Love’s opens 3rd truck stop in Oregon
Truckers traveling in northern Oregon have a new option for fuel and tire service with the opening of Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc.’s third location in the state. Greg Love, co-CEO of Oklahoma City-based Love’s , said the Boardman location allows the company “to serve new customers and shows our continuous efforts to strengthen our network of stores in the northwest.”
Paccar Parts names Eaton Supplier of the Year
GALESBURG, Mich. — Paccar Parts named Eaton its Supplier of the Year for the second year in a row for the company’s aftermarket operations in Mexico and Latin America. Eaton was selected from a group of 50 Paccar Parts suppliers…
SAF-Holland introduces lower-cost air disc brake for trailers
Plans to bring affordability to the masses to jumpstart disc brake adoption in North America
Texas Truckers Concerned About Hike in Accident Rates
Trucking accidents are the most horrific of all collisions on the highway. Few victims make it out alive after colliding with a big rig, and those that do make it out alive usually have life altering injuries that plague them for the rest of their lives.
Navistar, GM Partner on Cutaway G Van
Navistar, Inc. announced it has reached an agreement with General Motors to manufacture the cutaway model of GM’s G Van at Navistar’s Springfield, Ohio, plant starting in the first half of 2017. With this multi-year contract, Navistar will add at least 300 jobs and recommission its second line at the plant.
OSHA Backs Driver Fired for Refusing to Violate Safety Regs
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is ordering NFI Interactive Logistics to reinstate and compensate a driver who was fired for refusing to violate hours of service to complete a delivery. In August 2012, NFI had assigned the driver to deliver Poland Spring bottled water from Northborough, Mass., to Jersey City, N.J., but due to severe weather and flooding, the trip took longer than expected.
Todd Starnes Cowpoke in hot pants stirs transgender uproar
When it comes to eating at a barbecue joint there’s an unspoken code of conduct. You don’t order salad, you don’t use a fork and if you’re a cross-dressing cowboy with an affinity for stiletto heels – you don’t use the ladies room.
San Antonio-area tow trucker’s final wish to have his hearse
The final wishes of Charles Peeples, a Seguin tow truck operator and owner, were granted when his hearse was given a final lift by his flatbed during his funeral procession on June 4, 2016. The final wishes of Charles Peeples, a Seguin tow truck operat…
Fuel truckers launch strike, money and trash services threatened
The teamsters union conducted by Pablo Moyano launched today at midnight a national strike that was already affecting fuel distribution. The action plan will be likely “extended to the transportation of money and trash collection ,” Moyano warned.
BC man restores 1918 Mack Truck, donates to hospital
Jim Leir began restoring his late father’s 1918 Mack AC “Bulldog” truck 35 years ago. Now, he has donated the $30,000 from its sale to help provide medical equipment for the Penticton Regional Hospital’s new tower.