Trucking leader: Tea party ‘corrosive’
Barely a week after conservative activists were counting on a massive protest by truck drivers to snarl the Beltway and bring President Barack Obama to heel, the head of the nation’s largest trucking industry organization denounced the right-wing movem…
ATA’s Graves outlines the major issues that will change trucking in years ahead
ORLANDO, Fla – With Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a Changin” booming into the Marriott World Centre conference hall, American Trucking Associations president Bill Graves took to the stage this morning and addressed how…
Navistar launches open-architecture remote diagnostics program
ORLANDO, Fla. — Navistar has announced an open architecture remote diagnostics program that works with a fleets’ existing telematics provider and covers all makes of vehicles.
Detroit Connect expanded to cover mixed fleets
ORLANDO, Fla. — Detroit Diesel Corp. announced that it is making its Detroit Connect telematics program available to mixed fleets, beginning early next year.
For new global leader of Daimler Trucks, it’s all about product
ORLANDO, Fla. — Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, the head of Daimler Trucks globally, was introduced to the North American trade press today, during a roundtable discussion held at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference &…
BC Trucking Association seeks immigrant drivers
LANGLEY, BC. —The BC Trucking Association (BCTA) has developed a new skills assessment tool called IDRIVE and is looking for 25 recent immigrants with professional truck-driving experience to participate in a pilot test to be scheduled in…
Briway and Agnora partner to develop a new trailer for large and delicate transport
ALLISTON, Ont.–Briway Carriers will introduce a new glass trailer to their current fleet.
Re: Black Truck Driver Rescues Man Involved In Drunk Driving Wreck | News One
An early morning crash on the Long Island Expressway last Friday could have turned tragic if not for the heroic actions of a gasoline truck driver who happened to witness the crash.
Graves shocker: My advice is to sell your Republican shares and buy Democrat
ORLANDO, Fla — The American Trucking Associations and the US trucking industry have long held an affinity for the Republican Party. Yet, as was foreshadowed by the playing of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They are a Changin” as ATA…
Decisiv develops Days Out of Service impact calculator
GLEN ALLEN, Va. — Decisiv has developed a Days Out of Service impact calculator fleets can use to measure the cost of downtime to their operations.