Continental, a manufacturer of premium tires, had the grand opening of its new tire plant in Clinton, Mississippi, last week. During the ceremony, Continental invited around 300 guests and 250 employees to attend. When the new plant, on its 1,000-acre site, reaches full capacity it will employ 2,500 people. Not…
Arpin Group, a leader in moving services, collected and donated 1,352 pounds of non-perishable food items for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. At the beginning of September, to promote awareness for Hunger Action Month, the Arpin Sustainability Committee partnered with Move for Hunger and collected enough food products to…
Each year, billions of dollars worth of merchandise is hauled and delivered by trucks. Unfortunately, there is always going to be damaged merchandise due to turbulence during transit. Pallets of merchandise don’t fit into the back of a trailer nice and snuggly, there are gaps, and these gaps can throw…
Unfortunately, all trucks break down and sometimes we are out on the road in the middle of nowhere unsure what to do next. TruckER is an app aimed at helping truckers in this very situation. You punch in your issues and the app connects you with people and businesses nearby…
You always see flashy cars out there on the roads with their big rims and bright lights, but have you ever seen a modded semi-truck? It’s not an easy task to trick out a big rig, so when we see one rolling along we stop and take notice. There are…
There is a lot of weather coverage out there about floods and high winds, but we don’t hear much about fog. Fog leaves us with limited visibility causing thousands of crashes each year. Besides trucks, it affects anyone on the road, in the air, and out at sea. This ‘cloud…
Truckers will get the chance to voice their opinion about the truck parking crisis on October 22 at the St. Elizabeth Training and Education Center in Erlanger, Kentucky. The Truck Parking Solutions Workshop will be hosted by the Boone County Fiscal Court and the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments. Topics…
Robert “RB” Wolford, a professional driver for Holland, has driven 3 million consecutive miles without an accident. This record is a rarity in the trucking industry and puts Wolford in an elite group of truckers who have all accomplished this goal. This third-generation truck driver has ranked high in many…
The fourth annual Pride and Class Parade was held this last weekend and over $20,000 was raised for the United Way Denton County campaign. Since 2002, Peterbilt and the United Way have been working together to raise money for the community and the parade has become a big hit. The…
Construction is now complete of the truck lane on the eastbound stretch of Interstate 80 near Colfax, California. This lane is for truckers to use on the six percent grade headed toward Donner Summit. It will provide relief for traffic congestion and make the windy and steep road safer for…