Love’s rebrands second store along Oklahoma’s Turner Turnpike
CHANDLER, Okla. — Love’s has completed the conversion of a second former EZ GO store along the Turner Turnpike (Interstate 44). The Chandler, Oklahoma, store,
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Preliminary data show ‘weak’ trailer orders for August
COLUMBUS, Ind. — According to a preliminary report released by ACT Research, net trailer orders for August increased sequentially, to 11,500 units, but were lower against
Teamsters urge Senate to begin bankruptcy reform hearings on Yellow
WASHINGTON — The Teamsters Union is requesting that the Senate investigate the unfolding bankruptcy of Yellow Corp. following a Sept. 19, 2023, special Senate Judiciary
Trucker earns TCA Highway Angel wings for helping save injured motorcyclist
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Patrick ‘Pat’ Grant of Troy, New York, has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) for stopping to
BP appoints Kate Thomson as interim CFO
LONDON — BP on Sept. 19 announced that Kate Thomson has been appointed as the fuel giant’s interim chief financial officer. Her appointment follows the
Truckstop report reflects drop in spot rates for week of Sept. 10-15
NEW PLYMOUTH, Idaho — Following three straight weekly gains, total broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop system posted their largest decrease since mid-July during the
ATA truck tonnage index for August shows slight increase from July
Washington — The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.2% in August after rising 1.1% in July. In August, the
NACFE, RMI release preliminary data from 2023 Run on Less event
NEW YORK — On Sept. 11, 2023, The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) launched Run on Less —
Mary Chan named COO of Nikola Corp.
PHOENIX — Nikola Corp. on Sept. 18 announced the appointment of Mary Chan as chief operating officer (COO), effective Oct. 9. As COO, Chan will
Diesel prices still rising
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — U.S. diesel prices are continuing to climb. According to the Sept. 18 report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the average
Costs for vehicle parts, labor dropped in second quarter of ’23, data shows
CLEVELAND — Vehicle parts and labor expenses dropped during the second quarter of 2023, the American Trucking Association’s (ATA) Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) and
JB Hunt to acquire broker assets of BNSF logistics
LOWELL, Ark., and FORT WORTH, Texas — J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to buy the brokerage operations of BNSF Logistics
EKA, BlueGrace Logistics to deliver integrated LTL services
SALT LAKE CITY — EKA Solutions Inc., a provider of the People-First cloud-based integrated freight management platform EKA Omni-TMS, has announced a less-than-truckload (LTL) partnership
More than $9.9M in marijuana seized from big rig in Laredo, Texas
LAREDO, Texas — Federal authorities have seized nearly $10 million worth of marijuana from a tractor-trailer that was supposed to be carrying home goods. According
ATA’s technology, maintenance council begins skills competition
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) has opened the TMC’s 2022 Fall Meeting & National Technician Skills Competitions
Cops seize hundreds of pounds of pot from rig’s sleeper during west Tennessee traffic stop
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. — Agents with the West Tennessee Drug Task Force seized more than 300 pounds of marijuana from the sleeper berth of an
Yellow receives OK to sell its truck fleet
NEW YORK — A U.S. bankruptcy court has approved Yellow Corp’s request to sell its fleet of trucks by October while continuing to market their
J.J. Keller delivers new resource for dash cam users
NEENAH, Wis. — Fleets that use dash cameras have a new resource to get the most from their investment — the J. J. Keller Video Review
Feds giving grants to improve CDL licensing process
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) plans to award approximately $48 million in grant funding to increase
Big rig spills chicken, clucks up Atlanta area traffic
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — A tractor-trailer overturned in a multi-vehicle accident along Interstate 285 on Wednesday, Sept. 13, spilling 80,000 pounds of chicken onto the