Truck World rescheduled to June 4-6
TORONTO, Ont. – Truck World – the national trade show serving Canada’s trucking industry – is being rescheduled to June 4-6 in the wake of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic. The event will still be hosted at the Interna…
An antique Mack visits a high-flying classic
Overdrive’s 2008 Pride & Polish calendar featured this restored 1967 Mack B-61 wreck, the first show truck for Philip Donaldson of U.S. Truck Parts. It’s photographed next to a Lockheed T-33, a stretched training version of the P-80 fighter aircraf…
Coronavirus-hit Chinese truck capacity nearing full strength
[caption caption="Highway restrictions limiting access to provinces have been completely removed in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Guizhou, and Liaoning, according to forwarders. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Trucking opera…
Women with Drive Leadership Summit
Leasing to the Rescue
Lessors say they are applying technological and management savvy to bring down the cost and risk of operating trucks and trailers for more customers than ever.
Don’t Let Your Trucking Data Be Held Hostage
News of major hacks against companies, governments and other organizations has become common. No organization, it appears, is immune from cyber threats, and trucking has become a heavily targeted industry.
Work Truck Show Announces 2020 Innovation Awards
The Work Truck Show named three new products Innovation Award winners in safety, green, and body concept categories.
TSA Moves to Streamline Hazmat Endorsement Process
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is working to allow drivers with a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential to obtain a hazardous materials endorsement without additional security checks.
Pay and Time Home Tie in Latest PrePass Driver/Fleet Survey
A recent survey conducted by PrePass Safety Alliance provides new insight into what may help solve these fleets’ struggle to find qualified drivers and decrease driver turnover. Not surprisingly, pay and time at home topped the issues drivers consider …
ELDs: What can be done about your ‘jacked-up’ log when you forget to go PC
Does your ELD’s software allow reclassification of automatically recorded driving time as PC or a yard move? If it does, it may be set up out of compliance with the mandate. With most, if you forget to start personal conveyance mode and move the truck,…