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Business

Bennett recruiting 200-plus owner-operators

A nationwide recruitment campaign to lease on more than 200 new owner-operators in 30 days.

April 16, 2010

Business

First step toward EOBRs for all?

Within the next few days, the federal goverment is expected to publish a final rule that will mandate electronic onboard recorders for the worst violators of the hours-of-service rule. Last week the rule cleared the White House, where it underwent some changes from what the U.S. Department of Transportation set over a few months ago. […]

March 22, 2010

Channel 19

The grand gesture — rival Maine log-hauling families spar

The Pelletiers and the Crawfords of Maine are known far and wide for their success in the log-hauling business in the north woods, the Pelletiers the subject of the Discovery Channel’s American Loggers series, which I wrote about in December when they took delivery of a couple new Mack Titans. The Crawfords, meanwhile, deserve and […]

March 10, 2010

Home

U.S. diesel price tumbles 3rd straight week

For the third straight week, the national average retail price of a gallon of diesel declined. The price dropped 5.2 cents to $2.781, according to the Department of Energy. All regions reported lower average prices, ranging from 2 cents in the Rocky Mountain area to 6 cents in the Central Atlantic. New England is the […]

February 3, 2010

Business

Tire Truck Centers adds facilities

Serive Tire Truck Centers has added 17 new facilities.

February 3, 2010

Reader Rigs

Bryan Nicholson of Delta, Pa., has logged more tha

Bryan Nicholson of Delta, Pa., has logged more than 1.1 million miles hauling dry freight in this 2000 Kenworth W900L, which he calls his portable office. The truck runs on a 600-hp Caterpillar and an 18-speed transmission, and is fully equipped with a laptop, printer, fax machine, copier and scanner.

January 20, 2010

Channel 19

iPhone app as dealer lot

The folks at CommercialTruckTrader.com have introduced the latest in iPhone apps from the heavy duty trucking industry, and with it comes the following slick, simple, well-soundtracked video, detailing the app’s truck-searching and social functionality. And thinking about on the past year or so, which saw at least three trucking-related iPhone apps detailed in these pages — […]

January 15, 2010

Overdrive Extra

Clothes, fuel and computers lead factory report

Clothing was one of nine growing sectors that produced the fifth consecutive month of expansion for the nation’s manufacturing sector.

January 7, 2010

Business

Index at year’s highest level

The seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.7 percent in November.

December 30, 2009

Business

Cummins natural gas engine available in Kenworth tractors

Cummins Westport ISL G natural gas engines are available in Kenworth T800 short hodd and W900S models.

December 21, 2009

Business

Joplin Petro wins service award

A Petro station in Joplin, Mo., won a high-ranking service award from a national automotive service group.

December 18, 2009

Business

TA opens Calif. center

TravelCenter of America opened a 4,0000-square-foot store on I-5 at Laval Road in Wheeler Ridge, Calif.

December 14, 2009