Old Dominion Opens New California, Florida Service Centers
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has opened today opened two new service centers in Pensacola, Fla., and Orange, Calif.
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Wholesale Prices Continue to Slide
Wholesale values for medium- and heavy-duty duty models are decreasing this month, reports Ricky Beggs, editor at Black Book, in his report on specialty markets.
Parents Of Young Boy Killed In Jackman Still Fighting For Tougher Laws On Tired Truckers
Jackman – 5-year-old Liam Mahaney of Jackman was scheduled to start kindergarten last year.
Class 8 Preliminary Net Orders Remain Soft; Classes 5-7 Fall Below Trend
North American Class 8 commercial vehicle preliminary net orders for June remained soft, according to ACT Research Co. Net orders for Classes 5-7 also fell below trend, but the decline was expected, as medium-duty activity typically tapers off durin…
Friends hail dump truck driver as hero
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Iowa 80 Trucking Museum Celebrates 100th Birthday for Saurer and Mack Jr. Trucks
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum will host a 100th Birthday party for its 1912 Saurer and 1912 Mack Jr. trucks on Friday, July 13 at 2:30 pm. The event will coincide with this year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree, July 12-13, an event to celebrate professional d…
UPS Uses Plastic to Lighten Loads, Save Fuel
UPS is introducing composite materials to replace certain metal components into its trucks, a move that is improving the company’s fuel efficiency by 40%, according to a UPS blog post.
Researchers Identify Common Factors in Truck-Related Crashes
Two Kansas State University civil engineers are working to make Kansas roads and highways safer by reducing the number and severity of vehicular crashes that involve large, cargo-carrying trucks.
Witnesses: Runaway Ohio truck driver saved lives at cost of his own
The driver of a 12-wheel dump truck sounded his horn and frantically waved his arms to warn bystanders as his out-of-control vehicle sped down an incline toward a plaza and an intersection before crashing into a northeast Ohio river, witnesses said.
Right to Repair Submits Final Signatures for Ballot Initiative
The Right to Repair Coalition today submitted 16,000 signatures to the Massachusetts secretary of state to secure the initiative’s place on the November ballot.