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Let the (fuel-mileage) games begin!
When owner-operator Henry Albert proposed that he test speed’s effect on fuel mileage on his blog Feb. 22 by dropping his top speed from 65 to 60, he sparked a wellspring of commentary from his readers. At first, he marveled at all the reaction. In the end, however, it’s easily explained: simple, quantifiable results are […]
February 27, 2012
Business
Trucker wins flat-screen TV in Christmas promo
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 Christmas, said Troy, Ill.-based Truck Centers Inc. Phares, an owner-operator and resident of Springfield, Ill., also garnered other prizes, the total for which is valued […]
December 29, 2011
Business
Maverick to add 350 new trucks
Among the new trucks, 190 units will be replacements. The remaining 160 units will represent growth.
December 9, 2011
Business
Schneider, Freightliner chosen for 9/11 events
The World Memorial organization invited Schneider National and Freightliner Trucks 2011 Ride of Pride truck.
October 4, 2011
Business
Driver races Freightliner to mountain summit
Mike Ryan roared to the 6,288-foot summit of Mt. Washington in 8 minutes, 2 seconds, claiming a record.
July 16, 2011
Voices
Roadside Attractions
An outlaw is riding into cowboy country, there’s a new dame on the Dalton, tornadoes take down some rigs, truckers say not to human freight and other industry news items are featured.
July 1, 2011
Business
Custom Cascadia takes Ride of Pride
For the ninth consecutive year, employees at the Freightliner plant in Cleveland, N.C., have customized a Freightliner Cascadia to make a 400-mile ride to Washington, D.C., for Memorial Day.
May 27, 2011
Business
Truck driving champion wins Cascadia
Conway-Freight driver and National Truck Driving Champion Carl Krites has won a 2010 Freightliner Cascadia.
November 9, 2010
Channel 19
‘Never forget’: 9/11 remembered by owner-operator Dick McCorkle
Perkins Specialized leased owner-operator Dick McCorkle (pictured) was there, or at least within a few miles of there, when jet airliners were flown into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center complex on Sept. 11, 2001. Specifically, he’d just delivered to a trade show at 42nd St. and 7th Ave., near Times […]
September 10, 2010
Business
U.S. Xpress exec gets milestone Freightliner
CEO Max Fuller took delivery of his 50,000th truck of a single make – Freightliner.
August 6, 2010
Business
Angsten chosen as newest Freightliner Slice of Life driver
Gina Angsten is the newest driver in Freightliner’s Slice of Life program.
April 15, 2010
Business
Chrome Shop Mafia tricks out new Freightliner models
Freightliner’s new Cascadia and Coronado models have received custom makeovers at 4 State Trucks’ Chrome Shop Mafia in Joplin, Mo.
January 21, 2010
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