Goodyear names Mark Pillow business solutions director
AKRON, Ohio, — Mark Pillow has been named director of business solutions for Goodyear’s commercial tire systems division. [Full Story]
ATA Moving Forward on Appeal on LA Port Concessions
While the American Trucking Associations won a court victory striking down the controversial owner-operator ban portion of the Port of Los Angeles’ Clean Truck Program, the association has decided to move forward on an appeal to the Supreme Court on …
Seattle’s ‘Viadoom’ Project Reopens Two Days Early
The busy Alaskan Way Viaduct along the Puget Sound waterfront in Seattle that was shut down more than a week ago has reopened to traffic nearly two days early.
Heavier Trucks Pass Test, Vermont Says
At first glance, the safety results of the heavy-truck pilot test in Vermont are not good news. In the year-long test, accidents were up on both Interstate and non-Interstate roads, a point that the Truck Safety Coalition, which opposes heavier truck…
Isuzu, Utilimaster partner to create new commercial walk-in van
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Isuzu and Utilimaster have partnered to create an all-new Reach commercial walk-in van. Production began earlier this week at Utilimaster’s assembly facility in Wakarusa, Ind. [Full Story]
Flood-damaged Interstate 680 to Reopen Wednesday
After it was shut down in early June due Missouri River flooding, repair work on the bridge that links Iowa and Nebraska, just to the north of Omaha, is all but complete. The bridge will reopen later this week.
Capstone Turbine Corporation Developing Hybrid Concept Truck Program
Capstone Turbine Corporation is working with domestic heavy-duty truck manufacturers Kenworth and Peterbilt to demonstrate Class 7 and Class 8 microturbine range-extended series hybrid trucks.
Demand up for experienced truckers
Adam King spent months hunting for a job before landing at Witte Truck Driving School in Missouri this fall.
Going Paperless
We all have received those emails with the little tagline at the bottom urging us to think about the environment before printing that message.
Thousands Of Trucking Jobs, But Few Take The Wheel
A truck driver cleans his windshield at a filling station in Milford, Conn. The long hours, weeks away from home and mediocre pay contribute to the trucking industry’s shortage of an estimated 125,000 drivers.