‘If you can say it in a meme, you didn’t think about it hard enough’
Thoughts on social media, bias and a pro tip from a marketer for the meme sharers among you. Ask yourself, “Is it worth it to share it? From your perspective in history, are you so sure you’re right?”
Brian Dreher captures Best of Show at SuperRigs
HOUSTON, Texas – Brian Dreher has won the Best of Show award for his 2016 Peterbilt 389 at the 38th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs, which was held virtually this year. The announcement Friday coincided with the National Truck Driver Appreciation Week i…
FMCSA launching new advisory panel made up of truckers
FMCSA is launching a new panel to its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee that will be comprised of truck drivers. Border Patrol agents at a California cargo crossing had to break open quartz boulders to find 229 packages of methamphetamine and coc…
‘A heyday’ for rates on cross-border freight leaving Laredo
Demand for goods coming into the U.S. from Mexico at the Laredo border crossing is spurring significant rate hikes for loads out of Laredo into the rest of the U.S., says a prominent brokerage.
$30,000 reward offered in fire that destroyed 20 trucks
Arson suspected
JOC Study: Outsourced payment leads to lower processing costs for shippers
[caption caption="Larger shippers are more likely to outsource some component of the audit or payment process and have access to products that provide longer payment terms, respondents told the JOC. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Sh…
Sam Redmon’s 2007 Peterbilt 379
The rig sports a Cat ACERT C15 with a 13-speed Eaton-Fuller. He runs a FASS Fuel System, air ride front axle, a flip-up front bumper and over 200 LED lights with underglow tubes under the sleeper and cab.
Glasvan Great Dane receives top honors
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Glasvan Great Dane has received Great Dane’s top honors for outstanding customer service and reefer sales, the company announced Thursday. “It’s of great honour to be awarded as a dealer who prides itself on providing customer…
Laskowski laments inaction on Driver Inc.
OTTAWA, Ont. – The biggest challenge facing the Canadian trucking industry is the underground economy, and it is time the government did something about it, the president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) said Thursday. “The compliant trucking in…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Trailer orders surge, but does strength have legs?
COLUMBUS, Ind. – U.S. net trailer orders totaled 28,319 units, a 49% improvement from July and up 160% year-over-year, ACT Research reports. “Conversations in recent months have indicated a change in fleet perspective, frequently phrased as more reques…