Utility Trailer adds two steel options for 4000D-X Composite dry van
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. – Utility Trailer has announced that two new high strength steel options are now available for its 4000D-X Composite dry van.
Pair of Saskatchewan truckers honoured for roadside assistance
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Two Canadian truckers have been named the latest pair of Highway Angles by the Truckload Carriers Association. Laurent Pennacchio and Olegas Milevskis, team drivers for Yanke out of Regina, Sask., are being recognized for…
Historic Highway Convoy Kicks off Sept. 6 on Route 66
The American Truck Historical Society will sponsor its first Historic Highway Convoy beginning Thursday, Sept. 6, in Morris, Ill. The convoy will follow Route 66, the famous “Mother Road,” from Illinois to California.
Truckers are killers, truck stops are murder zones
Does the headline above paint with too broad a brush? Do you believe the evil actions of a few should NOT be used to characterize the many? , a book that purports to be an “analysis” of how America’s highway system and by extension the trucking industr…
TCA Opens Nominations for Best Fleets to Drive For
Now through Oct. 31, the Truckload Carriers Association will accept nominations for the fifth annual Best Fleets to Drive For contest and survey.
CTA chief praises trucking’s resilience, says ‘safe’ to celebrate National Trucking Week
OTTAWA, Ont. — Canadian Trucking Alliance president David Bradley has given the green light to celebrate during National Trucking Week this week, despite a few “potholes” that continue to plague the industry. Bradley expressed his…
Class 8 orders recover in August, Classes 5-7 reach seven-month low
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Class 8 preliminary net orders for August recovered from July, while Classes 5-7 net orders were at their lowest level since January, according to a report from ACT Research. The final numbers, which will be released…
Diesel, Gasoline Prices Rise Again
Diesel prices were up an average of 3.8 cents per gallon this week, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, to $4.127 nationwide, while gasoline prices jumped by 6.7 cents per gallon.
Search on for best employers in trucking industry
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is now accepting nominations for the fifth annual Best Fleets to Drive For contest and survey.
Second Quebec carrier buys LNG tractors
ST-ROMUALD, Que. — By about the end of this September, St-Romuald, Que.-based Transport YN.-Gonthier will become the second carrier in the province to use liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled transport trucks. It has ordered two Peterbilt 386…