Arizona DOT Website Relays Rest Stop Parking Capacity
Commercial truck drivers making their way through Arizona can now find parking space availability at any of Arizona’s rest areas on the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Arizona Traveler Information 511 website.
Zero-emission truck models surge, orders hold steady during Covid-19
TORONTO, Ont. – The market for zero-emission truck models is hardly a zero-sum game. In fact, the number of electric vehicles available in Canada and the U.S. continues to surge. Calstart’s Zero-Emission Technology Inventory shows that the number of ze…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Class 8 production to drop 66%, ACT predicts
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 production this year will plummet about 66%, according to a prediction from industry analyst ACT Research, published in its North American Commercial Vehicle On-Highway Engine Outlook. “Coming off the peak of 2019, we expect No…
Diesel Prices Continue to Decline, But Leveling Out
National average diesel fuel prices were $2.37 per gallon, according to the EIA. This represents a $0.75 drop from the same time last year, but less than a half-cent drop from the previous week.
Transplace Acquires ScanData, Expands Logistics Platform
Logistics services provider Transplace has acquired ScanData Systems, which provides parcel transportation management solutions (PTMS).
Rand McNally New TND Line Features Navigation 2.0, Upgraded Features
Rand McNally has launched the next generation of its TND line – the TND 750 and the TND 550 – truck-specific GPS devices that include the company’s Navigation 2.0 navigation software.
2 new truck-specific GPS from Rand McNally
Several months after announcing new navigation software, Rand McNally today launched the next generation of its TNDTM line of truck-specific GPS devices. The TNDTM 750 and the TNDTM 550 truck-specific GPS devices are now in stores, and include Rand Nav…
Feds mailing masks for truckers
The U.S. Department of Transportation will distribute some 2.1 million cloth masks to truck drivers as part of a larger initiative to distribute masks to transportation workers across the country. The department will distribute about 15.5 million masks…
Hours of service changes effective Sept. 29
Changes to federal regulations outlining truckers hours of service are yet another step closer to being finalized. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration today published in the Federal Register changes to the regulations it says provide “great…
Doug Schwartz’s 2004 Peterbilt 379
The rig sports a 600-hp Cat C15 with an Eaton 18-speed. Nationwide Chrome and Customs on Fremont, Indiana, did the painting and stainless work on the truck.