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Safety & Complianceby Tom BergSeptember 10, 2015

Fifth Wheel Model in Fatal Accident Recalled

January 2014 incident saw trailer dropping off the tractor's fifth wheel, striking two pickup trucks and killing their drivers. Fontaine says the unit was not defective, but will replace others like it.

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Productsby StaffSeptember 10, 2015

Kenworth Adds Fuel Tank Mounting Options for T270/T370

Kenworth has added two new frame packaging options for fuel tank mounting on the T270 and T370 trucks.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffSeptember 10, 2015

TMW Software Integrates With QuikQ Fuel Purchasing System

QuikQ’s Fuel Purchasing System will now integrate data from the TMW Systems Innovative transportation management software.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeSeptember 10, 2015

For-Hire Freight Shipments Rebound After One-Month Decline

A measure of the amount of freight moved by the nation’s for-hire transportation industry rose 0.6% in July from June, following a single month decline.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 9, 2015

XPO Logistics to Buy Con-way in $3 Billion Deal

XPO Logistics announced late Wednesday that it is buying Con-way Inc. in a $3 billion deal that will make XPO the second largest LTL provider in North America and expand its global contract logistics platform.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 9, 2015

We're Looking for the 50 Greenest Fleets

Heavy Duty Trucking wants to identify some of the "greenest" fleets in the country for our 2015 Top Green Fleets issue and at the same time learn more about our nation's fleets.

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Driversby StaffSeptember 9, 2015

TCA Seeks Best Fleets to Drive For Nominations

The Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge are seeking nominations from professional truck drivers for the annual Best Fleets to Drive For contest.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeSeptember 9, 2015

Spot Van, Refrigerated Rates Rebound Slightly

Spot truckload van and refrigerated freight rates finally recovered a little last week after a period of higher demand and declining fuel surcharges, while flatbeds continued to lose ground, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 9, 2015

Orbcomm Offers Services Through Mobile Apps

Orbcomm has launched OrbcommMobile, which offers mobile apps for the company’s services and its Orbcommconnect subscriber management portal.

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Driversby StaffSeptember 8, 2015

Welcome to My Cab Episode Follows Husband and Wife Team

Volvo’s latest episode of its Welcome to My Cab video series features a husband and wife owner-operator team and their custom Volvo VNL 730.

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