Wild turkey crashes into truck cab

TRENTON, Ont. -- The Quinte town of Frankford, Ont. near Trenton, proudly declares itself the ‘Wild Turkey Capital of Ontario.’ One such turkey, however, nearly cost professional driver Andy Hutcheson his life.

US truck tonnage rises slightly in February

WASHINGTON, D.C. – US for-hire truck tonnage rose 0.5% in February, after a revised 4.6% decline in January, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported.

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index records second-best February in 11 years

TORONTO, Ont. -- TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index recorded its second-best February spot market freight volume in 11 years, surpassed only by last year’s peak in February loads, the company announced. Month-over-month the index...

Yanke driver reaches three million mile mark with company

SASKATOON, Sask. -- Yanke Group has announced professional transport operator Wes Nelson has become the first ever driver to rack up three million miles with the company.

#MATS: First impressions of the Kenworth T680

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- While in Louisville for the Mid-America Trucking Show, I was fortunate to be among the very first to take Kenworth’s newly introduced T680 for a drive. The odometer read 208 miles, precisely the distance from the...

#MATS: Highway Hero award winner saved woman from gun-wielding attacker

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The winner of Goodyear’s 29th North America Highway Hero award literally put himself in the line of fire, rescuing a woman from a gun-wielding attacker. Chosen from among four finalists, Mike Schiotis of Spring...

#MATS: Firestone Industrial Products introduces lightweight, long lasting air spring

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Firestone Industrial Products has launched a new air spring with integrated air-damping system, which the company says is lighter weight and longer lasting than traditional air springs while also providing a smoother ride and...

#MATS: Bendix talks stability, introduces new products at MATS

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems continues to build on its suite of active safety systems, while reaching new milestones with its existing offerings.

#MATS: Volvo Trucks adds natural gas-powered VNL daycab to lineup

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Volvo Trucks announced at the Mid-America Trucking Show the addition of a natural gas-powered Volvo VNL daycab.

#MATS: Volvo hybrid truck, Mean Green, to attempt world speed record

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Who said hybrids can’t be fast? Volvo had Mean Green, the world’s fastest hybrid truck and its record setting owner and driver, Bojje Ovebrink, at its booth here and used the event to announce an attempt to...

#MATS: Daimler Trucks unveils new Elite Support Dealer Service Network program

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has launched Elite Support, a collaborative program between DTNA and its truck dealers, focused on improving the customer experience at Freightliner and Western Star branded...

#MATS: Detroit creates new options for its StepUP service program

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Detroit will offer new StepUP overhaul options for EPA ’07 Series 60® and MBE 4000 engines starting in Spring 2012.

#MATS: WABCO bringing its latest tire pressure monitoring tech to North America

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- WABCO Holdings Inc. is making its new IVTM integrated monitoring of tire pressure on trucks, trailers and buses technology available in the North American market.

#MATS: Utility significantly reduces pollutants in trailer manufacturing

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Trailer manufacturer Utility Trailer reports that it has reduced over 20% of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and over 87% of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPS) in its manufacturing processes.

#MATS: Utility expands dry van capacity with 2nd assembly line in Glade Spring

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Responding to a booming trailer market, Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co., is adding a 2nd assembly line at its Glade Spring, Virginia dry van manufacturing facility.