Mean Streets: Dead cyclist’s family says trucker should be charged
Alain and Erika Lefevre , parents of cyclist Mathieu Lefevre, who was killed in a hit and run, say prosecutors should press charges against the trucker who struck their son.
Test Drive: Ram Tradesman is Quiet, Comfortable, Fast — But Built for Work
I recently sold my ’87 Dodge W150 pickup, and I don’t miss it at all. Oh, I liked it when I bought it a year earlier, because it was a funky Power Ram 4×4,
Stronger Brakes on Class 8 Rigs Require Distributors to Learn About and Stock New Parts
Emerging from truck factories in the U.S. since Aug. 1 are road tractors that can stop in substantially shorter distances than those built earlier. It’s due to a change in government stopping distance requirements
Are Underride Guards Good Enough?
Last March, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced results of crash-testing of several van trailers whose underride guards did not perform well, except in a couple of cases.
Fleet Brake to Acquire Assets of Page Brake
Fleet Brake has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire the assets of Page Brake Warehouse , a distributor of heavy-duty parts in the Rocky Mountain region since 1946, and its related entities.
Truckers React To Hand-Held Cell Ban
Changes in federal laws designed to keep truckers hands on the wheel while driving are now in effect.
Striking Italian Truck Drivers Block Highways to Port
Italian truck drivers kicked off a weeklong protest against higher fuel taxes and road tolls on Monday by blocking highways from the southern container port of Gioia Tauro to the northern industrial cities of Milan and Turin.
Teen arrested in string of armed robberies targeting truck drivers
Police in Mobile, AL, arrested 19-year-old Chauncey Philan Thursday morning after they said he tried to rob a delivery truck driver at a Food World.
Massood Logistics Expands Management Team
Massood Logistics is adding two new members to its management team. Tara Massood will be the company’s new general manager of the concern, and Paula Powell Cubberley will join the company as an account executive.
Spot Freight Index Hits Third Year of Year-Over-Year Increases
TransCore’s North American Freight Index was up 11% in December compared to the same month in 2010. This is the third consecutive year of increases in same-month spot market freight volume, which has reached the highest level since 2005.