The health of your tires is very important and according to the Technology and Maintenance Council of the ATA (American Trucking Associations) under inflation of a commercial vehicle tire increases tread wear and reduces the life of the tire, resulting in an increase of costs for drivers and fleets. Besides…
Earlier this month, in Burley, Idaho, the NewCold company opened a 180,000-square-foot facility worth $90 million. Employing 100 people, this is one of the nation’s largest cold storage warehouses. This facility is using advanced technology with its conveyance and stacking systems for loading and unloading trucks. The warehouse is kept…
Yesterday, in Bowling Green, Ky., Warren County officials joined Taz Trucking in the ribbon cutting ceremony of the company’s new 50,000-square-foot trucking facility off Nashville Road. This new facility has helped create 50 new jobs for the area. Since its beginning in 2004, Taz Trucking now has 100 trucks and…
Nominations will be accepted for the Influential Woman in Trucking Award sponsored by The Women in Trucking Association and Freightliner Trucks through August 1. This award recognizes women who influence or make decisions in trucking companies regarding a manufacturing, corporate, driver, supplier, dealership or owner-operator setting. Nominees need to have…
Next school year, Union High School students in Clinton, N.C., will get the chance to learn how to drive a truck and the logistics that come along with it. The Sampson Community College (SCC) and the Sampson County Schools have combined forces and came up with a pilot program for…
As one of the fastest growing businesses in Chattanooga, Tenn., Arrive Logistics is planning a major expansion with its announcement of raising $25 million. This freight brokerage company got their start in 2014 and has doubled its revenue every year since. They already announced a $3.6 million dollar expansion in…
With its new Project Cargo Management Division in place, PGT Trucking now offers services that include heavy loads, high-volume, valuable, legal flatbeds, multiple shipments of multifaceted goods, and specialized equipment. Customers using this new program will have access to an account manager who will help with problems and priorities, logistics…
According to a recent study, the current fear of truckers losing their jobs to automated trucking is unnecessary. This study shows the number of truck drivers who could be affected by automation is smaller than what has been assumed and projected by the media and other sources. It also shows…
Just this previous week, two men jumped into a creek near Hunter Park to save a truck driver from drowning. Sam Blackburn and Colby Young met for the first time while saving the the life of truck driver Kenneth Pullen. Pullen thinks he blacked out causing his truck to steer into…
After California passed it, Oregon truckers are plotting a strategy as the cap-and-trade bill may come into fruition. This bill puts a cap on how much greenhouse gas is emitted into the atmosphere for a given region. Over time, these caps are tightened, leading to smaller amounts of emissions being…