Old Dominion Freight Line Launches Self-Moving Service
Old Dominion Freight Line announced OD Household Services, a new self-moving service where consumers only pay for the truck space that they use.
Allison launches new 1350 transmission
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Allison Transmission has released its 1350 model, a new 1000 Series option with a towing capacity of up to 30,000 lbs. Previously, the maximum Gross Combination Weight approved in the Allison 1000 Series was 26,000 lbs. [Full Story]
Mean Streets: Dead cyclist’s family says trucker should be charged
Alain and Erika Lefevre , parents of cyclist Mathieu Lefevre, who was killed in a hit and run, say prosecutors should press charges against the trucker who struck their son.
Test Drive: Ram Tradesman is Quiet, Comfortable, Fast — But Built for Work
I recently sold my ’87 Dodge W150 pickup, and I don’t miss it at all. Oh, I liked it when I bought it a year earlier, because it was a funky Power Ram 4×4,
Stronger Brakes on Class 8 Rigs Require Distributors to Learn About and Stock New Parts
Emerging from truck factories in the U.S. since Aug. 1 are road tractors that can stop in substantially shorter distances than those built earlier. It’s due to a change in government stopping distance requirements
Are Underride Guards Good Enough?
Last March, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced results of crash-testing of several van trailers whose underride guards did not perform well, except in a couple of cases.
Fleet Brake to Acquire Assets of Page Brake
Fleet Brake has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire the assets of Page Brake Warehouse , a distributor of heavy-duty parts in the Rocky Mountain region since 1946, and its related entities.
Truckers React To Hand-Held Cell Ban
Changes in federal laws designed to keep truckers hands on the wheel while driving are now in effect.
Striking Italian Truck Drivers Block Highways to Port
Italian truck drivers kicked off a weeklong protest against higher fuel taxes and road tolls on Monday by blocking highways from the southern container port of Gioia Tauro to the northern industrial cities of Milan and Turin.
Teen arrested in string of armed robberies targeting truck drivers
Police in Mobile, AL, arrested 19-year-old Chauncey Philan Thursday morning after they said he tried to rob a delivery truck driver at a Food World.