JOC Rankings: For-hire trucking on a long-term growth track
[caption caption="Combined revenue at the top 50 US and Canadian truckload and LTL operators increased 13 percent from 2014 through 2019. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]The largest US and Canadian trucking companies saw marginal gro…
A cost-effective APU alternative for A/C
Auxiliary power units can run upwards of $10,000. To try to get the comfort of A/C without the cost, one owner-operator spent just $2,000 to outfit his rig with a makeshift APU. Here’s how.
Peterbilt wins leadership awards
DENTON, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Co. has received two leadership awards from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). They are in recognition of Peterbilt’s leadership in manufacturing as well as its efforts in diversity, the company said…
Trucker named Highway Angel for helping motorist from burning minivan
This professionals quick-thinking when a burning minivan passed him unawares saved a life. In other news: New “employment automation platform” offers W2 employment to CDL drivers to pick and choose freight assignments. Pilot fund-raising for boys/girls…
Navistar moving e-mobility operations to new facility
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. – Navistar has announced it will move its NEXT eMobility Solutions business unit to a new facility in Rochester Hills, Mich. The 19,000 sq.-ft. facility is about 30 miles north of Detroit, and will serve as the technical lead loc…
DriverCheck moving Covid-19 testing to London Flying J
LONDON, Ont. – DriverCheck will take its free Covid-19 testing for truck drivers to the Flying J in London, Ont., beginning Aug. 18. It has been offering Covid testing at the Flying J in Ayr, Ont., but will no longer be there after Friday, Aug. 14. Lon…
Coming soon: New version of ArriveCan
TORONTO, Ont. — Public health authorities plan to release a new version of the ArriveCan app Tuesday, according to the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA). ArriveCan 2.5 will include an optional field for exempt travelers such as cross-border truck …
Predicting the Unpredictable: Attempting to plot out the economic recovery
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The sudden, devastating economic collapse caused by the Covid-19 pandemic was so unprecedented, that even seasoned economists admit it’s difficult to predict what the recovery will look like. But two such economists, Laura Speake, c…
Tremcar appoints a new sales rep
SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. – Tremcar has hired Andre Belanger as sales, parts and service representative for its subsidiary Asybco, the company announced this week. Belanger will be responsible for the sales of Tremcar pneumatic tanks as well as al…
Lowell Merriam’s 1986 Peterbilt 359
The truck features a Cummins Big Cam 400 with an Eaton 13-speed Roadranger. The truck is used to haul almonds to the local huller.