Pricier trucks won’t hurt leasing and financing markets: Frost & Sullivan
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The rising costs of new trucks will not affect the viability of the North American Class 8 truck leasing and financing market, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan. Instead, researchers suggested, the market will…
Trucking conditions remain favourable: FTR
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Trucking conditions in the US remained in positive territory in October, according to the most recent FTR Trucking Conditions Index. The October reading of 8.53 fell slightly from September’s level, reflecting continuing strong fundamentals for trucking firms.…
DAT Freight Index Higher Than Year Ago, Falls from October
Spot market freight rates and availability all posted healthy gains in November in the U.S. and Canada compared to the same time a year ago, according to the DAT North American Freight Index, however there were declines from the month before. Rates inc…
House passes spending bill, including 34-hour restart suspension
Swapping crisis for compromise, the House narrowly approved $1.1 trillion in government-wide spending Thursday night after President Barack Obama and Republicans joined forces to override Democratic complaints that the bill would also ease bank regulat…
Healthy Trucker and Truck News teams up with ATA for new Healthy Fleet Challenge
TORONTO, Ont.—The next Healthy Fleet Challenge will be the biggest yet. This time around, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) has partnered with Healthy Trucker and Truck News, expanding the competition across the continent and into the United States. The competition…
Tracy Morgan — Trucker Pooh-Pooh’s Tracy’s Money Woes … He Could Afford a Limo
The truck driver who maimed Tracy Morgan in that horrible car accident is scoffing at Tracy for claiming financial hardship, saying Morgan was certainly rich enough to afford a limo at the time of the crash. It’s pretty incredible.
Rolling Back Trucker Sleep Rules Strips Road Users of Safe Passage &…
Rolling back the rest period for truckers is an immoral effort to strip users of our roads of their right to safe passage and a death sentence for truck drivers, bus drivers and others says the Amalgamated Transit Union . The amendment in the Omnibus S…
Trucker gets burning rig away from full gas tanker
A semi truck fire involving a Brad Lanier Oil gasoline tanker has backed up traffic on U.S. 82, Sylvester Road, in East Dougherty County. The call came in at 1:47PM, when the truck driver noticed smoke and was able to pull off, and disconnect the truck…
CR offers truck-driver course
EUREKA >> College of the Redwoods Community and Economic Development invites all prospective students to attend an informational meeting as a prerequisite for the truck-driver program for classes starting in January. The meetings will be held nex…
US trucking firm turned over to employees
NEW ULM, Minn. — In its ongoing quest to attract and retain quality drivers, one US trucking firm has decided to hand ownership of the company over to its employees. J&R Schugel, which operates 600 power units and more than…