Trucking adds 5,300 jobs in January
Payroll employment in for-hire trucking is up by 51,500, or 4 percent, from January 2011.02.03.12
| Paccar, Navistar and Volvo have deferred shipments of Class 8 vehicles equipped with the faulty part. 02.03.12
| Two years ago, the American Trucking Associations and others filed suit against the state board’s low carbon fuel standard. 02.03.12
| Five texting and cell phone use violations will now contribute the highest (10 points) weighted severity to carriers’ numerical rankings. 02.01.12
| California Air Resources Board had issued a public letter to Navistar saying the company's emissions credits for the engine will expire Feb. ...
Industry Briefs
Alliance Truck Parts 2012 NASCAR schedule set
Alliance Truck Parts Racing Team’s NASCAR racing starts Feb. 25 in Daytona, Fla., and includes 22 weekends. Penske driver Sam Hornish Jr. is the driver for the Alliance Truck Parts ...
DMS Moving Systems wins award
DMS Moving Systems, based in Canton, Mich., was recently chosen for the 2011 Moving and Storage Agent of the Year Service Excellence Award from the American Moving and Storage Association. ...
Michelin continues aid for Back on the Road program
Michelin Americas Truck Tires will continue to support Arrow Truck Sales’ Back on the Road Program through 2012, the tire maker announced.
The program provides one deserving driver with a truck ...
Trucker Buddy David Kuklewicz is ‘the whole package’
David Kuklewicz has been named Trucker Buddy International’s Trucker Buddy of the Month for October 2011. The trucker was nominated by Deborah Jagow Wynes, the special education teacher he has ...
Pet rescue to host fundraiser
Operation Roger Truckers Pet Transportation, of Joshua, Texas, will host its fifth annual auction at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 24th, in the Papa John’s parking lot following the Mid America ...
Fox Sports to re-air truck episode
Big rig innovators will be featured on the Fox Sports Network Motorhead Garage TV show at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 29 and at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 31. The episode with hosts ...
Kenworth expands northeastern Indiana service
A full-service Kenworth dealership has opened in Fremont, Ind., at 7267 North Baker St. The 12,800-square-foot facility is near the intersection of Interstate 69 and Interstates 80 and 90, which ...
Drivers get pay increase
Driver pay increases are effective immediately, Omaha, Neb.-based Hill Brothers Transportation, Inc. announced.
Company drivers will receive 2-cent raise per mile to base pay, which equals up to 41 cents per ...
Free concert set for Saturday
Terry Wooley will headline a free concert from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Midway Truck Stop, exit 121, off Interstate 70 near Columbia, Mo. Wooley ...
NATSO to distribute alerts for abducted children
The travel plaza industry plans to distribute information about missing children in truck stops nationally, the truck stop trade group NATSO Inc. said. The group will collaborate with the Amber ...
Cascadia production to ramp up
The Freightliner Truck plant in Cleveland, N.C., plans to add 1,100 jobs by year's end to make more Cascadias, Daimler Trucks North America announced. The majority of the positions ...
Mack’s Titan to make National Geographic TV debut
A Mack Titan with a Mack MP10 engine will be featured on the National Geographic Channel's Ultimate Factories TV series at 8 p.m. EST this Saturday, the Greensboro, N.C.-based truck ...
Pilot purchases 7 Bosselman stops
Newly renamed Pilot Travel Centers, seven Bosselman stops in the Midwest were purchased by Pilot Flying J, the Knoxville, Tenn.-based travel center franchise announced.
All open for business, the centers are ...
Daimler to extend Trucker Buddy aid
Daimler Trucks North America will support the Trucker Buddy International through 2014, the educational nonprofit outreach announced.
Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks and Detroit Diesel already participate in the group’s monthly ...
Android trucking app launches
The Android version of Pilot Flying J’s MyPilot app is now available for smartphones and tablets, the travel center company said.
Features include one-touch calling, a search function to find locations ...
Alternative fuels conference set
A Green Transportation Conference focusing on alternative fuels and new vehicles is planned for Jan. 11 in Salem, Ore.
Atlas Van Lines driver wins an AMSA top honor
Atlas Van Lines driver Charles Allen has been named The American Moving and Storage Association's 2011 Special Commodities Super Van Operator.
Allen, a specialized transport driver, has logged 3 million miles ...
Gem City Tire adds new center
Gem City Tire has opened a 30,000-square-foot full-service truck tire center in Sharonville, Ohio, a northern suburb of Cincinnati. The sixth such center for Gem City Tire, the Sharonville facility ...
Western Star 4700 SF to premier in test drive challenge
Western Star’s new 4700SF dump truck, equipped with a 450-hp Detroit Diesel DD13 and Allison 4500 RDS transmission, will make its debut in the Serious Trucks Challenge in January at ...
Epes drivers tie in referral contest
Epes Transport System driver Eric Betts won a new Chevrolet Silverado, and Tim Britt and Donald Washburn won $5,000 for having the most referrals in a carrier-wide contest, the Greensboro, ...
Trucker wins flat-screen TV in Christmas promo
Veteran trucker Ron Phares won a flat-screen TV, DVD player and power converter for his Freightliner Cascadia as a grand prize package in a promotion named the 12 Days of ...
Lakeville orders 165 International ProStar+ trucks
Less-than-truckload carrier Lakeville Motor Express announced Dec. 16 purchase of a new fleet of 165 International ProStar+ trucks.
Chairman Shari Taylor Wilsey and Roger Wilsey Sr., CEO, recently assumed ownership of ...
Kenworth dealer hosts natural gas event
More than 350 truck and fleet operators learned about new available equipment and the future of natural gas fuel in the trucking industry at a recent show held by Kenworth ...
Rush Truck Centers crowns top techs
It was a hot time in Ol' San Antone as Rush Truck Centers topped off its sixth annual technician challenge with Rush truck technicians competing in various events, including OE ...
Freightliner Trucks launches newly redesigned website
A newly redesigned website features new product support and navigation tools, Portland, Ore.-based Freightliner Trucks announced.
The website showcases the truck maker's on-highway, medium duty, severe duty and alternative power solutions, ...
Pilot Flying J opens new stop in Iowa
Osceola, Iowa, is home to a new Pilot Flying J travel center at 2010 West Clay St. at Exit 34 off Interstate 35. The 5,500-square-foot center hosts four fuel ...
White River offers new programs
White River Transportation, an agent of Time Dispatch Services Inc., has announced a number of new initiatives.
To boost driver recruitment, the Burr Ridge, Ill.-based company is offering a $5,000 down ...
Maverick to add 350 new trucks
Among the new trucks, 190 units will be replacements. The remaining 160 units will represent growth.
G&P to deliver wreaths for outreach
Gaston, S.C.-based G&P Trucking Co. will deliver wreaths to veterans’ graves as part of the national Wreaths Across America outreach.
G&P driver Danny Burgess, a Navy veteran, will transport the wreaths ...
Love’s opens Kankakee, Ill., stop
A new travel plaza with Arby's restaurant and 90 truck spaces opened in Kankakee, Ill., off Interstate 57 at exit 308, Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores said.
Drivers who make ...
