With a leniency on truck payments and a new carrier, owner-op couple starting to climb out of COVID’s hole
Trucker Pedro Leiter and his wife Shirley Rodriguez, who last spoke with Overdrive in mid-May, have made some progress in catching up on truck loan payments. But the couple’s still struggling to make ends meet.
Trucker busted with $20 million worth of marijuana at U.S.-Canada border
A truck driver was caught with five tons of marijuana worth more than $20 million at the U.S.-Canada border. In other news: DAT launched a new app that combines its load board with various trip planning tools for truckers. Kenworth is now offering Wabc…
See some of the trucks on the highway in the 1930s & ’40s
From ATHS online truck show
Montreal container terminals to strike
MONTREAL, Que. — The Quebec Trucking Association (ACQ) has been informed that the longshoremen will stop activities at the two container terminals, Cast and Racine, of the Société des terminals Montréal Gateway, from Thursday July 2 at 3 p.m. unt…
Thursday is this week’s Friday — decisions to make if not already set
For most businesses shutting down an extra day in observance of the Fourth of July, when it falls on a Saturday it’s Friday that gets the kibosh. (For some cutting against the grain, it could be Monday.) Plan accordingly, and if you’re staying out, her…
5 ways you can avoid being July 4th cargo theft victim
As with other long holiday weekends, this week’s Fourth of July observance is expected to cause an uptick in the amount of and value of cargo theft. CargoNet tracks such things and says that over the past five years, there has been more than $5.9…
TFI Acquires MCT Transportation
TFI International recently purchased the assets of MCT Transportation, a refrigerated and dry van subsidiary of Comcar Industries.
Understanding Truck Lifts
Truck lifts are a common feature of many maintenance facilities. Knowing the differences is one key to proper lift use and safety.
Brian Sheehan’s 2018 Peterbilt 579
The truck is powered by a 515-hp Paccar MX-13 with a 13-speed Eaton-Fuller UltraShift Plus Autoshift. Sheehan uses the rig to pull a 53-foot Kentucky trailer with full belly boxes and a lift gate hauling high-value electronics such as large medical equ…
Safety First Program Helps Fleets Upgrade
The Fleet Advantage Safety First Program aims to help transportation fleets upgrade into newer trucks with advanced safety features.