EOBR debated over driver harassment
The harassment issue may be the key consideration for the FMCSA, which aims to devise a rule that mandates electronic logging devices.02.08.12
| FMCSA ordered U & D Service to immediately shut down after discovering the company was using drivers who did not possess valid ...
02.07.12
| Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks were using the same brake component that affected production of Navistar and Volvo Group trucks. 02.07.12
| The reopened lane of I-40 West is near the Tennessee-North Carolina border. 02.07.12
| The Peterbilt 587 SmartWay conventional tractor won in the heavy-duty division. heavy duty trucks
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Western Star 4700 SF to premier in test drive challenge
December 30, 2011
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 ...
Power to win: Do you have it?
November 30, 2011
We know Sugar Ray Leonard's got it. He delivered a "Power to Win!" keynote (pictured) to the 2011 VIPAR Heavy Duty Annual Business Conference, held in October in Tuscon.
The network ...
Titan serves power lifter contest
November 28, 2011
Winner Hapfor Julius Bjornsson pulled a Mack Titan faster than the nine other power lifters in the truck-pull event of the Met-Rx World’s Strongest Man contest, the Greensboro, N.C.-based truck ...
Two calls this week highlight driver advocacy efforts in D.C.
November 2, 2011
Scott Grenerth with Trucking Solutions Group today
Those of you who've read this blog with any regularity are probably well familiar with Fikes-leased owner-operator Scott Grenerth (pictured with a new ...
J.D. Power: Truck quality improves but at what cost?
June 30, 2011
Among trucks in service between 13 and 18 months, problems have decreased by 23 percent during the last six years, the J.D. Power study finds.
TRP alternators
April 20, 2011
New alternators for medium- and heavy-duty trucks feature the RE022 brush series with 150 amps of power and the RE 555 brush series with 160 amps of power, both with ...
SpeakOut
January 5, 2011
Drivers weigh in on issues such as greenhouse gas emissions, low per-mile pay, CSA regulations and much more.
Kenworth opens Pa. dealership
July 16, 2010
Kenworth opened a new full-service dealership in Shartlesville, Pa., the truck maker announced.
Report: Class 8 production projected to increase 26%
July 12, 2010
ACT projects full-year production of Class 8 vehicles will be up 26 percent compared to 2009.
California awards $200M to cut diesel emissions
June 25, 2010
The Los Angeles/Inland Empire, Central Valley, Bay Area and San Diego/Border regions received the Proposition 1B funds.

