Diesel Prices Still on the Rise
Truckers are continuing to dig a little deeper into their wallets as diesel prices continue to climb, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.According to the Energy Information Administration’s weekly report, the national average for a gallon of…
T. Boone Pickens to Speak at NationaLease Annual Meeting
Oil and gas entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens is the keynote speaker at the NationaLease 68th Annual Meeting, Sept. 16-17, in Baltimore, Md.
Verizon Enhances Fleet Management Tools
Verizon is enhancing its Field Force Manager and Fleet Control. The enhanced offerings combine location management, cloud services and tablet-based solutions.
Highway Angel Helps Fellow Driver Survive a Heart Attack
The Truckload Carriers Association added a new name to its roster of Highway Angels. Steven Huett of Orion, Ill., a professional truck driver for Tennant Truck Lines of Colona, Ill., is being recognized for helping a fellow truck driver survive a me…
Minnesota Uses New Bridge-Building Tech to Slash Road-Closure Time
The Minnesota Department of Transportation used a giant automated machine called a Self-Propelled Modular Transporter to move a finished bridge into position over the weekend, and reduced the overall road closure time by two months.
CSA and brakes: the points are the last thing I’d worry about
It’s funny that drivers place so much more emphasis on speed and performance over stopping capacity. All the horsepower in the world won’t help when you’re in too close to the vehicle in front and you need to stop now.
Esco Adds Pneumatic Truck Tire Bead Breaker
Esco says its new pneumatic truck tire bead breaker breaks both tough-to-break truck tire beads at the same time.
Cirque du Soleil trucker fired for crossing Red Bridge
A Cirque du Soleil truck driver was fired and a second contracted out driver punished for ignoring instructions to circumvent the Red Bridge last week.
New Front-Discharge Mixer Design Highlights Terex Anniversary
By Tom Berg, Senior Editor It’s been 40 years since a group of Midwestern ready mix concrete producers banded together to manufacture a new front-discharge ready mix truck that they called Advance.
96-year-old to fulfill dream of riding in a big rig
NEPEAN, Ont. — Not everyone dreams of fame and riches. Just ask retirement resident Grace Fisher, who is mere weeks away from fulfilling her dream of riding in a transport truck.