OTA accepting Driver of the Year and Truck Hero nominations
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is looking for the province’s top drivers to be nominated for the 2016 Volvo Trucks-OTA Driver of the Year and the OTA-Bridgestone Truck Hero awards. The Driver of the Year award goes…
ATA’s Truck Tonnage Index sees significant jump after weak January showing
ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Association’s (ATA) seasonally-adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index hit an all-time high in February, jumping 7.2% after a revised 0.3% reduction the month prior. Compared with the year before, the seasonally adjusted index was up…
New Wabco system wirelessly monitors tire pressure
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – PeopleNet announced the integration of Wabco’s tire pressure monitoring system March 21, enabling users to ensure optimal tire pressure by wirelessly providing in-cab updates of tire pressure from each wheel. “Working with Wabco gives our customers more…
Truck driver who fell off ladder in Thorpe St Andrew sues for A 300,000
An 18-stone truck driver who fell off a ladder whilst loading his lorry is suing a Norfolk haulage firm for over 300,000, claiming it breached health and safety regulations. Gary Waddell, 54, worked for Valley Traction Services Limited, of St Andrews B…
Class 8 orders drop, while Class 5-7 boom, says Act report
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Act Research Company’s State of the Industry report revealed that orders for Class 8 vehicles dropped 42% in February from the previous year, while Class 5-7 net orders were the highest they have been since December 2014.…
Have a meeting of the minds before doing business with someone
“Consensus ad idem” – Agree to key details before we get started. A mistake so many people make is thinking they don’t need contracts with clients, subcontractors, and employees. They don’t want to be seen as untrusting. In a perfect…
Volvo enhances I-Shift transmission
HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Volvo’s I-Shift transmission now comes with Crawler Gears the company revealed on Tuesday to a group of trucking journalists at its Hagerstown, Md. assembly plant. The new I-Shift with Crawler Gears automated manual transmission was designed for…
Long-haul truck driver in Hiroshima tunnel pileup ‘dozed off’ at wheel
A truck driver involved in last week’s fatal pileup inside a road tunnel in Hiroshima Prefecture has admitted to dozing off at the wheel, police said Tuesday. Narimichi Minami, 33, who was arrested Friday on suspicion of vehicle-related manslaughter, t…
Class 8 Truck Market Flat, Medium-Duty Poised for Steady Growth
Class 8 truck orders in February were down 42% year-over-year, while mediumduty orders were at the highest level in over a year, according to the latest figures from ACT Research. There were 18,078 net Class 8 truck orders for the month, down slightly …
Volvo reveals new engine lineup for 2017
HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Next year will be a fuel efficient one for Volvo customers everywhere. At its Hagerstown, Md. assembly plant, Volvo Trucks North America unveiled to a group of trucking industry journalists its new model 2017 Volvo engines, including…