AMTA set to host final driver appreciation BBQs of summer
CALGARY, Alta. — The Alberta Motor Transport Association’s (AMTA) annual summer-long salute to truckers is winding down this month with a pair of driver appreciation barbeques. Since June, the AMTA has been partnering with Alberta…
Class 8 Orders Recover in August
Net orders for Class 8 trucks in North America recovered from July, reports ACT Research Co., while Class 5-7 orders were at their lowest level since January.
Elderly Truck Driver Injured In Crash
More and more seniors are staying employed well past the usual retirement age with a variety reasons to continue working, but it’s a bit unusual to run into an 88-year old over the road trucker.
Wright Express to Buy Fleet One
Wright Express has agreed to buy Fleet One from private equity firms for $369 million in cash, in a move that will extend its reach into the heavy-truck fueling market.
U.S. 71 to Become Interstate 49 from Kansas City to Joplin, Mo.
By December, a section of U.S. 71 in Missouri measuring approximately 180 mile will be converted to Interstate 49, according to an article in the Kansas City Star.
Study Sees Natural Gas Vehicles Gaining Traction
Adoption of natural gas fuel by trucking fleets is approaching a critical threshold, which ultimately could lead to enormous gas demand growth at the expense of diesel fuel, says an energy market consulting firm in a new study. However, that’s assum…
70-Year Transportation Veteran A. Gordon Clark Dead at 90
A. Gordon Clark, who retired from Penske in 2005, passed away on Sept. 2, in Chagrin Falls, Ohio at the age of 90.
Jeff Conner is New Director of Sales for Fontaine Heavy-Haul
Fontaine Heavy-Haul has hired Jeff Conner as director of sales. He will report directly to Dan Rosen, vice-president of sales and marketing.
Truckers face new sleep, rest rules
Federal regulations scheduled to take effect by July 1, 2013, will attempt to keep truck drivers from getting tired and overworked: — The maximum number of hours a driver is allowed to work in a week has been decreased from 82 to 70.
Mack Partners with WyoTech to Offer Diesel Technician Training
Mack Trucks is partnering with WyoTech to offer advanced technician training programs.