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Free concert set for Saturday

January 17, 2012

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 ...

Cascadia production to ramp up

January 12, 2012

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

January 12, 2012

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 ...

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 ...

Epes drivers tie in referral contest

December 29, 2011

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

December 29, 2011

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 ...

Freightliner Trucks launches newly redesigned website

December 13, 2011

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

December 12, 2011

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 ...

G&P to deliver wreaths for outreach

December 9, 2011

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 ...

Ruling bans handheld phones for truckers Jan. 3

December 2, 2011

A ruling was issued Wednesday banning commercial truckers from using handheld phones while driving.
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