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Peterbilt to spotlight Model 567 at 2014 World of Concrete

Peterbilt Motors Company will feature its new all-purpose vocational Model 567 and several other vehicles during World of Concrete in Las Vegas, January 21-24. “Customer reception of the all-new Model 567, which went into full production a few weeks ago, has been overwhelmingly positive. This lightweight, highly versatile vocational vehicle is an ideal fit for […]

January 9, 2014

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Covenant Transport adopts Freightliner FIT in-cab exercise system

Freightliner Trucks today announced that Covenant Transport has ordered the Freightliner In-Cab Training (FIT) System for its fleet. The Chattanooga, Tenn.,-based truckload carrier is one of the first major fleets to order the exercise and flexibility system as a reward and incentive program for its drivers. Developed in collaboration with Rolling Strong, the FIT System […]

January 9, 2014

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Work Truck Show to host dedicated propane autogas test drives

Fleet professionals interested in transitioning to alternative fuels will have more opportunities to test drive cost-effective, low-emission vehicles at this year’s NTEA Green Truck Summit and Work Truck Show, March 4-7, in Indianapolis. The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is sponsoring the show’s first dedicated propane autogas test drive event, the Propane Autogas Ride […]

January 9, 2014

Highway bill debate ramps up; LaHood rejoins the fray

With the federal plan to pay for America’s surface transportation system set to expire Oct. 1, Congress takes its first official look at a new highway bill next week – and policy groups, the trucking lobby and business interests are all rolling out their wish lists.

January 9, 2014

Drivers must continue to carry paper copy of medical certificates until Jan. 2015

Drivers must continue to carry paper copies of their medical certification, as is rule now, until Jan. 30, 2015, federal sources have reported, delaying the date a year, as paper copies were set to be phased out this month.

January 9, 2014

Rates edge up as loads spike and capacity tightens

Spot market rates according to loadboard DAT mostly rose in the first week of the year, as flatbed rates rose 0.9 percent to $2.17 and reefer rates rose to $2.13. Van rates were flat at $1.95 a mile. Capacity, however, tightened as the load-to-truck ratios saw big year over year increases.

January 8, 2014

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Carrier ordered to pay driver $100k in back wages, damages after blacklisting him

OSHA has ordered the Springfield, Mo.-based New Prime Inc. to pay one of its former drivers more than $100,000 in back wages and damages after OHSA determined it had submitted damaging information about the driver to DAC.

January 8, 2014

Goodyear moves to expand retread network citing uptick in demand

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has expanded its Goodyear Authorized Retread network with the addition of Colonial Tire Distributors, a Richmond, Va.-based firm that serves trucking fleets with new Goodyear commercial truck tires, Goodyear retreads, and other products and services. Colonial Tire Distributors, a subsidiary of Colonial Truck Company, which was founded in 1966, […]

January 8, 2014

Rand McNally to sponsor Pilot Flying J driver challenge

Rand McNally has signed on as a sponsor of the Pilot Flying J Truck Driver Challenge. Professional hauler drivers from IndyCar, NASCAR, and the NHRA series will navigate road courses modeled after real-world obstacles. The safest and most skilled will receive new Rand McNally TND truck GPS unit.

January 8, 2014

ATA’s chief lobbyist leaving association, will continue to consult with ATA

ATA head lobbyist Mary Phillips announced this week she’s leaving ATA to restart her former consulting company. She did say she would continue to work with ATA as a consultant and will help the association with the next highway bill.

January 8, 2014

Safety Fitness Determination update: Rule not expected until May, per DOT report

According to a more accurate date published in a DOT report in December, a Safety Fitness Determination rule — which would change some scoring attributes in CSA — is not expected to be published until May.

January 8, 2014

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2014 diesel forecast upwardly revised, still expected to fall a dime in both ’14, ’15

As supply growth is expected to exceed growth in demand, the Department of Energy predicts the average price of diesel in 2014 to fall 11 cents to $3.81 and to fall in 2015 another 9 cents to $3.72.

January 7, 2014

Annual diesel price averages and projected 2014 and 2015 prices. (Chart from a screenshot of an interactive EIA graph.)

NAFTA trade breaks record — tops $100B — as trucks carry $61B

The amount of freight carried to and from the United States and its NAFTA partners exceeded the $100 billion mark in October for the first time, reaching $103.1 billion. Trucks carried $61.4 billion of that, according to the DOT.

January 7, 2014

Percent Change in Value of U.S.-NAFTA Freight Flows by Mode: October 2013 Compared to October 2012 (chart from BTS)

Land O’ Lakes private fleet upgrades to Cadec Global

Cadec Global announced that Northwest Food Products Transportation (NFPT), a subsidiary of Land O’ Lakes, has upgraded to its PowerVue Enterprise system.

January 7, 2014

Comdata acquires eFueling Technologies

Comdata has acquired eFueling Technologies, a subsidiary of Woodfin Oil Company, to allow an expansion of its product offerings in the unattended fueling market.

January 7, 2014

Truck orders see best December in 8 years, surge to close year

Preliminary data released from FTR this week shows Class 8 truck orders surged in December, spiking to 31,506 and rising 50 percent from November. This is the first month since April 2011 that truck orders topped 30,000, FTR says.

January 7, 2014

TCA, Overdrive Driver of the Year finalists named

Six finalists have been named in the Truckload Carriers Association’s and CCJ sister site Overdrive’s annual Driver of the Year contests — three each for the Owner-Operator of the Year and the Company Driver of the Year awards.

January 7, 2014

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Commercial Trucking Disease: symptoms and treatment

Does the trucking industry make the business harder, or more dangerous, than it needs to be? That’s the way many seem to like it.

January 7, 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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