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Daimler Issues Recall on Western Star Trucks

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling about 21 model year 2021-2022 Western Star 4900 trucks for a potential steering issue, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents. In the affected trucks , the steering shaft pinch bolt…

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Brightstar Acquiring Novae Corp.

Brightstar Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Novae Corp. in partnership with the company’s founder and senior management team, the private equity firm reported Dec. 15. Steve Bermes, chief executive of Novae…

For independent trucking operators, the largest chunk of their insurance costs is liability coverage, which pays for injuries and property damage from a wreck. For over-the-road drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires

White House Aims To Shore Up Trucking

The White House unveiled a sweeping initiative aimed at shoring up the ranks of the nation’s truck drivers that could potentially lead to boosting driver pay. The Biden-Harris Administration Trucking Action Plan is being launched…

Roadrunner Transportation Former CFO Gets 2-years

Former CFO Gets 2-year Sentence

A former chief financial officer (CFO) of Roadrunner Transportation Inc. has been sentenced to two years in person for his role in an accounting fraud scheme that led the company to restate its earnings and…

Bulk Carriers founder Richard Hartrick dies

Bulk Carriers Founder Dies

Richard Stephen Hartrick, who in March of 1976 founded Bulk Carriers Transportation Equipment Co., died Dec. 18 at his home in New Philadelphia, Ohio, following a year-long illness. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 24, 1946…

Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS)

Schneider Test Safety System

Schneider will become the first truckload carrier to conduct a trial deployment of “lifesaving technology” developed through the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) program, a public-private partnership between the world’s leading automakers and the U.S. DOT’s NHTSA to…

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PSC acquired Grace Trailer Service

PSC, the nation’s largest network of commercial parts and repair facilities for the tank-trailer and tank-truck industry, has announced its acquisition of Grace Trailer Service, a leading tank- trailer service and repair business with three…

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Trucking Sees New Player Surge

Trucking sees new player surge in the number of newly authorized trucking companies — especially small ones. From July 2020 -Sept, the FMCSA approved more than 104k new for-hire trucking companies, and that’s excluding private fleets…

Friesian Dairy Cows

Dairy Group Wins Tax Credits

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced in November the state will be supporting the expansion of Agropur Dairy Cooperative in Little Chute with up to $4.5 million in business tax credits from the Wisconsin Economic Development…

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