What’s happening in the world of crude oil during these lazy, hazy days of summer?
I understand that we are in the hazy mid-August days of summer, but from the questions I’ve been fielding recently (that is not a “dog day” baseball inference, and I mean it!), many consumers and those in the media are…
Truck driver recalls 50-year career on Dalton Highway
Driving trucks on the Dalton Highway is an adventure, which is why Jack Binder has braved the famed highway since it opened in 1974.
Can you afford to sell your transportation business?
Selling or transitioning out of your business can be a complex process from both a financial and personal perspective. Every business owner has a unique relationship with his or her company, which includes people in the community, family, employees, and…
Trucker was on heroin when he crashed, killing 3 – indictment
A truck driver who killed a two-year-old girl and two women in a car crash was driving under the influence of drugs, according to an indictment filed against him Sunday at the Haifa District Court. Angelique Na’im, 32, her daughter Chloe Na’im, and her sister Olga Ashkar, 38, died in the crash August 3. The women’s husbands, who were with them in the car, were both critically injured.
In essence, Charlie Walker has driven to the moon and back six times
Charlie Walker is in a very exclusive club, having driven more than 3 million miles over three decades with nary a fender bender for Birmingham, Ala.-based transportation company Boyd Bros. That’s a lot of safe miles behind the wheel of a large tractor rig hauling thousands of pounds of materials on a flat bad trailer.
The Concept Of Independent Contractor Is Under Assault – Especially In California
The traditional working classification of independent contractor, as we have known it, may soon go the way of the dinosaur, the horseless carriage, and the telegraph. Although perhaps your gardener, pool man or family accountant can still call themselv…
The illegal truck stop that has North Jersey cops at their wit’s end
A tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder on I-287 in Mahwah. Local officials say despite their efforts to keep trucks from parking on the highway, truckers still stop night after night.
Cummins working to stem truck driver shortage
Cummins Inc. has a vested interest in the health of the truck driving industry, which is why it is involved in initiatives to remedy a growing shortage of semi-trailer drivers nationwide. A analysis last year by the American Trucking Associations said …
Kenworth Prepares to Launch Fuel-Economy Spec’ed Day Cab T680
Kenworth will extend its T680 fuel economy Advantage package into vocational applications soon with the launch of two new, T680 Advantage Day Cab models, but will cut production of the T660 by the end of the year. The announcement came Friday at Kenworth headquarters in Bellevue, Wash., ahead of a demonstration of Bendix’s new Fusion Advanced Vehicle Safety system.
Despite adjustments, Kenworth remains optimistic for 2016 and beyond
KIRKLAND, Wash. – Kenworth Truck Company and Paccar held an editor’s event at its office in Kirkland, Wash. Aug. 12, where it highlighted several company initiatives, including the launch of the more fuel efficient T680 Advantage Day Cab, bidding adieu…