Pilot Flying J Launching Revamped Wi-Fi
Pilot Flying J has announced it is rolling out a new and “completely revamped” Wi-Fi network at its travel center locations this month. The company said it “took a close look at the largest pain points” for professional drivers stopping at Pilot Flying…
ODFL Adds Terminal in North Carolina
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has opened its newest service center, a 61-door facility located just off I-85 in Kings Mountain, N.C. The carrier said the location is an expansion of its Charlotte service center. The Thomasville, N.C.-based LTL carrier…
‘I’ll sleep when I’m dead’
Truxpo session addresses affects of fatigue on truck drivers
Truckload, Intermodal Rates Post Drops
A measure of per-mile truckload linehaul rates declined again in April, along with a separate gauge of intermodal shipping costs and there is little indication that conditions will soon improve. The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index posted a 2.3% year-over…
In Iowa, Technology Changes Rapidly Altering Trucking Industry
Todd Smith, chief operating officer at Decker Truck Line Inc. in Fort Dodge, Iowa, told The Messenger that by the end of 2017 it will be mandated that all trucks have electronic logs. Paper logs will no longer be accepted.
Volvo Trucks Head Highlights Renewed Customer Focus
As Volvo Group spent the last four years consolidating and streamlining its operations after previous acquisitions that included Mack, Renault and UD, “maybe we became a bit too internally focused,” Claes Nilsson, executive VP of Volvo Group and presid…
Annual Teddy Bear Convoy set for June 5
ST. JOHN’S, Nfld. — The Just For Kids Transportation Group is once again hosting the annual Teddy Bear Convoy in support of the Janeway Children’s Hospital Foundation. The Janeway Children’s Hospital is the only children’s hospital in Newfoundland & Labrador…
Volvo names winner of its Quebec Driver of the Year Award
LEVIS, Que. — Gaetan Fiset, a professional driver for Transport Jacques Auger, was named the winner of the Volvo’s Quebec Driver of the Year Award. The award was presented at the Quebec Trucking Association Congress. Fiset has been driving for Transport Jacques…
Western Star shows off real-life Transformer
Can be converted from water to dump truck in less than 10 minutes
Iowa 80 to Run Classic Kenworth in Antique Car Rally
The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum has been selected as a lunch stop for the Hemming’s Motor News Great Race, a cross-country road rally of antique vehicles that will include Iowa 80’s own 1938 Kenworth as the only semi-tractor in the competition. The Great R…