Trailer orders spike in June
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Trailer orders jumped 7% in June, with nearly 15,400 units ordered, according to the latest data from ACT Research.
Truckers plead guilty to stealing gas
Two Florida truck drivers have pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of gallons of fuel from a Prince George gas station.
Trucker Radio giving away tickets to the Fergus Truck Show
TORONTO, Ont. — Trucker Radio is giving away a limited number of tickets to the Fergus Truck Show.
Trailer Wizards opens Milton yard
MILTON, Ont. — Trailer Wizards has announced the opening of a new pick-up location in Milton, which it says will allow it to better serve customers in the west end of the Greater Toronto Area.
State Briefs: Commuter train hits truck, driver injured, Homeless man …
WKRN-TV reported no one on the train was hurt and the truck driver received non-critical injuries.
OBITUARY: Hank the Tank, Mack’s Western Canadian bulldog
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Hank the Tank, Mack Trucks’ beloved four-legged western sales rep, has passed away.
Heavy Freight Trend Helps Push 2013 Tonnage Index Up
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index was up a very slight 0.1 percent in June after May’s 2.1 percent increase.
TransCore’s spot market freight index saw volumes dip in June
TORONTO, Ont. — TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index continues to fluctuate through 2013, most recently posting a 7% decline in June.
TMC Transportation orders 1,500 Petes with lightweight Dana Spicer axles
MAUMEE, Ohio — Dana has announced TMC Transportation has spec’d the lightweight Spicer Pro-40 tandem drive axle on its recent order for 1,500 Pete 579 highway tractors.
Heavyweight freight pushes US truck tonnage higher
ARLINGTON, Va. — US for-hire truck tonnage nudged up 0.1% in June, on the heels of a 2.1% increase in May, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA).