Truck driver gets canned after refusing to violate safety regulations
BOSTON, Mass. – A truck driver who was fired for refusing to violate safety regulations is getting a major payday thanks to an investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). NFI Interactive Logistics assigned the…
Rotary Lift updates and relocates battery charger for mobile column lifts
MADISON, Ind. — Rotary Lift announced today that it has updated the battery charger used on its Mach series mobile column lifts and relocated it to a more protected area within the lift column for improved durability. The new compact battery…
Navistar teams up with GM to manufacture cutaway G Van
LISLE, Ill. — Navistar announced today that it has partnered with General Motors (GM) to manufacture the cutaway model of GM’s G Van at Navistar’s Springfield, Ohio plant starting in early 2017. Navistar said that thanks to this multi-year contract,…
Want your truck featured in Canada’s Big Rig Calendar?
WINNIPEG, Man. — The 2017 Wowtrucks calendar is searching for good-looking trucks to feature in its 10th Anniversary Big Rig Calendar. If you’ve never been a part of the calendar, now’s your chance. The calendar has been holding special photoshoots…
Kriska helps deliver clean-up kits to Fort Mac evacuees
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Kriska Transportation Group is the latest trucking company to help the families and businesses in Fort McMurray rebuild their lives after the tragic wildfires. Kriska said its staff has help donate cash to the relief efforts and…
Great Dane Huntsville facility wins TTMA safety contest for second year in a row
HUNTSVILLE, Tenn. — Great Dane’s Huntsville, Tenn. plant was named the winner of the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association’s (TTMA) 2015 Plant Safety Contest for the second year in a row. The award was given for the mid-size plant. The plant’s…
Fuel, Crude Oil Prices Expected to Rise Again
Recent increases in diesel and gasoline prices have translated once again into expectations that costs for both will move even higher the rest of this year and into 2017, according to the Energy Department’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. Diesel prices now are forecast to average $2.34 per gallon for all of this year and $2.69 per gallon in 2017.
Carrier Installs Internal Electronic Trailer-Locking System
The Power In-Lock mounts to the inside of the trailer and is operated and tracked remotely by KLLM. Image via KLLM YouTube Temperature-controlled truckload carrier KLLM Transport Services has announced that it is installing Power In-Lock internal locki…
For-Hire Freight Movements Rebound, Biggest Jump in 2 Years
Following two straight months of declines, the amount of freight moved by the nation’s for-hire transportation industry turned around in April, according to new U.S. Department of Transportation figures. Freight rose 1.3% from the month before, posting the largest increase since March 2014.
Spot Truckload Freight Rates Seeing Seasonal Improvements
Rates on the spot truckload freight market turned higher over the past week amid optimism the usual seasonal bump in the spring and early summer has finally arrived, according to the freight matching service provider DAT Solutions. Its load boards show…