on I-78
A Maryland truck driver is jailed after arguing with his wife , beating her and ditching her on the shoulder of Interstate 78 in Glendon Borough before driving off, Pennsylvania State Police in Belfast said. Lovins Miller Delva, 28, of Salisbury, at 4:…
Trucking’s Image Campaign Earns National Recognition
The trucking industry’s message campaign of safety and reliability is connecting with the public in a big way, and a national firm has recognized that. This week, PR News announced that Trucking Moves America Forward is a finalist for its 2016 Platinum PR Award, a coveted accolade among marketing insiders.