Maverick Transportation recently presented driver Kirl Tartt of Grenada, Miss., with a 15 year Safe Driving Award. Tartt has been with Maverick for 15 years and received numerous safety awards from the Arkansas based flatbed carrier
Metro Networks, the largest traffic gathering and reporting operation in America, has unveiled the list of The Top Ten Worst Traffic Incidents of 2005. Compiled by Metro Networks traffic experts from across the country, the list covers top incident from 10 top U.S. markets
Ronnie Bertrand, a dedicated company driver with American Central Transport (ACT), recently won $2,000 worth of holiday cash. As part of the company’s referral program, $100 was placed in a fund for each new hire,
Tailwind Management Systems Inc. has introduced an Electronic Manifesting Solution for its trucking company clients.
Freightliner LLC announced Thursday it is laying off 130 plant workers, citing the company’s plan to build fewer Western Star Trucks next year and more Freightliner commercial vehicles
Southwestern Motor Transport announced it has nearly completed the automation of its regional LTL operations. Southwestern’s president, Chris Withers, says implementation of the Cheetah Freight system has been completed at 14 of its 20 terminal
Numerous educational programs, one-on-one business meetings and an aftermarket-focused trade show are among the many options available to distributors who attend the first-ever Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week,
CFI, an international truckload carrier based in Joplin, Mo., recently raised $20,000 through an in-house raffle to purchase Christmas gifts for local children and senior citizens.
Henkel Corp. has launched an applications contest for its Loctite brand in the automotive and heavy-duty aftermarkets.
McLeod Software recently partnered with Maptuit Corp. to integrate Maptuit’s FleetNav Suite into McLeod’s LoadMaster v7 enterprise transportation management software.
Top heavy duty brake and transmissions experts will offer information on new products and market forecasts in two concurrent clinics offered by the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA)
The American Trucking Associations has hailed House passage of comprehensive pension-reform legislation designed to improve the solvency of single, multi-employer and so-called hybrid pension plans.
Detroit Diesel Corp. is making certain that it's in top shape to support its customers with the launch of G2 – or the Guild 2.0. service technician program. With the launch of the new program, service outlets are increasing
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is about to publish proposed revisions to its current air brake regulations, but those rules will most likely be less sweeping than some industry people expected
WIX Filters will continue its popular Box Top program in 2006, allowing professional technicians and other customers to turn in WIX box tops to earn gift certificates to their favorite retailers.
Standard Oil opened the Iowa 80 Truckstop in 1964, and it was managed for nearly 20 years by Bill Moon, who bought the business in 1984. His love of trucks lead the truck stop to grow and add many amenities and even a trucking museum.
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