Strike looms at East and Gulf Coast ports
In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, a truck driver watches as a freight container, right, is lowered onto a tractor trailer truck by a container crane at the Port of Boston, in Boston.
FleetPride Acquires Drake Supply Company
FleetPride Inc., the nation’s largest retailer of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, has acquired the assets of Drake Supply Co.
Quebec driver wins national award
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. — More than 40 years of professional driving experience, the last 34 with the same company, and eight million accident-free kilometres have earned Pierre Laflamme 2012 National Driver of the Year honours.
8 Ways to Make Sure Your Diesel Fuel and More are Ready for Winter
Weather forecasters are predicting not only one of the coldest, but the snowiest winters in the last five years. Here are a few simple tips to help maintain your equipment and fuel tanks.
OEMs Outline Natural Gas Product Plans
If you’re wondering about whether parts and service for natural gas engines will be in your future, it might be useful to take a look at what engine and truck makers will be offering.
A Different Way to Sell
‘People continue to sell as if they were in a quaint Norman Rockwell painting. That no longer works like it used to.”Instead, says Rich Farrell, president of Tangent Knowledge Systems and author of the book “Selling has Nothing to do with Selling,” …
Excellence Peterbilt now offering LNG-fuelled rental truck
SAINTE-JULIE, Que. — Excellence Peterbilt is now offering what it claims to be Canada’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled Class 8 rental truck.
CargoNet Offers Cargo Theft Prevention Tips
CargoNet’s analysis of historical cargo theft data shows that the rate of cargo theft increases over holiday weekends, so it’s offering suggestions for how companies can help prevent theft.
Truck Tonnage Index Rebounds in November
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 3.7% in November. The first gain since July, it erased October’s 3.7% drop.
Eaton Names Beering to Head Up Transmission Business
Eaton Corp. named John Beering senior vice president and general manager, commercial vehicle transmission business, effective Jan. 1.