TA, Mobil Delvac aid families of disabled veterans
$50,000 to Folds of Honor
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Coming soon: Better ONroute truck stops
TORONTO, Ont. – Truck stop operator ONroute is taking a series of measures to improve the customer experience at its sites, and that will include more food choices and parking spaces, the company CEO has told Today’s Trucking. “We are aggressively eval…
Forager unveils margin transparency on cross-border moves
[caption caption="Brokers are facing margin compression due to venture-backed competitors seeking to grow market share, but also because technology is reducing brokers' cost to serve. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Cross-border frei…
Musk’s Starlink could improve internet access for truckers
From the maker of Tesla electric cars
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2021 Ford Transit Offers Versatility for Fleets
For the 2021-MY, Ford made ergonomic enhancements for drivers and added an available Parcel Delivery Package. This follows a major refresh in 2020, which added a Crew version, a new standard engine, standard active safety technologies, and embedded tel…
Latest Love’s in Arizona has 57 truck parking spots
Love’s Travel Stops today opened its newest store in Cordes Junction, Arizona. It’s located off Interstate 17 about 75 miles north of Phoenix and includes 57 truck parking spaces. This location is open 24/7 and offers many amenities, including: M…
VW acquires Navistar for $3.7 billion
Navistar, parent company of one of the oldest truck manufacturers in U.S., has been acquired by Traton, the commercial truck business of Volkswagen. On Friday, Traton agreed to buy the remaining stake of Navistar — 84% — for $3.7 billion. T…
Rear entry step improves access to trailer
Retrac’s HighRise folding rear entry step is designed for safe, easy and efficient access to trailers and cargo areas. The HighRise includes a corrosion-resistant auto-stowing roller mechanism that helps prevent damage when backing up, and the intuitiv…
Dashcam captures hit & run that killed trucker
Dashcam video released Monday, Oct. 19, by the Birmingham (Alabama) Police Department shows the fatal hit and run collision that killed a trucker earlier this month. The accident occurred Oct. 6 at 5:02 p.m. at Interstate 59 North/Interstate 59 South. …
‘Bumping the Dock’: A woman driver’s perspective of OTR
Annette Wilcox has gone a lot of places and done a lot of different things. Her resume includes working as a librarian and teaching English in Africa. It also includes becoming an over-the-road trucking rookie at the age of 50 and then writing about it…