Technology improving tire protection
Many fleets don’t do a great job at tire inflation management. And the industry knows there’s little point in looking to drivers for help in the matter, so what’s left to do? Enter technology. Automat…
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Age impacts reefers, official warns
PLM Trailer Leasing logo Refrigerated motor carriers may need to rethink their trailer trade cycles in light of new food safety transportation rules that went into effect this past April, argued Don D…
Parking for truckers ‘inadequate’
There is a high cost for not having enough safe places for commercial truck drivers to park and rest, according to a pilot study by Oregon State University (OSU). Over a seven-year period on one 290-m…
Navistar plans price hike by 2 percent
With commodity prices and supplier costs both on the rise, truck and engine maker Navistar plans to increase sticker prices by 2 percent — an increase Michael Cancelliere, the company’s president of…
Magazine honors Miller Transporters
Inbound Logistics magazine recently named Miller Transporters Inc. of Jackson, Miss., as a “Top 100 Motor Carrier.’’ It is the ninth year Miller has been named to the list, company officials said. Mil…
Today’s diesel vulnerable to microbes
When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated a change to ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) in 2007, it caused some significant problems for fleets. The majority of fleet managers are not aware…
Hino Trucks plans new truck plant
Hino Trucks will manufacture a new line of Class 7 and 8 trucks at an assembly plant in West Virginia, starting in 2019, company officials announced recently. The new larger trucks will be powered by…
Highway fund at risk officials say
Officials representing state departments of transportation, industry groups and labor urged Congress to infuse the Highway Trust Fund with sustainable new revenues, and to make additional major invest…
Hendrickson Announces 2018 Communication Campaign
Hendrickson International – Engineered for Efficiency ITASCA, Ill. (October 2017) – Hendrickson International announces 2018 communication campaign – Engineered for Efficiency TM. “Hendrickson Interna…
Ruling reverses guardrail judgment
Last month, President Donald Trump nominated James Ho to the U.S. Court of Appeals of the Fifth Circuit. A day later, the federal appellate court handed the Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher partner what is l…
