ATA Tracks Truck Tonnage Surge in April
April was a strong month for truck tonnage, according to the ATA Truck Tonnage Index, possibly due to factors such as weaker previous months and a late Easter holiday.
Pilot Flying J offering discount over Memorial Day weekend
Pilot Flying J is offering drivers a $5 discount on in-store purchases of $10 or more through Monday, May 27, as part of its National Road Trip Day offerings.
Search begins for 2019’s Trucking’s Top Rookie
Winner announced at GATS
OTA working with Facility Association on insurance matters
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says it is working with the Facility Association (FA) to work out problems with the system and to review its national strategy. The FA insures commercial fleets that are unable to get…
Trucker comforts motorists following crash
‘Everyone takes care of everyone’
Truck tonnage pops in April
ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. for-hire truck tonnage spiked 7.4% in April, and was up 7.7% year-over-year, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). “The surge in truck tonnage in April is obviously good for trucking, but it is important to……
ReportaBoot.com: Mich. small fleet owner crowd-sourcing booting incidents
Leander Richmond launched ReportaBoot.com, intended to collect booting incident reports directly from drivers/carriers from the last few years, and in ongoing fashion — with a mind toward spurring action to tamp down particular practices of the “parki…
HK logistics firms eye South China FTZ
[caption caption="The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau (HKZM) crossing will allow transport operators to cut truck transits between Hong Kong and the western Pearl River delta by up to 75 percent. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Logistics firms o…
USPS, TuSimple planning Level 4 autonomous trials
Equipped with a network of lidar, radar and cameras that enable SAE Level 4 autonomous driving, each truck will also have a safety engineer and driver on board to monitor vehicle performance and to ensure public safety for the duration of the five roun…
Body of missing California trucker found
Drowning was the cause of death