Nolan Transportation Expands Cold Chain Footprint with Eagle Acquisition
Nolan Transportation Group, a non-asset truckload freight brokerage and third-party logistics provider, has acquired Eagle Transportation, a Mississippi-based freight brokerage specializing in temperature-controlled shipping.
Concrete demand meets a driver shortage
TORONTO, Ont. – Look no further than the equipment rolling around Toronto for proof of an active construction sector. Bart Kanters just wishes there were more truck drivers to place behind the wheel. The president of the Ready Mixed Concrete…
Truck show season kicks off next month
Peoria, Illinois, playing host to year’s first show
Waymo Begins Autonomous Mapping Runs in New Mexico and Texas
Waymo has begun carrying out interstate mapping operations by a fleet of minivans in New Mexico and Texas – a move that is seen by many tech observers as a prelude to long-haul evaluation runs of tractor-trailers under autonomous control.
Memories: An Overdrive model, splurging on ice cream and a forgotten profile of founding firebrand Mike Parkhurst
The grandson of the “first trucking boss” of Overdrive founder Mike Parkhurst recalls a humorous incident from the 1970s — and a signed Esquire profile of Parkhurst written by late novelist and journalist Harry Crews, among other recollections.
What’s in a Name: Pilot Flying J Becoming Pilot Company
The truckstop and travel center operator said rolling out the new name “signals a milestone for the business and sets the stage for future growth,”
News roundup, Jan. 23: Kenworth offering rebate to OOIDA members; new PFJ in Washington state
Kenworth and OOIDA have partnered to offer a $1,000 rebate for OOIDA members purchasing new Kenworth T680, T880 and W990 with a 52-inch or larger factory-installed sleeper in 2020. Pilot Flying J opened a new travel stop in Ellensburg, Washington.
Mack re-ups with NASCAR
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Mack Trucks has renewed its agreement with NASCAR, continuing its partnership as the “Official hauler of NASCAR.” Mack will provide a dedicated fleet of customized Mack Anthem 70-inch stand-up sleeper models, spec’d to meet NASCAR’s …
Trucker dodges two oncoming tractor-trailers
‘I thought I was going to die’
House Committee Criticizes FCC Effort to Open Up 5.9 GHz Spectrum
In a letter to the Federal Communication Commission, leaders and members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure criticized that agency’s effort to open up the 5.9-gigahertz wireless communication spectrum to non-transportation use.