ECONOMIC WATCH: Risk of U.S. recession has ‘largely faded,’ ACT reports
COLUMBUS, Ind. – In its latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 Report, ACT Research predicted the U.S. economy will grow by 1.8% in 2020. “The risk of an economy-wide recession that was a growing concern through Q3 2019…
Bendix consolidates damper production
HUNTINGTON, Ind. – Bendix is consolidating its North American engine vibration damper production, in an effort to increase overall capacity. Production will move from the company’s North Aurora, lll.-based facility to its manufacturing campus in Huntin…
Celadon agrees to place Hyndman under receivership
TORONTO, Ont. – Bankrupt U.S. trucking company Celadon Group has agreed to place its Canadian subsidiary Hyndman Transport under receivership as early as Thursday, a Toronto lawyer said Monday. The agreement came during a hearing on Andrew J. Hatnay’s …
Werner chooses electric Pete
DENTON, Texas – Peterbilt has announced it has delivered a Model 579EV to Werner Enterprises, where it’ll be put into service as part of the fleet’s battery-electric truck pilot program. “Werner Enterprises has long been regarded as an industry pioneer…
We’re looking for Canada’s top driver
There are many ways to recognize and show appreciation for your top professional drivers, but we offer one such opportunity we think is unique. The Highway Star of the Year Award is designed to recognize a professional truck driver who exemplifies and …
Semi-retirement beckons for Rolf Lockwood
Well, strange as it seems to me, I have retired. Mostly. After 41 years of writing about trucks and trucking, 33 since launching Today’s Trucking, I’ve pulled into the yard and parked it. This is not my very last column, but future contributions may be…
Temporary team plan turns long-term for Owner-Operator of the Year finalists
Team drivers Robert and Tracy Roth of Coldwater, Ontario, credit much of their success as safe drivers to being patient and courteous around other drivers, staying alert and having an intuition about what is going on around their 2017 Kenworth W900.
Four-time Owner-Operator of the Year finalist not complacent with success
Litchfield, Minnesota-based Kevin Kocmich isn’t resting on his laurels after being named an Owner-Operator of the Year finalist for the fourth straight year.
No regrets for leaving the office behind for Owner-Operator of the Year finalist
Jesse Dennis got into trucking to have a career to support his family and to make his father proud. In his 20-plus years of driving, he’s achieved both goals.
Feeling blue? It could be SAD!
We’re in the thick of winter, and you might be feeling the effects of it, including the low energy, irritable mood, or the struggle to get out of bed in the morning. The Winter Blues, more formally known as Seasonal…