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Love’s begins adding dog parks to certain locations
Each dog park is approximately 50-by-100 feet and includes double air-locked gates for pet safety, well-maintained pet waste stations, a bench, smoker’s receptacle and an off-leash area for pets to roam.
December 13, 2018
Business
Volvo Trucks names new global boss
Roger Alm has been appointed as president of Volvo Trucks and a new member of Volvo’s Group Executive Board, replacing Claes Nilsson, who will retire from his position Jan. 1.
December 13, 2018
Business
EPA to investigate questions surrounding pro-glider kits study
By opening this investigation, the agency’s inspector general now has two active investigations into studies regarding glider kit emissions. The new probe will investigate the EPA’s use of a maligned study produced by Tennessee Tech that has been deemed flawed by the college.
December 12, 2018
Channel 19
Custom mapping app Trucker Notes designed by an independent to save parking information
Debbie Desiderato is the owner-op behind the free app, launched within the last few months. She came to it with hopes of creating a way for herself and other truckers to save their notes about locations visited along their routes, chiefly nontraditional parking places but also plenty more, as she’s found utilizing the app.
December 12, 2018
Gear
New Pig’s Oily Water Cleanup Towels
New Pig’s Oily Water Cleanup Towels in Vac-Pack absorbent towels are made to allow water to pass through during outdoor cleanups and oily tool wipedowns, capturing oils, fuels and hydrocarbons. Packaged in convenient and space-saving vacuum pacs, the towe
December 12, 2018
Business
Calif. lawmakers could act on ruling that threatens owner-operators — but it may not be positive
One bill in the California General Assembly would offer relief to fleets and owner-operators by nullifying an April ruling by the California Supreme Court. The other, however, would make the court decision state law — a potentially damaging development for owner-operators in California.
December 12, 2018
Business
Trucking to help deliver 1.8 million wreaths for Wreaths Across America Day
Approximately 200 trucking companies will volunteer their time and trucks to help deliver around 1.8 million wreaths as part of this year’s Wreaths Across America (WAA) national event, which honors U.S. veterans by placing wreaths on their graves both at home and abroad.
December 12, 2018
Business
Fleets to begin testing all-electric Volvo VNR tractor in 2019
Volvo Trucks North America announced Tuesday that it will deploy 23 all-electric Class 8 tractors next year in California. The company plans to demonstrate and test an all-electric version of its regional Volvo VNR tractor, launched in 2017, in partnership with fleets NFI and Dependable Highway Express.
December 12, 2018
Business
KeepTruckin updates IFTA accounting
For small fleets utilizing KeepTruckin’s electronic logging devices in tandem with its IFTA fuel tax accouting features, part of the company’s Plus plan, truckers in the field can now enter information about their fuel purchase right at the point of purchase.
December 12, 2018
Business
Southeastern winter storm claims three truckers’ lives
An Alabama-based trucker was hit by an out-of-control SUV when walking on the shoulder of I-81 in Tennessee after his truck broke down. Another driver is still missing after his truck was found in the Neuse River in North Carolina, while a third driver reportedly had a heart attack while trying to shovel free his stuck truck.
December 11, 2018
Parking
National truck-parking coalition releases working-group resource materials
Regardless of just where parking needs are greatest, in the wake of Jason’s Law and ongoing organization around the nation to address them, “today’s shortage of truck parking capacity is a national safety concern” — new resources from coalition working groups offer tools to current and would-be advocates, governments, planners and more.
December 11, 2018
Business
Trucking employment rallied in November after October lull
The for-hire trucking industry added 4,500 jobs in the month of November, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Labor Department. But the agency downwardly revised October’s employment stats to show a 200-job loss in the October — erasing gains reported by preliminary figures for the month.
December 11, 2018
Business
Diesel prices hit eight-month low
Prices fell in all regions across the country during the most recent week with the most significant decrease being seen in the Gulf Coast region, which fell by 5.5 cents.
December 11, 2018
Business
Trucker, Army vet awarded specially-wrapped truck from Transport America
Transport America recently selected 20-year trucker and Army veteran Russ Cox as the driver of its first Armed Forces Fleet truck. Cox said he was proud to be selected to drive the truck, which has a custom, Army-themed truck wrap. Cox served for 11 years and was a tank crew member on an M1A1 tank.
December 11, 2018
Overdrive Extra
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Choose to be a professional and you will create value, and you will know what your personal value is worth when it is time to ask for a raise, search for a company to call home, or negotiate that contract with the broker or shipper business partner.
December 11, 2018
Business
Meritor’s axles standard equipment on Wabash trailers
Meritor axles will be standard equipment on Wabash National Corp.’s dry and reefer trailer products, Meritor announced, among other details of a three-year agreement that takes effect at the first of the year.
December 11, 2018
Business
Watch: Another huge spool rolls down a Houston interstate
For the third time in recent months, a large spool of some sort has broken free from the truck that was carrying it and rolled down a Houston area interstate. The latest incident occurred Friday, Dec. 7 on Interstate 610. Similar spools made getaway attempts in October and November.
December 10, 2018
Channel 19
Avoid getting stiffed: New flag on brokers with bonds pending cancellation can be effective recon tool
If a surety provider’s notice of cancellation of a broker’s bond can’t result in an immediate suspension because of “the need for rulemaking,” as FMCSA has noted, “that is a catch-22,” one watcher says, a “stretch of highway 100 miles long” with no stop signs against a fradulent broker doing business with no intent to pay. There’s a stop sign available now.
December 10, 2018
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