Jason Cannon (HWT)Jason Cannon is the Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. He has a Class A CDL and is a graduate of the Porsche Sport Driving School. Reach him at [email protected].VocationalWild ride down memory laneMost of us probably don’t recall a time where the primary decision when buying a work truck wasn’t “Chevy, Dodge or Ford?” Way back when, the question was “truck or horse?” In this throwback video you get to watch a 1920s Dodge get utterly abused on its way to an oilfield. The fact it survives […]September 26, 2013VocationalSAF-Holland fifth wheel now an option on CAT trucksCaterpillar has added SAF-Holland fifth wheels as an option its Class 8 line of trucks. The company’s FW35 models are now available for immediate on-line installation, and is backed by a six-year, 600,000-mile Performance Guarantee. “SAF-Holland is honored to have our flagship FW35 models available for online installation on Cat Trucks,” said Ron Froese, Director of […]September 25, 2013HomeWORK TRUCK WHOOPS: Football team puts bus on IRYou rarely hear of a football game being cancelled. They play through rain, snow and all kinds of natural nastiness. However, a contest between Concordia College–Selma (Ala.) and Miles College (Ala.) set for Sept. 21 was cancelled for one of the most unusual reasons I’ve ever heard: a bus fire. Not just any bus fire. […]September 24, 2013TrucksDelivery service testing 5 CNG converted Ford 550sAmeripride Services, a linen and uniform rental service, has begun testing five dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) delivery trucks in Omaha, Neb. Green Alternative Systems (GAS) installed the fully operational Ford F-550 chassis with 6.8-liter V-10 engines using BAF Technologies CNG-dedicated equipment. Fuel is gathered from the Metropolitan Utility District’s (M.U.D.) publicly accessible station on Interstate-80 […]September 24, 2013VocationalFord hosting Electric Vehicle Twitter Q&AFord Motor company says it will host a question & answer session Tuesday, Sept. 24 with C-MAX engineer John Davis. The Twitter chat will begin at 2 p.m. EST. Find Ford on Twitter here.September 23, 2013HomeKenworth takes vocational truck on road tourKenworth Truck Company has launched its 2013 Kenworth Road Tour, bringing the new Kenworth T880 vocational model and the Kenworth T680 on-highway model with the new mid-roof 52-inch sleeper on the road to special customer events hosted by 34 Kenworth dealerships across the U.S. and Canada before year-end. The Road Tour opened Sept. 10, at […]September 23, 2013Class 3-6Ford unveils new Transit Connect vanFord continued the renovation of its commercial van segment this weekend, introducing its all-new 2014 Transit Connect Taxi, providing best-in-class performance, low operating costs, and improved comfort and flexibility for the North American taxi market. Engineered to Ford’s light-truck commercial durability standards, the taxi was unveiled today at the 2013 International Association of Transportation Regulators Conference […]September 23, 2013TrucksWORK TRUCK WHOOPS: Bad case of gasWow. The only thing missing from this video clip is Sylvester Stallone running from the truck in slow motion while carrying a recently-freed Prisoner of War. Not sure what the driver of the truck was thinking when he elected to merge left, but it sets off a chain of events Hollywood has been trying to […]September 20, 2013VocationalWork Truck registration opens soonOnline registration and housing opens in October for The Work Truck Show 2014 and the 50th Annual NTEA Convention, scheduled March 4-7 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind. Educational sessions run March 4-6 and The Work Truck Show – North America’s largest gathering of Class 1-8 vocational trucks and equipment – runs March 5-7. […]September 20, 2013PerspectivesVW: Vans & trucks ‘represent an opportunity’ in the U.S.With plenty of seats already at the commercial van table, is Volkswagen the next to pull up a chair? It certainly looks like it. This has been a banner year for launching and refreshing commercial van lineups, and Jonathan Browning, CEO of VW’s U.S. operations, told Reuters this week that bringing a pickup and/or commercial van […]September 19, 2013Previous PagePage 80 of 102Next PageTop StoriesBusinessMarten Transport CEO stepping down, Randy Marten to returnRandy Marten previously served as Chief Executive Officer from January 2005 to May 2021, and President from June 1986 to June 2008.RegulationsU.S. 'pausing' work visas for commercial truck driversBusinessLandstar seeking potential Mexico exitBusinessC.R. England backs massive rail mergerFeatured SponsorCargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.
