Drivers have plenty to say about carrier’s recent closing
This is how the story on Truckers News started earlier this month: “With Christmas just days away, Akron, Ohio-based carrier G.D.S. Express closed abruptly Tuesday, Dec. 17. The fleet shut off fuel cards for drivers still on the road Wednesday, D…
New year delivers calendar loaded with trucking events
2020 is gearing up to be another busy year for the U.S. trucking industry. The Great American Trucking Show will return to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, Aug. 27-29. Other notable shows include the Mid-America Trucking Sho…
Disney offers new, content-packed streaming service
If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to pamper yourself a little more while on the road, there’s a new way to see some of the most popular, most successful and most entertaining video content available online today. Disney is the latest…
NFI Acquires G&P Trucking to Expand Southeastern Footprint
NFI has acquired G&P Trucking Company, a logistics provider specializing in asset-based transportation, port drayage, and non-asset brokerage solutions, to expand NFI’s coverage of the Southeast.
HDT’s Top 10 Commentaries of 2019
As the saying goes, “Opinions are like [fill in the blank], everyone’s got one.” And that is no more true than here at HDT. We have rounded up the top 10 commentaries for you to enjoy while you ring in the New Year.
Midwest digs out as storm moves east; mild NY Eve forecast
Thunderstorms along Chesapeake Bay
Insurance broker NFP names Padovani president
TORONTO, Ont. — NFP, an insurance broker serving the needs of the trucking industry, has named Greg Padovani president as part of a major leadership restructuring. Padovani, who joined NFP in 2017, will oversee the operations of the entire busine…
ARO 2020: Shippers need new plan for Mexico-US freight
[caption caption="The four largest US-Mexico border crossings — Laredo, Texas; Otay Mesa, California; El Paso, Texas; and Hidalgo, Texas — handle 78 percent of northbound truck volumes. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]This story appeare…
ARO 2020: Shippers need new plan for Mexico–US freight
[caption caption="The four largest US-Mexico border crossings — Laredo, Texas; Otay Mesa, California; El Paso, Texas; and Hidalgo, Texas — handle 78 percent of northbound truck volumes. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]This story appeare…
Truckers escort fellow driver to final resting place
A convoy of 40 trucks — including a flatbed carrying the casket of a fellow trucker and farmer — provided a fitting tribute to the Illinois father of five who died at age of 47 earlier this month. The family of Dennis Shaffer had asked othe…