New tarp system reduces wind drag, helps reduce emissions
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. – LCS Load Covering Solutions has introduced its new Windmaster Smartlook sliding tarp system, aimed at reducing wind drag while providing less emissions and promoting safer driving. LCS said the new tarp system, equipped with the Windmaster, is…
Carrier Transicold to release telematics system
ATHENS, Ga. – Carrier Transicold is now offering a customized telematics solution for its transport refrigeration units (TRUs) allowing fleets to manage their assets through remote refrigeration unit monitoring, control and diagnostics and data management, among various additional capabilities. “We…
US trucking moved more than 10 billion tons of freight last year
ARLINGTON, Va. — The US trucking industry hauled a record US$726.4 billion in freight last year, according to the latest edition of American Truck Trends, compiled by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). That marks two consecutive year that the value…
Driving the Peterbilt 567 Heritage
Old meets new with classic-styled throwback
Raiders of the lost fuel receipt
Treasure is defined as a concentration of riches, often ancient in origin, considered lost and/or forgotten until rediscovered. For a fleet tax manager, no treasure is as highly prized as a fuel receipt. It’s our Spanish doubloon or piece of…
Safety makes sense
SafetyDriven’s executive director keeps his focus on the tasks at hand
Construction of new Delta truck parking facility begins
DELTA, B.C. – The British Columbia government has broken ground on a new truck parking facility in Delta, B.C., aimed at benefiting commercial drivers traveling to or working in the Lower Mainland. Expected to open this fall and have room…
How would an outsider view truck driving when choosing a career?
In an effort to put the topic of ELDs to bed for at least a month and avoid any further damage to my ego (check out the letter to the editor on page 43), I figured I’d shift the conversation…
Responding to a spill
VICTORIA, B.C. – In response to what it feels is a lack of adequate information being provided when a hazardous substance spill occurs, the British Columbia government is in the process of amending the province’s Environmental Management Act to ensure…
Economic Watch: Unemployment Falls, Trade Deficit Jumps
Both trucking and the wider economy added jobs in July, according to new Commerce Department figures, while separate reports show the U.S. trade deficit grew in June to a one-year high and new factory orders fell again. A total of 255,000 non-farm jobs…