The Trucker News Channel Episode #022
In this edition we cover… Truckers descend on Washington DC New stats show truck crashes are up. Our Rig of the Week.
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Truck sales drop slightly in September; gain over one year ago 35.4 percent
Sales of Class 8 trucks in the United States decreased 1.1 percent in September as compared to August, but year to-date-sales continue to post impressive
FMCSA issues regional emergency declaration in advance of Hurricane Michael
WASHINGTON — In response to Hurricane Michael, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Southern Service Center has issued a regional emergency declaration for the states
OOIDA’s Norita Taylor named Germinder20 Power of Pink honoree
NEW YORK — Germinder + Associates has named Norita Taylor, president of the Greater Kansas City Public Relations Society of America chapter and public relations
Peterbilt to celebrate United Way campaign with third annual Pride and Class Parade in the downtown Denton
DENTON, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Co. will celebrate its annual United Way campaign with the third annual Pride and Class Parade in the downtown Denton
The Trucker News Channel Episode #021
In this episode we cover… Cows on the interstate Trucker ends high speed chase FMCSA approves younger CDL holders
Finalists named for 2018 Influential Woman in Trucking Award
PLOVER, Wis. — Women In Trucking Association and Freightliner Trucks have named three finalists for the 2018 Influential Woman in Trucking award. This is the
Love’s branded DEF now available for $15.99
OKLAHOMA CITY — Love’s Travel Stops now offers its own private label diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) for auto diesel and professional driver Customers. The product
USDOT releases latest version of guidance for automated vehicles
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Thursday released new federal guidance for automated vehicles, advancing its commitment to supporting the safe integration of
NHTSA report shows truck-crash fatalities increased in 2017
WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday that people killed in crashes involving “large” trucks increased 9 percent in 2017 over 2016.
Large fleet driver turnover rate up 10 percentage points thus far in 2018
ARLINGTON, Va. — The annualized turnover rate at large truckload carriers jumped four percentage points in the second quarter to 98 percent, according to American
Preliminary September Class 8 order data continue to show strong year
Preliminary data for orders of Class 8 trucks in September didn’t set a record such as has been the case several times in 2018, but
The Trucker News Channel Episode #020
In this episode we cover… Pilot Flying J exec gets jail time. Man steals semi in his pajamas. An Interstate turns into a river of
Bendix to acquire ProSteering, N.A. remanufacturer of all-makes steering components
ELYRIA, Ohio — Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Tuesday said it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire the ProSteering business of JM Engineered Products, a
EROAD provides FMCSA with ELD data for HOS revision study
PORTLAND, Ore. — EROAD, a global technology provider of fleet management, electronic tax reporting and ELD compliance products for the transportation industry, said in a
ATRI report says motor carriers’ marginal cost per mile rose 6 percent in 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. — With economic activity strengthening in 2017, the average marginal cost per mile incurred by motor carriers increased 6 percent to $1.69, according
Yokohama opens new R&D facility in North Carolina
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) has officially opened its new tire research and development facility – the Yokohama Development Center America (YDCA)
Mississippi DOT project designed to relieve I-55 congestion
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Transportation is set to begin a project that the agency says will relieve peak drive time congestion on
High Ekberg to succeed Dave Rusch as president, CEO of CRST International
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — As part of CRST’s two-year succession plan, CRST International one of the largest privately-held transportation and logistics companies in the United
Florida, West Virginia, Arizona technicians win Navistar competition
LISLE, Ill. — Symbolizing Navistar’s commitment to customer uptime, technicians from Florida, West Virginia and Arizona took home first place in the three categories of