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Business
Cascade Sierra offers funding
Organization has approximately $20 million in funding to help small trucking companies and owner-operators upgrade or replace their trucks.
August 18, 2011
Business
Wingfoot opens tire service center
Commercial tire dealer Wingfoot opened a new Truck Care Center in Baytown, Texas, the Goodyear subsidiary says. The facility is located along Interstate 10 at exit 789. It has three service bays, one each for tire service, light mechanical work and oil changes.
August 18, 2011
Business
Volvo gets SuperTruck funds
Volvo and Mack Trucks will team to improve the freight-moving efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and reduce greenhouse gases.
August 18, 2011
Business
Minnesota to restrict bridge weight limit
State will temporarily restrict the weight of loads that can access the Highway 36 Stillwater Lift Bridge.
August 17, 2011
Channel 19
The future Lady McCartney’s trucking roots
Did you know the daughter of New England Motor Freight Chairman and CEO Myron Shevell also happens to hold the distinction of being engaged to none other than famous Beatle Sir Paul McCartney? It’s true, at least if we are to believe the New York Observer, who published a story about Shevell (pictured) and her […]
August 17, 2011
Nancy Shevell
Business
Old Dominion to expand Indianapolis facility
Thomasville, N.C.-based Old Dominion Freight Line is expanding its regional Indianapolis hub from 223 doors to 325. The carrier plans to expand the existing facility at 3915 W. Morris St. by 84,000 square feet and hire 183 new employees by 2014.
August 17, 2011
Business
Gordon Trucking buys Buske Lines
Gordon Trucking Inc.  purchased Edwardsville, Ill.-based Buske Lines Inc. The acquisition includes Buske’s 150 power units and 375 refrigerated and dry-van trailers. A 35,000-square-foot shop in Pontoon Beach, Ill., also part of the purchase, will serve as a maintenance, truck driver and operations center for Gordon, based in Seattle.
August 17, 2011
Business
DOT makes grants
Agency announced $417.3 million in grants to fund projects ranging from interstate maintenance to research.
August 17, 2011
Cement Pour Fla Dot Od
Business
Ambest teams up with Michelin
Ambest is now featuring Michelin tires and products, as well as tire and emergency road service, at many of its service locations. Those 68 dealer locations are listed on the tire maker’s website.
August 17, 2011
Channel 19
Service deal at Midwest Pete dealer promotes safety with savings
If you missed the news yesterday, the network of Peterbilt dealers in Sioux City Truck Sales has jumped in with support of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Buckle Up in Your Truck” safety campaign. Big deal, right? Well, yes. The dealer is putting its money where its mouth is on this one. In the […]
August 16, 2011
Sioux City Truck Sales Coupon
Business
Forecast: Operator pay rising
Over the next 12 months, owner-operator pay is predicted to rise 4 to 6 cents a mile and company driver pay 3 to 5 cents a mile.
August 16, 2011
Business
Baker Truck Corral opens shore power location in Oregon
Baker Truck Corral, off Interstate 84 near Baker City, Ore, has equipped 24 truck parking spaces with electrical service. The stop is the first of 50 that will be outfitted with plug-in and recharging stations provided by Shorepower Technologies in a U.S. Department of Energy grant program. The stations provide 120 VAC, 208 VAC or […]
August 16, 2011
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