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…
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…
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…
This past weekend, Rushville, IN., had a series of nine tornadoes rip through some of its counties leaving a path of destruction. In this path was Fraley and Schilling Trucking, which caught some footage of a tornado forming in the distance, followed by heavy winds and debris. In this article…
During the week of June 17-20, more then 115 teens will attend a hands-on and educational retreat at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., about the importance of becoming responsible and safe drivers. They will be learning about the consequences of poor driving behaviors, reducing crash risks, how to influence…
ZF Group, a leader in automotive safety systems, has added automated steering technology to further help drivers stay safe while on the road. Just like the lane-keeping technologies on many newer passenger vehicles, this new technology warns truck drivers when they are veering out of their lanes. By using cameras…