Trucking Industry News & Technology
– Reports fourth quarter 2017 net income of $135 million, or $1.36 per diluted share, on revenues of $2.6 billion – Reports full-year net income of $30 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, on revenues of $8.6 billion – Full-year market share improves by 1.5 points; gains in all truck […]
TMAF Shares List of Companies Giving Back this Year after Industry-Wide Call for Submissions WASHINGTON, Dec. 2017 — Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF), the industry-wide education and image movement, proudly recognizes the trucking industry’s charitable work to give time and support to local communities. TMAF compiled a list of organizations and companies who […]
Leading Trucking Organization Cites Safety, Efficiency as Regulation’s Benefits ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 2017 — Monday, the American Trucking Associations welcomed the effective date of the long-awaited requirement for commercial truck drivers to record their hours of service electronically as a step forward for the industry. “Electronic logging devices have been legislated, […]
ATA’s Safety Program Honors Fallen Heroes ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 16, 2017 — Saturday, American Trucking Associations and ATA’s Share the Road Highway Safety Program celebrated the arrival of the Wreaths Across America convoy at Arlington National Cemetery. “The trucking industry is one of the most patriotic industries in the country, full of […]
Pop-up celebration at famed Whiskey Pete’s Truck Stop in Primm, Nev. brings holiday cheer and gratitude for hard-working truckers PRIMM, Nev., Dec. 2017 — In the U.S. truck drivers deliver more than 10.5 billion tons of freight every year, covering 279.1 billion miles, making them a mission-critical component in the movement of goods and […]
Parking Sensors to Help Professional Drivers Track Parking Availability as ELD Mandate Comes into Effect KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 2017 — Pilot Flying J announced a new myPilot app capability helping to deliver real-time, reliable information on parking availability for its guests in partnership with Sensys Networks, the leading provider of wireless traffic detection […]
Interactive map lets public follow 1.5 million wreaths traveling to veterans’ gravesites CHICAGO, Dec. 2017 — As hundreds of donated Wreaths Across America trucks deliver 1.5 million wreaths to veterans’ gravesites across the country, a new interactive map allows anyone in the world to follow the trucks online. The map, powered by real-time tracking […]
Trucking Organizations Call on Federal Government to Reject Flawed Assessment ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 6, 2017 — Wednesday, the American Trucking Associations and its state affiliate, the Rhode Island Trucking Association called on the Federal Highway Administration to reject the Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s assessment of the environmental impact of the […]
GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Dec. 8, 2017 — Martin Weissburg, currently President of Volvo Construction Equipment, will become President of Mack Trucks effective June 1, 2018, in which capacity he will continue to be a member of the Executive Board for the Volvo Group. Martin Weissburg was born in 1962, and has served as President of Volvo Construction Equipment […]
GREENSBORO, N.C., Dec. 2017 — The new Volvo VNL and VNR series combine active safety innovations to help professional drivers reduce fatigue and distraction, making the new long-haul and regional haul models the safest Volvo trucks ever. “We aspire to zero crashes and zero injuries, protecting both drivers and other road users,” said Magnus […]
