190 truck parking spaces added in SC and Texas
In South Carolina and Texas
Reliant Relies on Mack Anthem [Video]
Reliant Holdings supplies liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) and dry ice to a variety of industries using the Mack Anthem model.
Listen: Channel One-Nine Special from ‘Over the Road’ — Old home week
Overdrive Senior Editor Todd Dills is joined here by “Long Haul Paul” Marhoefer himself — who’s got answers to questions about hitchhikers, “how’s my driving?”, and highway hand signs, about food and fitness, on-highway pets and more.
New Brunswick to begin Covid-19 tests at border
SAINT-JACQUES, N.B. – The Province of New Brunswick plans to screen one in six truck drivers for Covid-19 as they cross the provincial border at Saint-Jacques, the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) reports. The voluntary program is set to …
Spring Into Summer Maintenance
Now is the time to start prepping trucks for the long, hot summer that’s just around the corner. Two critical systems, cooling and electrical, deserve full attention.
TravelCenters accelerates expansion
WESTLAKE, Ohio — TravelCenters of America announced Wednesday that it is accelerating its network expansion strategy by actively pursuing franchising opportunities for business growth. The company operates the TA, Petro Stopping Centers and TA Ex…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Trucking conditions nosedived in March
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trucking conditions deteriorated in March, marking the start of negative Trucking Conditions Index readings that will likely lead into the worst quarter on record, FTR reports. FTR is projecting by far the worst monthly reading in A…
FMCSA starts remote safety reviews
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has begun reviewing safety compliance remotely because of Covid-19, the agency said in a guidance issued Wednesday. During the public health emergency, the FMCSA said, it w…
Rates tick up slightly after dip in truck postings, jump in reefer loads
Spot truckload van and refrigerated freight volumes continued to build while the number of available trucks dropped 17.5% during the week ending May 17. After the extreme turbulence of March and April, national average rates are firming up but remain w…
Trucking community mourns Vernon Erb
WILMOT TOWNSHIP, Ont. – The trucking community is paying tribute to Vernon Erb, founder of the Erb Group of Companies, who passed away Wednesday. He was 84. “It is with great sadness we inform you that this morning we said goodbye to a remarkable man a…