Magazine / Industry News
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Cleveland Brothers – Much More Than Just Your Cat® Dealer
HARRISBURG, PA… In the past, when Cleveland Brothers was mentioned, one would think of Caterpillar service and genuine Cat® parts. However, today Cleveland Brothers means so much more! Cleveland Brothers now offers bumper-to-bumper service for ... -
Cooper Tire Adds to Roadmaster Line with New RM852(EM) SmartWay Verified Long Haul Tire
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FINDLAY, OH… Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced that it has added to its Roadmaster commercial truck tire line with the introduction of the RM852(EM), a long haul drive tire that is SmartWay verified. The RM852(EM) has a unique tread compound... -
CTA Excise Tax Campaign Captures Attention of Dissenting Members of Federal Finance Committee
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance issued its 145-page report on the prebudget consultation process. Although the Canadian Trucking Alliance’s (CTA) request to restore federal excise tax refunds did not make the list of recommended ... -
Des Moines Named 10th “Hardest Working City”
INDIANAPOLIS, IN….Freightliner Trucks has announced that Des Moines is the 10th city to be honored by Freightliner Trucks Hardest Working Cities at The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The program, which launched in 2015, recognizes cities in North... -
EDF Calls on California to Keep Its Strong Clean Car Standards and Move Forward in Protecting Health of Millions
Riverside, CA… Experts from Environmental Defense Fund are joining dozens of others today to testify about the importance of clean cars for the health and safety of Californians. The array of pollutants from cars are one of the single largest threa... -
Estes Establishes Direct Service to and from Canada
RICHMOND, VA… Estes Express Lines is converting its Canada service to a direct model, allowing the company to pick up and deliver Canada shipments on its own freight bill. The new Estes Canada model allows Estes to streamline technology and creat... -
“Farmers Helping Farmers” Convoys To Kansas To Bring Much Needed Relief To the Wildfire Victims – Drivers and Trucks/Trailers Desperately Needed
Some days it appears that this old world is nothing but a “dog eat dog society”. We live in a fast paced environment, full of people taking selfies and thinking “What’s in it for me? How will this benefit me?” And then there are moments,... -
Goodyear Names 34th Highway Hero
AKRON, OH… A truck driver who stopped an out-of-control dump truck and then saved the life of an incapacitated driver by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the 34th Goodyear Highway Hero. Chosen from three finalists, David Webb of ... -
Grand Prize Winners Announced in Truckload Carriers Association Driver of the Year Contests
NASHVILLE, TN… At the Truckload Carriers Association's (TCA) annual awards banquet the organization and its partners Overdrive Magazine and TruckersNews.com, announced the winners of the 2016 Driver of the Year Contests. The Owner Operator of the Y... -
Hear from One of Our New Drivers
In past issues, we have often quoted some of our veteran drivers. For this edition of Movin’ Out, we thought we’d change things up a little and have you hear directly from one of the new guys, Bob Fornelli. Bob has been with Mawson and Mawson, I... -
Kenworth T680 Offers Special $1,000 Savings For Premium “Driver’s Studio” Package
LOUISVILLE, KY… The new, Kenworth T680 “Driver’s Studio” premium option program offers special savings on qualifying purchases of Kenworth’s T680 on-highway flagship. The program features a $1,000 savings direct to customers for each purch... -
“Knock Out Bad Regs” Campaign Kicked Off At MATS
Grain Valley, MO… The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the nation’s only organization representing professional and small-business truckers, launched an energetic campaign today at MATS to encourage its members to push back agains... -
Know A Highway Hero? Goodyear Wants To Hear The Story
Know a truck driver who has rescued another person from a life-threatening situation? The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company wants to hear the story. Goodyear, which recently named its 34th Highway Hero Award winner during the 2017 Mid-America Trucking... -
LOOK LIKE A BEAUTY, COMPETE LIKE A BEAST
WINTER SPRINGS, FL… Welcome to the 2017 Shine 'n Star tow truck photo beauty contest hosted by Tow Times magazine and powered by Ford Trucks. It's the towing and recovery industry's oldest and largest tow truck photo beauty contest, now in its 26th... -
Mack® MP®8 with TurboCompounding Now Available for Order
Mack Trucks announced that the 2017 Mack® MP®8 engine with turbo compounding is now available for order, offering highway customers increased fuel efficiency. “The new MP8 engine with turbo compounding is just one of the many engine upgrades Mack... -
Meijer Fleet Driver’s Career Spans More Than 5 Million Miles in 45 Years
GRAND RAPIDS, MI… When Paul Strodtbeck became a Meijer fleet driver in 1972, he joined a team of 34 drivers who made daily deliveries to the retailer’s 24 stores in Michigan. Gas cost 36 cents per gallon, and Strodtbeck drank “two gallons too m... -
New arts program will connect student artists to PA Turnpike
New partnership, Art Sparks, will develop public art created by local students HUMMELSTOWN, PA… The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) and Pennsylvania Council for the Arts (PCA) announced a new partnership that connects student artists with a... -
NORMA Group Plant Receives John Deere “Achieving Excellence” Award
AUBURN HILLS, MI… The NORMA Group’s plant in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, has received an Achieving Excellence Award from John Deere for its participation in the John Deere Cost Reduction Opportunities Process (JD CROP). NORMA Pennsylvania was hono... -
OOIDA Appeals To U.S. Supreme Court On ELD Mandate Lawsuit
Grain Valley, MO… A national association of small-business truckers filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding a lawsuit against a government mandate to electronically track commercial truck drivers. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers... -
Peterbilt Introduces Enhanced PTO Clearance As Standard Option For Model 220
DENTON, TX… Peterbilt has introduced an enhanced frame layout on the Model 220. The new design features better clearance for PTO installation through the left-hand rail and enables faster and easier PTO mounting and serviceability. The new design i...