Pilot Flying J Opens Travel Center In Gilman, Ill.
Pilot Flying J opened a new Pilot Travel Center in Gilman, Ill., on Dec. 5 featuring full amenities for professional drivers and the motoring public. The travel center is located at 815 Highway 24 West at Exit 283 off Interstate 57.
J.J. Keller & Associates Names New CEO
James J. Keller, the company’s current President and COO, will succeed his brother, Robert L. Keller, as President/CEO effective Jan. 1, 2012.
Trucker ‘Clips a Couple Wires,’ Takes Out Power Lines, Takes Off
How Am I Driving? BATAVIA, Nov. 29-Neighbors at South Van Buren and Pine streets watched as a semi trailer truck snapped a utility pole, knocked down a stop sign, drove on a lawn and then left the scene at about 4:13 p.m., police said.
FTR reports decline in preliminary Class 8 orders in November
NASHVILLE, Ind. — Net orders of Class 8 trucks cooled in November, according to preliminary results from FTR Associates. [Full Story]
Wabash Names Truck-Lite Outstanding Supplier
Wabash National Corporation recently selected Truck-Lite as a top supplier during its annual supplier conference for going above and beyond to meet increasing customer demand and maximized productivity.
Georgia DOT Awards Contract for Port of Savannah Connector
The Port of Savannah’s long-anticipated Jimmy Deloach Parkway Connector, linking the Port directly to Interstate 95, got a big boost last week with the awarding of a $73 million contract for its construction.
Carrot and stick
A new venture in B.C. claims to offer truckers a way to enhance their bottom lines, saving them money via reduced diesel fuel purchases while putting cash in their pockets by selling carbon offsets. [Full Story]
FedEx Small Package Rates Going up by 4.9% in 2012
FedEx Corp will raise rates for FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery by a net average 4.9% next year, matching the 2011 increase.
Bad diets, no exercise catch up with truck drivers
After driving hundreds of miles, the last thing Roy Williams, a truck driver from Denton, Texas, wanted to do was exercise.
HOS Debate Hurting Rate Negotiations: FTR
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index, as reported in the December Trucking Update, declined to a reading of 3.4 in October, primarily due to further delay in the issuance of revised Hours of Service regulations.