New vid/single from Bill Weaver: ‘This Ol’ Girl and Me,’

The new one from tank owner-op Bill Weaver will also be featured on a new record, his third over the last five or so years. That record will be called “Number 3,” simply put. When we talked, the tanker yanker was fresh of cutting two of the last featur…

Groups Come Together on Safety Tech Naming

Four organizations – AAA, Consumer Reports, J.D. Power, and the National Safety Council – have come together to adopt standardized naming for advanced driver assistance technology in an effort to reduce confusion.

Fuel Savings Are Only the Beginning

As passionate as you may be about your trucking business, it must remain first and foremost a business. Profitability makes for an enjoyable living for you and your employees. With the freight market now softening and capacity getting back to…

TIP gets green light to buy Trailer Wizards

TORONTO, Ont. – TIP Trailer Services has announced its acquisition of Trailer Wizards has received a no-action letter from Competition Bureau Canada, allowing the deal to proceed. The deal, struck Sept. 4, is expected to close in January 2020, accordin…

U.S. truck tonnage slid in October

ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. for-hire truck tonnage slipped 0.3% in October, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA). That comes on the heels of a 1% bump in September. “October’s tonnage change, both sequentially and year-o…

Larger toolbox from Minimizer

Minimizer has come out with a new 50-inch toolbox. The company says the larger toolbox accommodates a full-size shovel, which customers have been asking for. It’s made from proprietary material the company says won’t rust, corrode, crack, or require pa…