During WIT’s Accelerate! Conference & Expo in Dallas, Texas, Ruth Lopez was given the Influential Woman in Trucking award. The ninth annual award is presented by the Women in Trucking Association (WIT) and Freightliner trucks. This award is given to women in the trucking industry who are involved in key…
Starting today, gas and diesel taxes are going up in Arkansas. Gas tax is going up 3 cents and diesel tax is going up 6 cents. This is the first time fuel tax has been raised in two decades, but the good news is that this extra tax will be…
In the cargo hauling industry, sometimes bad things happen. One wrong move and a truck full of marbles could be strewn across the highway turning the situation into something straight out of a cartoon. Fortunately, most truck spills don’t end in tragedy, they just leave large messes that stop traffic…
After a 6.2% jump in July, the American Trucking Association’s advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 3.2% in August. Yet, when compared to August 2018, the SA index increased 4.1%. Since the 1970s, the ATA has been calculating the tonnage index based on surveys from its members….
Police escorted 70 trucks around Fargo, North Dakota last Saturday for their annual eighteen-mile-drive for Special Olympics. Along with the convoy, there was also a silent auction, live music, and food. This truck convoy is a way for the trucking industry, law enforcement and anyone else who supports the Special…
Dealers of used trucks are reporting that their inventories are going up and the prices have gone down. Used truck prices went down very slightly in August, the first decline since January 2018. This information comes from ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks Report. This…
Scania, a leading world provider of transport solutions, has introduced the Scania AXL to its autonomous family. This concept truck has no cab, is run on renewable biofuel, and is monitored and steered by an intelligent control environment. This fully autonomous system is equipped with cameras, radar, lidar, and GPS…
The North American Commercial Vehicles Show, in Atlanta, has announced that it will be offering more education sessions during the event. All of the Solutions Theater’s sessions will be free to those who are registered attendees. These sessions will have the industry leaders discussing challenges and opportunities going on in…
Who doesn’t love the rumble of a big truck? Or trying to guess what they are hauling? Also, find me one kid who isn’t captivated by them. Many people are fascinated by their size but may not know all the fun facts about them. Here is a short list of…
Hosted by the Fresno State Craig School of Business, the 30th annual California Family Business Awards has given one of its nine awards to Young’s Commercial Transfer out of Porterville, California. This 84 year old business was one of nearly one hundred businesses nominated for this award. The nine winners…