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West Side Transport, Cedar Rapids, IA, has named Gary Peldo its 1997 Driver of the Year. Peldo, who has been driving for West Side for more than four years, has accumulated more than 500,000 accident-free miles.
Read More →The Professional Truck Driver Institute of America, the group which has been developing training standards for entry-level truck drivers, recently received a key endorsement from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. Governed by a 29-member board of directors,
Read More →Continental Express, Little Rock, AR, has signed a multi-million dollar contract to purchase 750 Qualcomm OmniTracs satellite mobile communications systems over the next five years. Continental will use the system to offer a higher level of
Read More →Pacific Sleep Medicine Services and American Medical Compliance Testing have formed TransMed, a business that will offer truckers easy access to comprehensive medical care. To be located at truckstops across the country, TransMed facilities will be linked
Read More →Umthun Trucking Co. recently held annual employee recognition and safety awards banquets at regional locations in Birmingham, AL; Youngstown, OH; Hammond, IN; Dallas, TX; Muscatine, IA; and Eagle Grove, IA. The company honored 184 drivers, mechanics
Read More →RDO Equipment Co., Fargo, ND, has agreed to acquire Hall GMC Inc. and Hall Truck Center Inc., facilities that distribute, sell, service, rent and finance trucking equipment primarily supplied by Volvo, Isuzu and GMC. The operations
Read More →National Carriers, Liberal, KS, has honored Elvin Herschell for reaching 3 million accident-free miles. For reaching the milestone, the Perry, OK-resident has received a plaque, a three-diamond hat pin, a 3-million-mile jacket and commemorative patches.
Read More →B. Harris, a trucker for 31 years, is now behind the wheel of the 1998 Kenworth W900L he won in the Drive It Home sweepstakes sponsored by MidAmerican Holding Company. The 60-year-old owner-operator leased to MLXP
Read More →According to DuPont Automotive’s 46th annual truck color popularity survey, vehicle buyers continue to favor green and white trucks with neutral interior colors such as gray and brown. And in its Color For A New Millennium
Read More →The Freight Carriers Assn. of Canada and the North American Transportation Council have released TL Spot Quotes for Windows. Designed for companies pricing truckload and/or partial load shipments, software combines automated price calculation, the production of
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