French flavour to society’s famed food and film night
Kilmersdon’s Reel People Film Society will be screening Las Acacias , a poignant and slow burning road movie that unfolds over the 1,500km route from Paraguay to Buenos Aires, tomorrow at Kilmersdon Village Hall.
Court docs: Wrong-way semi driver says he felt the effects of alcohol
Kenneth Burgess declines to comment Wednesday morning as he leaves a court hearing about what happened the morning police say he was drunk while driving a semitrailer and plowed nearly head-on with another car on Interstate 205.
Kenworth touts benefits of MX-13 engine, adds mid-roof sleeper to T680
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As it celebrates its 90th anniversary, Kenworth took a moment at the Mid-America Trucking Show to reflect back on a good 2012, which saw it set a new Class 8 market share record at 15%.
New sleeper cab options, an anti-idle cooling system and the ISX12 G among Peterbilt’s new offerings
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Peterbilt has closed the book on a successful 2012, which saw it set new highs for market share in North American Class 8 (14%) and medium-duty (7.5%) markets respectively.
Western Star gives fans power to custom build next MATS show truck
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Western Star Truck Sales, today launched “The Design Our Star Project”, the first Western Star show truck to be built from the ground up by popular vote through social media channels.
Fuel efficient Freightliner Cascadia Evolution passes 10,000 in orders
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Freightliner’s 2014 Cascadia Evolution, which boasts of a 7% improvement in fuel economy over the company’s EPA 2010-compliant Cascadia, has already hit the 10,000 order mark.
Freightliner Trucks muscling into driver wellness with handy in-cab exercise system
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Making the case that driver fitness needs to be viewed as part of the total cost of operation for a trucking fleet because healthy drivers tend to make for happier and more productive employees, Freightliner Trucks today…
Continental unveils integrated strategy for fleets
LOUISVILLE Ky. — The trucking industry may know Continental for its tires but there is a lot more to the company than just tires.
Caffeine-Guzzling Truckers Make Safer Drivers
While the jury is still out on the long-term health impacts of coffee, truck drivers who use caffeine to stay awake on long drives are less likely to crash their vehicle, according to a new study in the British Medical Journal .
Continental rolls out drive tire for both regional and linehaul needs
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Arguing that in today’s challenging North American economy, carriers require flexibility, Continental Tire has launched a drive tire that addresses the needs of fleets who want to run both linehaul and regional applications…