Quality Trailer Products, Century Wheel & Rim Change Name To Rockwell American
Polar Corp. announced that its Quality Trailer Products and Century Wheel & Rim operations are officially doing business as Rockwell American effective Jan. 2.
Downtime is getting worse, fleet owners complain
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — If football is a game of inches, trucking is a business of minutes. Every minute a truck spends in unproductive downtime costs dearly. Yet the latest truck technologies, engines in particular, are adding to the problem…
Volvo Trucks emphasizing capacity growth in its dealer network
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Growing investment in its dealer network is a key priority for Volvo and the truck maker today announced further expansion throughout the southeastern US.
Ram Releases Towing and Weight Ratings for 2013 Lineup
Ram officially released towing and weight ratings for its 2013 line of Ram Heavy Duty pickups and Chassis Cab trucks.
Top Truck Drivers Named to New America’s Road Team
The American Trucking Associations announced the captains of the 2013-2014 America’s Road Team. The premier group of professional truck drivers, all with millions of accident-free miles, will spend the next two years representing the trucking industry
Freight Shipments Rise in November
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.7% in November from October, rising after a one-month decline. This information is according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’…
Hino Motors donates truck to Fanshawe College
LONDON, Ont. — Hino Motors Canada has donated yet another truck to a post-secondary school for student training, this time offering a 2012 Hino 155 to Fanshawe College. The vehicle will be used in the Truck and Coach Apprenticeship and Motive…
Volkswagen Seeking Control of MAN
Volkswagen is seeking full control over German truck maker MAN through a “domination and profit and loss transfer agreement,” a type of German contract similar to a parent company and subsidiary.
Trucker escapes truck that is buried in corn
Terry Spradley, a photographer with St. John News, captured some amazing photos revealing the tiny bit of a truck that was still visible after the rig became buried in tons of corn following an accident at a grain elevator in Stafford County, KS, last …
Trucking Conditions Index Continues to Rise into Strong Positive Territory
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for November rose almost two full points to a reading of 9.7. The gain was expected by FTR as conditions impacting trucking will continue to improve in anticipation of a tightened market in 2013.