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ECONOMIC WATCH: Shippers continue to see favorable conditions
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Conditions for U.S. shippers improved in November, with the FTR Shippers Conditions Index reading a positive 7.0 on the heels of three straight months at 6.4. All index inputs were stronger for shippers, except for freight volumes,&…
Trooper helps trucker warm up, hears importance of safety
Sometimes the relationship between police and truck drivers can be a bit, well, contentious. Often, each is a bit suspicious of the other. But, not all the time. What follows is a Facebook post from Monday, Jan. 20, by Trooper Clausing of the Illinois …
30 minutes a day is all you need to live longer
This may not be the most encouraging news for truckers like yourself whose career choice puts them at risk of a variety of life-threatening diseases. However, there’s something you can do to combat the ill effects of sitting all day: 30 minutes o…
2020 expected to be ‘lackluster’ year for trucking
Though rates aren’t forecasted to hedge lower in 2020, they’re also not projected to gain any steam, according to analysts from FTR, who predict van and flatbed segments to see little to no growth in 2020 in terms of truck loadings and for reefer to gr…
Hard to believe only minor injuries in this crazy crash
If this was not captured on a delivery truck’s dashcam, it might be hard to believe something like this could happen. The Iowa State Patrol posted this to their Facebook page, and it shows a pickup truck crashing off Interstate 80 in western Iowa…
Love’s: 3,000 new truck parking spaces to be added
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, has big plans for 2020. The Oklahoma City-based travel center company said Thursday, Jan. 16, it expects to open 40 new locations this year and add about 3,000 new truck parking spaces. The announcement follows…
Owner-operator in film about autonomous trucks
Debbie Desiderato is: An independent owner-operator with 17 years and 1.3 million miles to her credit The woman behind Walkabout Transport Winner of one of the National Association of Small Trucking Companies’ best drivers awards last year Creato…
Power options chip away at big-diesel marketshare
Engines greater than 10 liters will account for more than 85% of Class 8 production between 2020 and 2024, predicts the “N.A. Commercial Vehicle On-Highway Engine Outlook,” published by ACT Research and Rhein Associates. At the same time, a trend towar…
Cryopeak to haul LNG by Super B — a Canadian first
RICHMOND, B.C. – Cryopeak LNG Solutions says it will become Canada’s first fleet to haul liquefied natural gas (LNG) by Super B-train, maximizing the payloads it hauls into northwestern Canada. The company designed the 20,700 US-gallon unit, and outs…