Shipper’s conditions begin ‘expected steady decline’ in July: FTR
NASHVILLE, Ind. -- Conditions for shippers fell in July, according to FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index (SCI), to a reading of -4.5. The SCI sums up all market influences that affect shippers; a reading above zero suggests a...
Continental, Michelin retreads verified under EPA’s SmartWay program
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has verified four different retread tires under its SmartWay Technology Program, a testing, verification, and designation program designed to help freight companies identify...
Purolator receives first Remote Diagnostics-equipped Volvo trucks
TORONTO, Ont. -- Purolator has received the first Remote Diagnostics-equipped Volvo trucks as part of its recent order for 80 Volvo VNL 300 daycabs. Each tractor features a Volvo D13 engine and I-Shift automated manual transmission. Over the...
Aerofficient wins new product award for its Slider side-fairing
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Aerofficient has won the prestigious Frost & Sullivan 2012 North American Trailer Aerodynamics New Product Innovation Award for the Aerofficient Slider, a side-fairing product that automatically expands and contracts...
New college program to combine in-truck training, logistics education
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The Ontario Truck Training Academy (OTTA) has partnered with triOS College Business Technology Healthcare to create a new truck training program in the province: the Professional Transport Operator program. The program...
Freightliner celebrates production of 500,000th vehicle at N.C. plant
MOUNT HOLLY, N.C -- Freightliner Trucks is celebrating the production of its 500,000th vehicle at its Mount Holly, N.C. plant. The keys to the 500,000th truck – a Freightliner Business Class M2 106 with a utility body – were turned...
Natural gas conference for transportation industry coming this fall
HOUSTON, Texas -- In an effort to address the both the benefits and challenges of mass adoption of natural gas by fleets in the transportation industry, American Business Conferences will be hosting the Natural Gas Fleet Vehicles North American...
Team Ontario driver, team take top spots at national driving championship
MONCTON, N.B. -- Home Hardware driver Shawn Matheson has been named Grand Champion at the 2012 National Professional Truck Driving Championships. Representing Team Ontario, Matheson joined 33 of Canada’s top truckers from across the...
US truckload driver turnover surges in second quarter: ATA report
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The annualized turnover rate for US-based linehaul truckload fleets of all sizes surged in the second quarter with turnover at large fleets breaking the 100% barrier for the first time in more than four years, according to the...
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