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Mark Voeltz’s 2006 Peterbilt 379 extended hood tri

Mark Voeltz’s 2006 Peterbilt 379 extended hood tri-axle dump truck hauls blacktop and concrete. The truck has a 475-hp Caterpillar and an 18-speed Fuller transmission.

August 23, 2010

Business

Shippers stop providing chassis

Rule made intermodal equipment providers subject to federal roadability regulations for the first time.

August 20, 2010

Business

Volvo recalls 270 workers to truck plant

The recall will support a production ramp-up at the Virginia plant driven by increased orders.

August 20, 2010

Business

Fugitives arrested in Arizona

John Charles McCluskey and accomplice Casslyn Welch were taken into custody after being caught at a campground.

August 20, 2010

Channel 19

Wiper blades with a cause

The folks behind the AutoTex Pink wiper blades tell me the blades are sized to fit 85 percent of heavy-duty trucks on the road, as well as all manner of autos — but that’s not the most interesting thing about them. The idea behind the blades comes from wiper-blade manufacturer Wexco Industries cofounder Paula Lombard, […]

August 20, 2010

Business

Aug. 27: Partners in Business

You won’t find a better two-hour presentation about running an owner-operator business than the Partners in Business seminar by Overdrive and ATBS, sponsored by Freightliner Trucks and Schneider National.

August 19, 2010

Business

Super session panel kicks off GATS

How truck, trailer and engine makers will deal with the future will be discussed during the Super Session panel.

August 19, 2010

Business

Transport America wins top award

Transport Corp. of America has been named Limited Brands’ 2009 Mid-Sized Carrier of the Year.

August 19, 2010

Channel 19

Honeybees get revenge on bear

North Carolina Wake County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Jenkins had to sit in his cruiser for upwards of 15 hours yesterday after a truck driver under a load of honeybees had been disabled west of Raleigh. “The truck driver,” CNN reported, was on his way to Rocky Mount, N.C., and “had been hauling the bees at […]

August 19, 2010

Business

Seattle port schedules truck registry deadline

Port has given drayage truckers until Dec. 31 to register their trucks, which must have a 1994 engine or newer.

August 19, 2010

Business

Randy Houser to headline at GATS

Bluegrass band The Grascals will open for Houser at the Great American Trucking Show.

August 18, 2010

Business

DOT drug, alcohol sweep nets 109 drivers

During the two week sweep, FMCSA strike force investigators examined the drug and alcohol safety records of commercial drivers.

August 18, 2010