Documentary filmmaker focuses on trucking during Covid-19 … from afar
STRATFORD, Ont. – Documentary filmmakers typically embed themselves with their subjects, using the camera lens to offer insights into a different world. But Canadian director Craig Thompson faced another challenge as he focused on the work of longhaul …
Technology Steps Up to the COVID-19 Crisis
From remote dispatch to information clearinghouses, trucking technology shows its value during the shutdown
Love’s and its suppliers give truckers discount
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores and several of its vendors to offer truck drivers a $5 e-coupon that can be used at any Love’s location for in-store purchases. The “Thank a Driver” e-coupon is available to the first 100,000 drivers for redempt…
Coolant hoses improved, but old wear sources persist
Friction, pressure and heat still can cause hose wear, even to the EPDM hoses in use today.
John Sabo’s 1990 Peterbilt 362
The rig used to haul his antique tractor and hay for his horses. The truck, like Sabo, is retired now.
FTR Reports on Historic Class 8 Orders Drop
North American Class 8 orders took another plunge in April to an unprecedented level of 4,000 units, according to a new report from FTR.
News roundup, May 5: Pilot launches new fuel card for fleets of all sizes
Pilot Company has launched a new fleet card, the Axle Fuel Card, that can be used for fuel purchases, truck care services and select truck merchandise. Overdrive parent company Randall-Reilly is providing free Chick-fil-A to truckers. Volvo and Mack ar…
ECONOMIC WATCH: April Class 8 orders plummet 46% from March
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 net orders plummeted to 4,100 units in April, according to preliminary data from ACT Research, down 46% from March and 72% year-over-year. “April represents the first full month of Covid-19 impacts on the trucking industry, and…
Cargo tool gets funding from AI firm
MONTREAL, Que. — Logistics and transportation cluster CargoM and the Montreal Port Authority have received $500,000 to develop a tool for the rapid distribution of essential goods amid the war on Covid-19. The solution enables the prioritization …
Mack, Volvo Extend Special Finance Offers
Mack Trucks and Volvo Financial Services are extending finance programs intended to help customers contending with the coronavirus pandemic.