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PrePass adds weather, highway alerts to bypass service
Weigh station bypass provider PrePass has added a notification system to its PrePass Motion bypass app that alerts drivers when they’re approaching high winds, steep grades, construction zones and no commercial vehicle access roads.
May 13, 2019
Business
Estimated 650 truckers participate in annual Mother’s Day Convoy
Organizers estimate some 650 truckers turned out in a cold, all-day rain in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for the 26-mile convoy that has become one of the more unusual Mother’s Day traditions. While final numbers are not yet in, it’s believed they will have raised more than $500,000 for Make-A-Wish.
May 13, 2019
Business
Transflo adds spotted lanternfly compliance information to mobile app
The app upgrade provides access to current regulations, photos of the spotted lanternfly and one-touch reporting to agricultural authorities. It also directs users to information about the training and certification process, which is required for all businesses picking up and delivering freight in the quarantine zone.
May 13, 2019
Business
Owner-op income resilient in cooling market
Owner-operators’ miles were down 7.3% in the year’s first quarter, compared to the same period in 2018, no surprise after freight demand began slipping late last year. Yet net income averaged among all operators suffered little in that span, according to averages reported by ATBS, the largest financial services provider for owner-operators.
May 13, 2019
Custom Rigs
A short trade cycle to a 2020 Peterbilt 389, custom touches shown out at MATS
Independent Tad Schultz hauls step deck freight now in this beautiful rig. The 2020, powered by a 565-hp Cummins X15 engine, he put into service after extensive custom dressing working with Iowa Customs for parts from a variety of suppliers, HD Equipment in Grand Mound for the work in which he also participated.
May 10, 2019
Business
Jake brake now standard on International A26 engine
The Jake brake is now standard on the International A26 engine and comes factory installed on International LT Series long-haul vehicles, International RH Series regional haul vehicles, and International HV and HX Series severe vehicles, the company says.
May 10, 2019
Business
Trucker who fell asleep at wheel after falsifying logs awarded $80M
Trucker Lauro Lozano accused his employers of forcing him to change his logs to show he took his 34-hour break and take a load from Texas to Maryland. He fell asleep at the wheel along I-59 in Alabama and rear-ended another truck, causing severe injuries to himself.
May 10, 2019
Business
Mike Landis: Managing sticky situations in food-grade liquid bulk
The independent fell into his current dedicated hauling for a tank fleet based near his hometown in Lititz, Pa., hauling reefer freight in a trailer he owned. A mutual associate recommended his Landis & Sons one-truck business years ago to the tank fleet. Now, “They almost dispatch me as if I was one of their trucks.”
May 10, 2019
Business
I-10 Westbound to close through Phoenix this weekend
Westbound I-10 will be closed between 51st and 83rd avenues between 10 p.m. Friday, May 10, and 5 a.m. Monday, May 13. The closure will allow Arizona Department of Transportation crews to apply a new layer of asphalt through the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway work zone.
May 10, 2019
Voices
Half of readers object to a miles-traveled tax as fuel-tax replacement
Part of the picture complicating the very notion of replacing the fuel tax is the slow but steady overlay of toll roads on top of the current system, which so many view as tantamount to double taxation. About a third of readers, however, voiced some support for an equitable miles-traveled system.
May 9, 2019
Business
Defunct fleet Falcon blames fundraising attempts for not warning drivers of sudden closure
Falcon Transport — the roughly 700-truck fleet that suddenly shuttered operations late last month and left its drivers, equipment and freight stranded — says it did not notify employees before its closure because the company was trying to raise capital to keep the business afloat.
May 9, 2019
Business
Commercial Truck Trader launches mobile app
The app allows users to filter search results to specific requirements, including brand, category, upfit body and type, dealer, location, price, mileage and more.
May 9, 2019
Business
Seven fleets named to Forbes’ ‘Best Large Employers’ list
Forbes’ list is comprised of 500 of America’s largest employers with the rankings based on an independent survey of more than 50,000 employees across 25 industries. Estes jumped more than 300 spots to its ranking of 159 this year, making it the highest-ranking trucking company on the list.
May 9, 2019
Business
Dupré Logistics revamps driver bonuses
Dupré Logistics’ new incentive plan for drivers, structured to pay bonuses for performance and longevity in its Energy Distribution Services division, will pay out $1 million in bonus compensation above base pay to drivers for the first eligible period.
May 9, 2019
Custom Rigs
Portrait of two classics: ’71 Autocar and its paint scheme’s inspiration, ’74 Diamond Reo goes to the museum
Ohio-based heavy equipment operator James Green hunts down the inspiration for his late father’s 1971 Autocar’s paint scheme in a 1980 Overdrive issue, and donates his grandfather’s 1974 Diamond Reo, his final truck, to the Iowa 80 trucking museum. Take a run through some of that history with Green here.
May 8, 2019
Business
Autocar unveils new severe-duty refuse truck
The truck is the company’s first new conventional truck in 31 years. Autocar Trucks Managing Director Eric Schwartz says the workspace of the cab maximizes productivity for drivers of all body types, with everything visible and within easy reach.
May 8, 2019
Business
After preceding week’s rise in volumes, van and reefer rates reversed downward course
There was finally a bit of a turnaround in the van and reefer markets last week when it comes to rates. After volumes built the preceding week, better weather combined with a 4.2% jump in the number of available loads to push rates higher during the week ending May 5.
May 8, 2019
Parking
New TruckPark app allows drivers to reserve parking spaces
The TruckPark app currently allows drivers to reserve parking at 13 truck stops in and around Chicago, Cleveland, New York City, Atlanta, Dallas and Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. Company COO and co-founder Joshua Walls said TruckPark will soon be expanding to additional locations.
May 8, 2019
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