Last-Minute Spot Freight Boosts Pre-Christmas Volume
Refrigerated freight volume showed unexpected strength on the spot market as the number of posted reefer loads fell just 1% for the week ending Dec. 26 compared to a 20% drop that’s typical during a holiday week, according to the latest numbers from DA…
NY trucker ordered to pay compensation for wounding
A Guyanese man, who works as a truck driver in New York, was yesterday ordered to compensate a man after he was read wounding charges. Darren Chowti, who is currently staying at Lot 7 Richmond Hill, Leguan but lives in New York City, had an unlawful wo…
6 Takeaways from 2015 in Truck Parts and Service
The truck parts and service aftermarket got a lot of attention in 2015, as the focus of many fleets shifted to total cost of operation rather than cost per mile. This shined a bright spotlight on maintenance and repair practices as ways to keep asset u…
Diesel 98 Cents Cheaper Than a Year Ago
For the seventh straight week, the average price of diesel fuel decreased while gasoline saw a slight increase, according the most recent numbers from the Energy Department. The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel fuel dropped 4.9 cents last…
CTA Elects Insurance Exec as San Francisco Chairman
Oakley is the vice president at independent insurance brokerage firm Heffernan Insurance Brokers and previously served as a Steering & Planning Committee representative for the association. His duties as chairman include overseeing membership growt…
Trucker Charged with Manslaughter in Tracy Morgan Accident Case
The truck driver who rear-ended comedian Tracy Morgan’s limousine, injuring him and killing another comedian, has been indicted for charges of manslaughter, vehicular homicide and aggravated assault, according to a New York Times report . Truck driver …
Highly Anticipated, Astonishingly Realistic New No-Cost 3D Driving…
After months of development, Ovilex Soft announced today that it has released its highly anticipated new 3D driving simulator app Euro Truck Driver — and the wait was well worth it, because the extreme detail, ultra-realism and overall creative and ch…
Worst Trucker in the World: Lump of Coal edition
As if working on Dec. 25 was n’t bad enough, it was about noon when a 23-year-old truck driver missed a turn or two in trying to get to the Walmart parking lot in Paoli, IN, north of Louisville. Then her Christmas really started to fall apart.
Windy, snowy conditions tough for truckers
Conditions were tough for all drivers as the first major winter storm of the season hit Central Wisconsin, but arguably, truckers had it the toughest on Monday evening. “Tonight is probably the worst night that we’ve had so far this year,” truck driver…
For-Hire Price Index Falls to Lowest Level Since 2011
Its For-Hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index decreased 0.6 percent in the third quarter, hitting 98.4, its lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2011. The index has fallen for five consecutive quarters, reflecting the decrease in fuel pri…