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NewsJuly 10, 2012

Mesilla Valley Retrofits 4,000 Tractor-Trailers with TrailerTails

Mesilla Valley Transportation has completed the retrofit of its entire fleet of 4,000 tractor-trailers with fuel saving TrailerTail aerodynamic technology, manufactured by ATDynamics

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NewsJuly 9, 2012

What to Expect at the Walcott, Iowa, Truckers Jamboree

Truckers are gearing up for the 33rd Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree, July 12-13, celebrating America's drivers. The two-day event, taking place at Iowa 80 Truckstop, I-80 Exit 284, Walcott, Iowa, will include an antique truck display, a Super Truck Beauty Contest, more than 175 exhibits, an Iowa pork chop cookout

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NewsJuly 9, 2012

Diesel Prices Spike After Three Months of Decreases

Diesel prices are up this week after a three-month-long downward trend, but gasoline prices continue to decline. Oil prices rose on Monday due to concerns that a labor dispute in Norway could lead to a complete shutdown of the country's oil production

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NewsJuly 9, 2012

TMD Friction CEO Stepping Down

TMD Friction CEO and board member Derek Whitworth has decided to pursue new opportunities outside the automotive supply industry and will be leaving the group

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NewsJuly 9, 2012

ACT Research Adds Senior Staff Statistician

Dave Fluharty has joined ACT Research as senior staff statistician.

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NewsJuly 9, 2012

Nominations Open for Heavy Duty Remanufacturer of the Year

Nominations are open for the Heavy Duty Remanufacturer of the Year award, to be presented during the Heavy Duty Remanufacturing Group Summit in Las Vegas on Jan. 21, 2013

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NewsJuly 9, 2012

Highway Angel Helps Driver of Flipped Flatbed

The Truckload Carriers Association has added Bryan Blair to its roster of Highway Angels, professional truck drivers who have gone above and beyond to help fellow motorists while on the road. Blair, who is from Bardstown, Ky., drives for Pegasus Transportation of Louisville, Ky

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NewsJuly 6, 2012

President Signs Highway Bill

President Obama signed the long-awaited highway bill into law at the White House this afternoon. The bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, or MAP-21, funds transportation programs through September 2014

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NewsJuly 6, 2012

EOBR Cut-Off Faces Opposition in Senate

A bid by owner-operators to cut off funding for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's electronic onboard recorder rule appears unlikely to pass. Close followers of the issue note that while it is not wise to say "never" in Washington, the cutoff faces stiff opposition in the Senate

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NewsJuly 6, 2012

Interstate Distributor Co. Announces New Driver Pay Package

Interstate Distributor Co., Tacoma, Wash., announced a new pay package for over-the-road regional drivers. The new "My Pay" package provides drivers a competitive base rate per mile and the ability to add an additional 3 cents per mile quarterly.

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