Cat to launch online competition to win a free truck
PEORIA, Ill. — Vocational truck owners hoping to be among the first to get behind the wheel of the new Cat CT660 vocational truck have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when Caterpillar launches its “Win a Cat Truck” contest on Aug. 1. [Full Story]
Container Truck Drivers Strike at Indian Terminal
A sudden strike by container truck drivers Sunday morning crippled cargo movements to and from the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal, a DP World facility in India’s southeastern port of Cochin.
Bond raised for trucker in I-40 triple fatal
A judge raised the bond Tuesday for a truck driver accused of causing a fiery triple fatal crash on Interstate 40 last week.
Mack names new vice-president of sales
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Michael Reardon has been named vice-president of sales for Mack Trucks. Reardon brings more than 20 years of sales and marketing leadership to his new position, where he will be responsible for Mack’s national accounts and… [Full …
Dryden Truck Show show n’ shine winners announced
DRYDEN, Ont. — The first-ever Dryden Truck Show took place on June 24-26, with organizers calling the northern Ontario event a “great success with plenty of sunshine and smiles.” [Full Story]
Trucker Crashes Rig, Dies On Thruway Near Geneva
State police say a Canadian truck driver has died after his tractor-trailer veered off the Thruway in upstate New York and crashed into a farmer’s field.
N.A. surface trade jumps more than 12% in April
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trade using surface transportation Canada, the US and Mexico was 12.1% higher in April than in April 2010, reaching $73.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of… [Full Story]
APL Building New Chicago-Area Intermodal Terminal
APL, the world’s seventh largest container shipping carrier, plans to develop its latest U.S. intermodal container terminal in Joliet, Ill.
FleetNet America Names Cummings President and CEO
Gary W. Cummings has been appointed as president and CEO of FleetNet America.
ExxonMobil Increasing Biodiesel Offerings
ExxonMobil will begin to sell biodiesel-blended ultra-low-sulfur diesel for the first time at four rack terminals in Texas this summer,