JDT grows to accommodate top-notch drivers, doubles down to survive pandemic
The Central Point, Oregon-based JDT, starting two decades ago with just a single truck, today boasts 27 and an employee count of 31, including 22 drivers and nine non-driving positions. It’s re-emphasis on existing customer relationships has kept it bu…
Watch Trucker Talent Search’s Rocky Quetel original song ‘The American Way’
The Trucker Talent Search culminates in August with an online broadcast of three finalists performing an additional song to compete for the top prize, which is a day’s recording session at a Nashville studio.
Kevin Kocmich’s 2020 Peterbilt 567
The rig sports a 565-hp Cummins, 18-speed transmission and 3:36 rears. He bought the 2009 XL Specialized RGN with pull-outs that he had refurbished.
Diesel Prices Continue Slow Rise
National average diesel fuel prices hit $2.44 per gallon as of July 13, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). This is a less than 1-cent rise from the previous week.
Ryder Offers C-Series All-Electric Step Vans
As part of the North America rollout, Ryder will place the first group of Workhorse C-1000 vehicles through COOP, a peer-to-peer truck sharing platform, connecting fleet managers to businesses that are looking to rent vehicles.
Governors embrace zero-emission truck targets
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fifteen American states and the District of Columbia are calling on all new trucks and buses to be zero-emission vehicles no later than 2050. The Multi-State Zero Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Memorandum calls for 30% of ne…
Truck arrivals fall 9% during July 6-12
OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering the country dropped 9% to 104,008 during the week of June 6-12 from 114,787 in the same period last year, the Canada Border Services Agency said Tuesday. In the previous week, truck arrivals had retur…
States Join Forces to Accelerate Truck, Bus Electrification
Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have signed an agreement pledging to develop a plan to eliminate diesel emissions by 2050.
FMCSA extends hours of service waiver for some loads
Due to the ongoing national COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the hours of service waiver for drivers hauling certain loads through Aug. 14. The exemption pertains only to carriers providing dir…
FMCSA extends hours of service waiver to Aug. 14
Does not cover all loads, drivers