Rand McNally unveils latest truck-specific GPS devices
Have 7 or 5-inch screens
U.S. Xpress to honor top drivers
Recognized in online ceremony Thursday
‘They stole it right in front of us’
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Harpreet and Mohinder Chadde have had enough – they have been victims of alleged cargo and vehicle thefts, three times in the past year. The owners of Talhan Transport, a small company based in Mississauga, they are reeling, f…
George Floyd Protests Put Truckers in Dangerous Situations
Truck drivers have been put in some terrible predicaments as protests and sometimes-violent riots have spread across the country in recent days. Deborah Lockridge looks at two disturbing incidents in her blog.
Schneider FreightPower Offers Flexible Capacity Options
Schneider’s new online marketplace FreightPower gives shippers access to an expanded, flexible capacity network, according to the company.
Distant Early Amber Warning
Groendyke Transportation watched the number of rear-end collisions with its trailer rise steadily until it tried an unorthodox and then unapproved method of alerting following drivers that its trucks were applying brakes and slowing down.
Resource for local curfews and road closures, and a piece of beauty in an unexpected place
If you can avoid an on-foot mob’s venture into a major interstate, take every opportunity you have to do so — a few resources here to consider for [maybe timely enough] information. Also: KW at the end of the rainbow in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
DAT buys shipper consortium, $50 billion in pricing data
[caption caption="DAT's acquisition of FMIC gives it deeper reach into contract trucking data and a shipper perspective. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com"][/caption]DAT Solutions, the largest freight-matching load board operator in the US trucklo…
DAT buys shipper consortium, $50 billion in pricing data
[caption caption="DAT"][/caption]DAT Solutions, the largest freight-matching load board operator in the US truckload spot market, is expanding its data analysis business and the services it offers shippers by acquiring the Freight Market Intell…
News roundup, June 1: Trucker unintentionally drove into crowd of protesters before arrest, officials say
A truck driver was arrested after driving into a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis Sunday night, but officials Monday said it appears the incident was not intentional. Free food for truckers in Cartersville, Georgia, Wednesday. Nearly 3,000 Western St…