Safety Board Highlights Dangers of Hose-Chemical Incompatibility
The National Transportation Safety Board has asked the Department of Transportation to warn trucking companies about the dangers of not using the right hoses for the right chemicals,
Truckers target Woolworths and Coles over safety
MATT PEACOCK: The Transport Workers Union today accused Coles and Woolworths of having a business model that leads to more deaths on the roads.
Regular Tire Pressure Checks are Worthwhile
Weekly tire pressure checks might seem unrealistically ambitious, but given what’s at stake in terms of tread wear and tire life, it’s a worthwhile goal. Regular tire inspections should, obviously, include pressure checks.
It Takes a Good Attitude to Make a Successful Owner Operator
Peter Pekala is an owner-operator with an attitude. His attitude is, find business partners who do right by you and do the same for them.
Continental Adds Eco Plus Compounding to HSL2 Tire
Continental’s Commercial Vehicle Tire business unit is converting its entire portfolio of HSL2 products to the Eco Plus line.
Logistics Consulting: Convert Inefficiencies to Bottom Line Savings
With recent reports showing that the nation’s transportation costs were up 10% over the previous year, it’s no wonder U.S. businesses continue to look for every avenue of cost-savings possible.
Honeywell Green Diesel to be Produced From Bio Feedstocks in U.S. Facility
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, is licensing technology to Emerald Biofuels to produce Honeywell Green Diesel at a facility in Louisiana.
Independent truckers say late-coming Teamster endorsement…
U.S. truckers came out today in strong opposition to the very recent International Brotherhood of Teamsters endorsement of a Senate highway bill provision, which would mandate that all long-haul trucks be outfitted with costly electronic-monitoring dev…
Fontaine Names New VP of Sales and Marketing
Fontaine Trailer Company has promoted Alan Briley to vice president of sales and marketing.
Hendrickson Announces Suspension Training Program for June
Hendrickson has scheduled its next round of technical suspension training for the heavy-duty transportation industry with its ninth session of the Hendrickson Vehicle Suspension Institute.