News roundup, Feb. 10: Texas dealer relocates; farmers sue C.H. Robinson over ag rules
A group of farmers sued C.H. Robinson for allegedly overcharging customers for produce transportation, then concealing the profits from the farmers – a violation of agriculture regulations. The Performance Truck Kenworth dealer in Bryan-College Station…
Hyster Co. launches new ergonomic cab
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Lift trucks maker Hyster Co. is introducing a new cabin and control system for its Big Truck range, the company announced Monday. The new cabin has ergonomic, productivity-enhancing features in an efficient, cockpit-style design, it …
Number of cargo thefts up, total value of them down in 2019
Electronics most-stolen commodity
Maddie & Tae’s second album arrives in April
Includes five new songs
Tree falls on truck as it goes down Georgia highway
Carrying logs at time of crash
Toronto Trucking Association Annual Convention
Pig parts, molasses, sugar beets spill in several crashes
What do these three things have in common? Sugar beets Molasses Gravel Pig parts Each was spilled all over a highway Friday, Jan. 7 in four separate truck accidents. A 25-year-old truck driver was uninjured when the trailer of his truck tipped over on …
January Class 8, Medium-Duty Truck Orders Dip
North American Class 8 orders for January are down month over month but up year over year, according to both FTR and ACT Research. Following a consistent trend over the last four months of averages of 19,000 trucks, January totals dropped to 17,700 uni…
When Illness or Injury Sidelines Truckers, Who Pays the Bills?
After surgery to remove a brain tumor left a truck driver unable to work, the St. Christopher’s Trucker Relief Fund stepped in to help with bills. This year’s volunteer board president is pushing to step up the organization’s fundraising.
Q&A: DAT Analytics Guru Explains how Freight Forecasting Works
DAT Solutions announced a pilot program for a suite of new rate forecasting and market analysis tools in January ahead of a commercial launch in April. In this HDT interview, we asked the company how this new capability works and how it benefits shippe…