Long-time manager retires from MAC
After 39 years in the trailer manufacturing sector, Dave Shannon is retiring from MAC LTT Manufacturing in Billings, Mont., company officials said. Dave Shannon is retiring from MAC LTT Manufacturing…
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New manager at J&J Truck Bodies
Nathan Weaver Distribution Sales Manager at J&J Truck Bodies and Trailers New manager at J&J Truck Bodies Nathan Weaver has been named distribution sales manager at J&J Truck Bodies and Tr…
New manager at Boston Steel
New Boston Steel Technical Sales Manager Boston Steel, a division of Tremcar USA, has named Alex Laforest technical sales manager for the New England region. Laforest has been employed at Tremcar Inc.…
Daimler Unveiling Electric Trucks
Daimler Unveiling Electric Trucks PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America recently unveiled electric Class 8 and medium-duty trucks, with plans to have a 30-truck “innovation fleet’’ working in…
Viability of Electric Trucks Depends on Usage, Experts say
Companies decisions to buy electric vehicles nuanced Elon Musk might have made it look easy to sell electric semi-trucks to fleet owners, but the reality is that a company’s decision to buy electric vehicles…
Use of RFID Depends on Company Goals
Use of RFID Depends – From its inception, radio frequency identification (RFID) has had a questionable role in a world accustomed to cheap, convenient bar codes. Despite plummeting costs, the old advice remains valid: Use…
ELDs may drive up grocery costs, drivers say
Delays from ELDs may drive up grocery costs – Shoppers could see grocery prices rise because of a new federal mandate requiring most long-distance truckers to use electronic logging devices to keep track of their…
Miller Transporters Wins Safety Awards
Miller Transporters Safety Awards Winners Drivers from Miller Transporters recently won two safety awards at the Mississippi Safety Management Council 2018 Truck Driver Championship, company officials said. Allen Blair, who has driven 3.5 million miles…
Bill would legalize teenage truck drivers
Are Teenage Truck Drivers the Answer to the Truck Driver Shortage? Trucking groups are backing legislation (DRIVE Safe Act) that would allow truck drivers younger than 21 years old to cross state borders to…
Unibloc-Pump buys German firm
UNIBLOC-PUMP acquires R&H, Germany Unibloc-Pump Inc. of Marietta, Ga., has acquired the German manufacturer R&H GmbH, the company said. Founded in 1984, Unibloc-Pump is a manufacturer of sanitary pumps, strainers and valves. “Our current…
