Mustang gets wedged under moving semi, drivers uninjured
Cops say mechanical failure led to crash
Navistar’s Edmonton facility awarded
EDMONTON, Alta. – Navistar’s Edmonton Parts Distribution Center has been awarded Top Performing Warehouse in the Truck and Heavy Equipment category by Carlisle & Co. It is the second year in a row the Edmonton facility has received the honor.̷…
Runaway recounted down Sandstone Mountain, and: Revisiting a quite accurate spot rate prediction pre-ELDs
Podcast: Lee Epling urges caution pointing the finger at this or that cause, or piling on the driver, before all the facts are known in the Colo. crash case, sharing his own brake-failure story on Sandstone Mountain in W.Va./Va. on I-64; Also: Monte Wi…
I-95 to close in Stamford, Connecticut, later this month
I-95 will close at exit 9 in Stamford, Connecticut, on Friday, May 31 at 11 p.m. through Monday, June 3 at 5 a.m., as well as between Friday, June 7 and Monday, June 10.
Trucking rap sheet: Trucker convicted of felony assault after hitting CARB inspector with truck
A truck driver in California has been convicted of felony assault after being found to have intentionally moved his truck and struck a California Air Resources Board inspector during a roadside inspection. A Mississippi CDL tester was also arrested in …
Bull hauler Mary Hooks was told ‘I couldn’t do it, and I was gonna prove ’em wrong’
The latest in the “Faces of the Road” series of profiles features Hooks and her 2014 389: “I learned a lot from a lot of people over the years. A lot. There’s people out there in Texas …, most of them gone today, [who] are credited for whom and what …
PrePass adds weather, highway alerts to bypass service
Weigh station bypass provider PrePass has added a notification system to its PrePass Motion bypass app that alerts drivers when they’re approaching high winds, steep grades, construction zones and no commercial vehicle access roads.
Overhead-Charging Test Route for Electrified Trucks Opens in Germany
A new test route to determine the viability of using overhead electric wires to power specially equipped, diesel-hybrid trucks in Germany has opened on a stretch of autobahn in the State of Hesse.
Jake brake now standard on International’s A26 engine
Jacobs Vehicle Systems’ 5783A engine brake is now standard equipment on International Trucks’ A26 engine. Jacobs has supplied a compression release engine brake for the 13-liter engine since 2009. Not only is it standard on the A26 engine, but the̷…
Fleet Sentiment Report reflects softening market
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A survey of truck buyers indicates some softening in the truck market. The CK Commercial Vehicle Research Fleet Sentiment Survey for the first quarter found fewer trucks will be delivered to respondents than last year. Freight demand&#…