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Mack donates Granite mixer to Concrete Industry Management Auction

Mack Trucks donated a 2014 Granite Axle Forward model to the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) Auction taking place today during the 2014 World of Concrete at the Las Vegas Convention Center. CIM awards students with a four-year bachelor’s degree in Concrete Industry Management. Mounted with a McNeilus Co. 11 cubic-yard concrete transit mixer, the Mack […]

January 22, 2014

16 LTL carriers commit to uShip’s spot rate marketplace

Online freight marketplace uShip announced that 16 asset-based LTL carriers have committed to its LTL (less-than-truckload) spot rate marketplace.

January 22, 2014

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Orbcomm teams up with Rogers cellular in Canada

Orbcomm Inc., a provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) systems, has been approved as a Rogers Supported Reseller (RSR) in Canada.

January 22, 2014

FMCSA officially expands ability to shut down carriers with pattern of noncompliance

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published a final rule expanding its ability to shut down motor carriers who display a pattern of “egregious disregard” for compliance with federal safety rules. It will become effective Feb. 21.

January 22, 2014

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In the world of trucking 100 years ago

As you’ll see from these images, taken from 1914 issues of Commercial Car Journal — as CCJ was then known — trucking was still mch in its infancy, struggling to establish itself as a viable business model and sort out a whole host of technological issues and choices.

January 22, 2014

Looking Back 100 Years: Firestone

Harvey Firestone invented the vulcanized rubber tire. By 1914, the company he founded was a leader in tire technology — a distinction it continues to hold 100 years later. Click through to see other images from trucking a century ago.

January 21, 2014

Looking Back 100 Years: United States Tires

Tires were already a major cost and concern for truck fleets by 1914, as this ad for United States Tires demonstrates. Click through to see other images from trucking a century ago.

January 21, 2014

Looking Back 100 Years: REO

CCJ readers of a certain age may well have wondered where the band REO Speedwagon got its name from. Look no further. Click through to see other images from trucking a century ago.

January 21, 2014

Looking Back 100 Years: Military Trucks

This feature from July, 1914, on military trucks proved to be eerily prescient: Storm clouds were gathering in Europe and the very next month World War I would begin in Europe — an event which many historians cite as the beginning of the Modern Age. Click through to see other images from trucking a century […]

January 21, 2014

Looking Back 100 Years: Edison Truck

Very few trucks from 1914 survive today — much less electric trucks. This Edison Truck ad underscores the maintenance-free aspects of the design. Talking points that have resurfaced in the industry over the past few years. Click through to see other images from trucking a century ago.

January 21, 2014

Looking Back 100 Years: Baker Electric Design

Another Baker Electric Truck ad — this one detailing the robustness and dependability of the design. Click through to see other images from trucking a century ago.

January 21, 2014

Looking Back 100 Years: Baker Electric

Apparently bakers were an important early market for trucks — as this Baker Electric ad shows. Click through to see other images from trucking a century ago.

January 21, 2014

Diesel price falls 1.3 cents, gains more downward momentum

The national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel now has fallen nearly 4 cents in the last two weeks, falling 1.3 cents in the week ended Jan. 20 to $3.873, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration.

January 21, 2014

Looking Back 100 Years: Packard Motor Company

Another neat ad from the Packard Motor Company — this one stressing the importance of trucks for getting hot, fresh-baked goods to hungry customers. Click through to see other images from trucking a century ago.

January 21, 2014

Daimler set to roll out new customer loyalty program

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announces a new customer loyalty program for owner-operators and small fleets. Known as Truck Bucks, this loyalty program will be aimed at rewarding customers with parts and service specials at Freightliner, Western Star, Detroit and Thomas Built Buses service locations. Customers enrolled in Truck Bucks will receive discounts and special […]

January 21, 2014

Looking Back 100 Years: Commercial Car Journal

True in 1914. Still true in 2014. Click through to see other images from trucking a century ago.

January 21, 2014

Trojan Battery revamps website

Trojan Battery has launched its newly revised corporate website designed to be a premiere source of information for Trojan’s global customers, distributors, dealers and system integrators by featuring detailed information on battery technologies, maintenance practices, as well as the design of energy storage systems. Visit the new Trojan website at www.trojanbattery.com. The revamped Trojan Battery […]

January 21, 2014

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Looking Back 100 Years: Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison was the Steve Jobs of his day. So it only made sense to have him shill for electric trucks in 1914. Click through to see other images from trucking a century ago.

January 21, 2014

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Show me the money: Drivers report falling pay, shrinking miles and pay disputes with carriers

Almost one-third of drivers say they have experienced payroll discrepancies as take-home pay falls and miles follow.

A new bill argues that EPA emissions safeguards shouldn't 'jeopardize human safety' in the cold. It would allow manufacturers to suspend derates at freezing temps and create a year-round DEF exemption for vehicles north of 59 degrees latitude.

Bill targets 'life-threatening' engine derates in extreme cold

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Groups press states to leverage public funds to lower electric truck prices

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Court: Yellow Corp $1.5B lawsuit against Teamsters can proceed

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