Minimizer appoints Tony Henningson CFO

BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Minn. – Fender maker Minimizer has hired Tony Henningson as chief financial officer. Henningson previously served as vice-president of finance for KTM North America in Murrieta, Calif.  He has also held leadership roles at Pillsbury, …

Samuel celebrates Women’s Day with a scholarship

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Samuel, Son and Co. has marked the International Women’s Day by donating $9,000 to the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada (WTFC) toward its scholarship program. The funds will help Mandeep Kaur to pursue her commercial driv…

Yokohama expands commercial truck tire line

Yokohama Tire has launched three new commercial truck tires – the all-position 504C and 115R, and the urban pickup-and-delivery 714R. The company has also expanded the sizes for its 715R open shoulder regional drive tire and the 114R regional haul&#823…

Truckers welcome U.S. legislation to increase truck parking

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Proposed legislation in the U.S. that would dedicate hundreds of millions of dollars to increase truck parking spaces has been welcomed by truckers. H.R. 6104, the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act, was introduced March 9 by U.S.&…

Titanium adds second U.S. location

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Titanium Transportation Group has expanded its U.S. brokerage operation, adding a second location in Nashville, Tenn. “Today’s announcement reflects our commitment to organic growth as we continue to execute on opportunities for the …

Kenworth Launches TruckTech+ Over-the-Air Updates

Kenworth has launched its TruckTech+ Over-The-Air system, which will provide the latest engine and aftertreatment software updates for Class 8 Kenworth trucks equipped with 2017 or newer model year Paccar MX-13 or Paccar MX-11 engines.

How Work Trucks Are Meeting the e-Commerce Surge

The 2020 Work Truck Show showcased a convergence of technologies driven by environmental conditions, regulations, and the needs of package delivery drivers, who enter and exit their vehicles hundreds of times in a day.

How brokers, carriers can prevent business ID theft schemes

While it’s virtually impossible to stop someone from using your name once your identifying information is compromised, a few extra steps taken early by both brokers and/or carriers can immediately derail schemes involving business impersonation fraud.

Growing broker/carrier identity theft schemes reaping millions

Owner-ops, brokers, federal investigators and others sound the alarm over the growth in business identity theft in the brokered-freight world, where perpetrators impersonate both carriers and brokers in an orchestrated fashion to get loads moved and po…