Interstate 271 was closed for about 90 minutes Saturday afternoon after a tractor-trailer hit a tow truck driver who was changing a tire along the highway. Police said the driver was between his truck and the car he was assisting, on the shoulder of the northbound lanes near the I-480…
Truckers following faulty directions by global positioning systems devices have hit bridges in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County more than 200 times in the past two years, the New York Democrat said in a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood yesterday. About 80 percent of bridge strikes…
The driver of a semi truck died Friday morning after crashing on Highway 18.The driver of the Fed-Ex truck became trapped in the cab when the truck drove off the road near the summit of Tiger Mountain, according to the Washington State Patrol. A witness told troopers he saw the…
Daimler’s European business has strayed outside its normal comfort zone, designing a trailer optimized for maximum efficiency with the company’s own Actros tractor. The Aerodynamics Truck and Trailer, unveiled at the International Motor Show this week, will reduce a semi-trailer’s fuel consumption to less than 25 litres per 100 kilometres,…
Weak demand for commercial vehicles persisted into August, according to the latest report from ACT Research. ACT’s State of the Industry report covers Class 5 through 8 vehicles for the North American market. “Class 8 orders are likely to continue in hand-to-mouth fashion until there is better clarity about the…
Meritor announced the production of the MTA 25 low-mount and MTA30 low-mount trailer suspensions, the two newest family members of its MTA (Meritor Trailing-Arm Air) suspension series for North American trailer operators. These units are specifically designed as part of a fully-integrated system to optimize performance and weight, and aimed…
Driver walks away: Traffic was backed up along Route 3A south and Route 123 west for a couple of hours on Thursday (Sept. 13) after a roll-off dumpster truck fell onto its side at the Scituate roundabout.The driver of the truck, the sole occupant, was uninjured and walked away from…
Apex Capital marks this National Truck Driver Appreciation Week celebration, September 16-22, by collecting good driver nominations online and on location from their clients and awarding a daily winner with a $75.00 Visa gift card. Five winners will be awarded throughout the week. “National Truck Driver Appreciation Week gives Apex…
It was the height of the truck’s front license plate that first made the officer suspicious. Now, the driver is facing criminal and motor vehicle charges, accused of tampering with his plates to beat the toll at the George Washington Bridge.Port Authority Police Officer Steve Pisciotta was pulling bridge duty…
Driver&Load: Global supply chain optimization provider Manhattan Associates, Inc. (Nasdaq:MANH) today announced that Pacific, Wash. based Gordon Trucking, a local, regional, and trans-continental truckload service provider, has seen substantial reductions in operating costs and deadhead miles following a successful implementation of Manhattan’s Driver&Load® module from the Manhattan Carrier™ suite of…
In Billings, the number of freight shipments have tripled since one of the nation’s largest trucking companies, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. bought out a Montana business five years ago.That means the freight hauler has far outgrown its in-town terminal at 4300 State Ave.So, Old Dominion — which purchased Bob’s…
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has welcomed the VicRoads Road to Respect campaign – which presents the ATA’s safety exhibition trailer, the Road Ahead, in an all-new livery. The Victorian Minister for Transport, Terry Mulder, launched the campaign today. The centrepiece of the campaign is the VicRoads Road to Respect…
PACCAR Australia was last month named Employer of the Year at the Victorian Government’s Training Awards for the second time, after first winning the title in 2007. PACCAR competed with other finalists Crown Melbourne Ltd and Southern Rural Water to take out the award, and will now represent Victoria at…
Through the introduction of innovative programs like the “Buyer’s Boot Camp” and “Sellers Boot Camp,” Andy Ahern, CEO of Ahern and Associates, the nation’s top transportation acquisition consulting firm, has been able to have a marked impact on the current movement within the transportation industry towards consolidation. Ahern’s unique ability…
More than 200 tow trucks flashed their lights in a caravan from Grandview to a funeral home in Liberty on Saturday to honor “a fallen brother” while making a pointed appeal for safety.The folks driving the brawny vehicles were mourning 18-year-old Blake Gresham. He was killed Monday on the Christopher…
The Way a Freight Forwarding Company Works: Freight carriers have only their own licensing, accounting and legal compliances with which to concern themselves. Freight forwarders must be licensed as carriers in all states where they operate, and forwarders who operate internationally must have the appropriate import and export licenses in…
Seattle Mayor, Mike McGinn, was on hand last week to accept Fleet Owner’s 2011 Vocational Fleet of the Year award on behalf of the City of Seattle. The city’s fleet (of some 4,000 vehicles) was selected in part because of the progress fleet managers have made toward sustainability under their…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its Final Rule Noncomformance Penalties (NCPs) that allow engine makers to produce and sell “heavy heavy-duty diesel engines” that do not meet the agency’s current 2010 NOx emission limit by NOx emission limit by paying penalties to the federal government on a…
Attorney Bruce Millar of Millar & Mixon, LLC, in Atlanta cites ease of skirting FMCSA regulations and prevalence of ‘chameleon carriers’ in Georgia as reasons to seek reform.Atlanta truck accident attorney Bruce Millar said a recent report of lax trucking company oversight in Georgia is troubling and should spur legislation…
A reported said that truckers in many states have taken advantage of the temporary measures put into effect by the DOT, and that individual drivers are also expediting procedures in states that are not in an officially declared state of emergency by taking on larger loads and running routes more…
Truck tonnage increased 4.1 % in July from a year ago, American Trucking Associations said Tuesday. Tonnage was unchanged from June, ATA reported in its seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage report.The increase was the most year-over-year since February’s 5.5% upturn. Year to date, tonnage is 3.7% higher than the same…
Garmin International has announced the 7-inch dezl 760, the company’s newest trucking-specific GPS. A key difference between the 560 and the 760 is that the new model functions as a “digital assistant,” said Johan-Till Broer, media relations specialist with Garmin. Though its main purpose is still navigation, the 760 offers…
The owner-operators of the Trucking Solutions Group have taken an active role in promoting the health and wellness of drivers around the nation for three years now, since their first 61+ Health Awareness Walk at the Great American Trucking Show. The walk, named for the average life expectancy age for…
Having introduced the Multi Energy D dual drive tire last spring, Michelin Americas Truck Tires has added a fuel efficient dual for line haul applications, the Line Energy D. Like the regional dual and its One wide base tire, the Line is verified as a fuel efficient tire by the…
