Magazine / Industry News
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In Memory of Audrey Pollock
November 3, 1938 – August 4, 2022The dawn broke a little less bright today as the world lost an absolute star. My Grandma Audrey was an absolute force of a woman. A larger-than-life character—much taller than her 5-foot stature. She commanded res... -
Marty Ellis & OOIDA Tour Trailer Are On The Move!
We caught up to Marty Ellis at the recent Walcott Truckers Jamboree held at the Iowa 80 Truckstop in Walcott, Iowa. As always, we enjoyed our visit with Marty. He has been a Professional Truck Driver for many years. Marty is a very knowledgeable,... -
Western Star Introduces All-New 57X
PORTLAND, OR… – Western Star recently introduced the latest addition to its X-Series, the all-new Western Star 57X. The on-highway truck joins the new Western Star 47X and 49X to complete a lineup purpose-built for toughness, productivity and ... -
Standard Logistics Doubles in Size Over Last Year, With Strong Focus on Drivers and Customers
Dallas, TX… Standard Logistics, a leading fleet and logistics provider and a Standard Industries company, has doubled the size of its business in the last twelve months, now utilizing over 300 drivers across 17 locations. Amid current global supply... -
Honor Foods Expands Its Redistribution Capabilities To The Western United States With Burris Logistics’ Purchase Of The R.W. Zant Company
Philadelphia, PA… Honor Foods expands its foodservice redistribution capability through Burris Logistics’ purchase of the R.W. Zant Company. R.W. Zant is a foodservice redistributor with protein expertise located in Los Angeles, CA. The tran... -
Love’s Travel Stops opens new location in Arkansas
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK… Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Clarksville, Arkansas, thanks to a travel stop that opened Thursday. The store located off Interstate 40 (1025 S. Crawford St.) adds 114 truck parking spaces and 115 jobs to Jo... -
PGT Trucking, Inc. Appoints New Executive to Lead Sustainability Initiatives
Aliquippa, PA… PGT Trucking Inc., a multi-service transportation firm offering flatbed, dedicated, international and specialized services, announces the promotion of Laurence Cox to a new executive position as Vice President, Sustainability, lead... -
Southern Haulers, LLC Recognizes 2021 Safe Drivers
The Mobile, Alabama terminal of Southern Haulers, LLC held their annual Safety Awards Banquet this past Spring. Drivers from Southern Haulers, LLC honored for Safe Driving in 2021 are: Bobby Lynn Spence Sr., Philip Mixon Sr., James Ezell, Rahman Ka... -
Volvo Trucks North America Expands Capabilities of Industry-Leading I-Shift Transmission with Dual Power Take-off
Volvo Trucks North America upgrades I-Shift, the industry’s most advanced automated manual transmission with digital intelligence. I-Shift now offers a dual power take-off (PTO) that expands the efficiency benefits, transmission functionality and o... -
2022 Andrew Mazza Diesel Jam Truck Show & Heavy Equipment Expo
The 2022 Andrew Mazza Diesel Jam Truck Show & Heavy Equipment Expo, presented by Hunter Truck, Brennan Heavy Equipment, Garofalo Enterprises Diesel Performance, and Old Horse Power Equipment, was held on June 11th at the Circle Drive-In in Dickso... -
Ascent - Elevating the World of Logistics
BELLEVILLE, MI…. Ascent is making significant investments in its company and is focused on growing its owner-operator fleet, Ascent Expedite. To achieve its goal, the company has hired full-time recruiter Steve Eadie, who is familiar with all aspec... -
Bearing Gifts - Heartland Express Driver Visits Smith Transport
Jacques Lussier was the first Heartland Express driver to visit the Roaring Spring, PA terminal and he delivered a gift to Barry Smith from Mike Gerdin, Chairman, President & CEO of Heartland Express. Jacques was met with a warm welcome from the... -
Bolt Express Recognized as Hyundai Glovis Elite Service Provider
TOLEDO, OH… Bolt Express, an industry leader in Time Critical™ Transportation Services has been recognized as a 2021 Elite Service Provider by Hyundai Glovis. At the 2022 Hyundai Glovis Club Elite Conference in April, Bolt Express was recogni... -
Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp at Shell Super Rigs
Truett Novosad, owner of Equipment Express was a big winner at the 2022 Shell® SuperRigs® held in Branson, Missouri this past June. “Wyatt Earp”, a 2005 Peterbilt 379 EXHD (pictured above) won 2nd Place in the Tractor/Trailer Division. �... -
Heartland Express Acquires Smith Transport, Inc. And Related Companies
NORTH LIBERTY, IA… Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLD) (“Heartland”), one of North America’s largest and most profitable truckload transportation companies, announced that it has acquired 100% of the equity of dry van truckload carrier S... -
PGT Trucking, Inc. – The Future of Flatbed
ALIQUIPPA, PA…. PGT Trucking, Inc. was recently host to an Innovation Showcase involving electric and hydrogen fuel cell trucks and autonomous vehicles at their Aliquippa, Pennsylvania corporate headquarters. With an eye to the future and convers... -
Bendix Tech Tips: Protecting Wheel-Ends In Off-Highway And Severe-Duty Applications
AVON, OH… All trucks get dirty. But some jobs are dirtier than others and require extra care to prevent contamination and corrosion that can affect brake performance and safety. This installment of the Bendix Tech Tips series provides fleets and ... -
DTNA Combats Theft of CPC Modules
PORTLAND, OR… Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has announced the launch of a broad company initiative to fight the pervasive theft of common powertrain controller (CPC4) modules from its vehicles. Reported thefts of CPC4 modules from parked t... -
FMCSA Makes Permanent Its Regulatory Exemption For Windshield-Mounted Safety System Cameras
AVON, OH… Windshield-mounted video cameras integral to a suite of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix) advanced safety technologies will remain compliant with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rules for mounting placem... -
3 New Bolt Express Drivers Join The Million Miles Club
Toledo, OH… Bolt Express, an industry leader in Time Critical Transportation Services is excited to announce three of the newest members to the Million Miles Club. Chris Garner, Vanessa Armstead and Curtis Ottens have each surpassed the 1 milli...