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FedEx Freight’s Logan is 2012 NTDC Grand Champion
Don Logan, a FedEx Freight professional truck driver from Topeka, Kan., was named the 2012 Bendix National Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion. Logan’s driving skills and knowledge of transportation and truck safety information topped those of 425 other professional drivers from all across the United States at the 75th annual NTDC, held in Minneapolis and […]
August 11, 2012
D&T driver awarded Disney Cruise
A Disney Cruise, complete with a stay in Orlando, Fla., was the award trip of choice for D&T Trucking driver Alan Lloyd. He and his daughter enjoyed a seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise, with stops in St. Thomas, St. Maarten, St. John and Disney’s Castaway Cay. Lloyd won the trip after being named one four recipients […]
August 9, 2012
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Trucking Conditions Index continues downward trend
FTR Associates on Wednesday, Aug. 8, announced that its Trucking Conditions Index for June continued its downward trend, declining a half point from May to a reading of 4.5, weaker than initial expectations. The Trucking Conditions Index is a compilation of factors affecting trucking companies; any reading above 0 indicates a positive environment for truckers, […]
August 8, 2012
Business
Dayton Freight opens new service center in Lowell, Ind.
Dayton Freight announced the opening of its new service center in Lowell, Ind. The company says the facility’s strategic location in northwest Indiana off Interstate 65 will help it better serve the Chicagoland area. The custom-built facility features 32 doors and a large maintenance shop. Dayton Freight says it will gain efficiencies such as faster […]
August 8, 2012
Business
Tango Transport to hold Memphis job fair Aug. 18
Tango Transport announced an Aug. 18 job fair to fill what the company describes as “an immediate need for more than 100 new employees from the Memphis area.” The company says it has openings for over-the-road and regional truck drivers, along with diesel and trailer mechanics, to work from its terminal in West Memphis, Ark. […]
August 8, 2012
Business
Trucking industry stakeholders asked to rank top concerns
The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, has launched the 2012 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey, commissioned by the American Trucking Associations, asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with appropriate strategies for addressing each issue. This year, the survey has […]
August 7, 2012
Business
Prime, Universal Truckload choose Raildecks intermodal flatbed platform
Raildecks, a provider of intermodal flatbed trailers, announced that Universal Truckload Services and Prime Intermodal both now are “Certified Equipment Partners” and that both companies have completed the Raildeck Equipment Certification Training Program, which enables their trainers to certify others drivers within their organization. “In the preliminary work we have done to start the project, […]
August 7, 2012
Business
Mack announces driver-oriented cab enhancements
Mack Trucks on Tuesday, Aug. 7, unveiled a suite of driver-focused enhancements for its Pinnacle highway models designed to improve comfort and productivity. The new interior enhancements include: • An optional center storage console, located between the seats in Pinnacle Day Cab models, that provides nearly one cubic foot of convenient space for large-item storage. […]
August 7, 2012
Business
ATA seeks nominations for ‘Good stuff’ Trucking Image Award
The American Trucking Associations announced that it is seeking nominations for the sixth annual Mike Russell “Good stuff” Trucking Image Award that honors those that generate positive awareness of the trucking industry. This year’s award is sponsored by TMW Systems Inc. “It is important to highlight trucking’s role as the backbone of the American economy,” […]
August 3, 2012
Business
Decker opens new relocated terminal in Bessemer, Ala.
Decker Truck Line announced the relocation and grand opening of its new terminal in Bessemer, Ala. The new office and shop facility, previously located in nearby Birmingham, is a quarter-mile from Interstate 59/20 on Powder Plant Road and is part of a $2 million expansion project to serve Decker customers in 16 Southeastern states. The […]
August 2, 2012
Business
E.W. Wylie rolls out Pay for Performance program
E.W. Wylie recently introduced a new “Pay for Performance” bonus program that allows its driving professionals to earn from 1 cent to 6 cents in additional per mile pay based on individual driving performance. “We are always looking for ways to help our drivers become the best paid in the industry,” says Bob Sweeney, director […]
July 23, 2012
Business
CVOC presentation to address employment law landmines
R. Eddie Wayland, an employment law expert and general counsel for the Truckload Carriers Association, will discuss “Employment law potholes on the road ahead,” on Wednesday, Aug. 22, during the first day of the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference. Wayland, a partner in Nashville, Tenn.-based King & Ballow, has represented companies in the trucking industry for […]
July 23, 2012
Business
FedEx driver named TCA Highway Angel for helping wreck victims
The Truckload Carriers Association announced that Kenny Cass of FedEx Freight’s operation based in Portland, Ore., has been named a Highway Angel for helping at the scene of an accident. On March 22 at about 8:10 p.m., Cass was driving along Martin Luther King Blvd. in Portland when he witnessed a pickup truck rear-end a […]
July 23, 2012
Business
Hino to launch new cabover trucks in U.S. this fall
Hino Trucks announced that its new Class 5 195 and 195h COE trucks will be arriving at Hino dealerships across the country this fall. Available with a diesel (195) or diesel-electric hybrid (195h) powertrain, the 19,500 GVW trucks feature 210 horsepower and 440 lb.-ft. of torque from Hino’s 5-liter J05E Series engine. Hino says the […]
July 23, 2012
Business
Peterbilt expands suspension options for Model 382
Peterbilt Motors Co. announced the expanded availability of its proprietary Air Leaf, Low Air Leaf and Air Trac drive axle suspensions to the Model 382. The suspensions are designed to provide a smooth, controlled ride and facilitate excellent braking and handling features. “The 382 has established a reputation for outstanding quality, reliability and exceptional serviceability […]
July 20, 2012
Business
PSP records system reviewed, updates proposed
The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed to update and reissue a System of Records Notice titled “Department of Transportation / Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration – 007 Pre-Employment Screening Program.” The updated system of records consists of information that is created and used by the program to provide commercial drivers and persons conducting pre-employment […]
July 19, 2012
Business
Swift sees 2.6% increase in 2Q revenues
Swift Transportation on Thursday, July 19, reported earnings of $0.27 per share for the second quarter of 2012, while revenues rose 2.6 percent year-over-year to $872.6 million. “Our average operational truck count grew sequentially by 0.6 percent to 14,627 during the second quarter of 2012 compared to 14,546 during the first quarter of 2012,” the […]
July 19, 2012
Business
TransAm specs Eaton’s UltraShift Plus for 1,000 Kenworth T680s
Eaton Corp. announced it recently received one of the company’s largest single fleet orders for its lineup of fully automated UltraShift Plus transmissions. As part of a new truck order for 1,000 Kenworth T680 tractors, TransAm Trucking of Olathe, Kan., has specified Eaton’s UltraShift Plus Linehaul Active Shifting model 10-speed transmissions on all of the […]
July 19, 2012
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