During the annual ATD Show, Oscar Horton from Sun State International Trucks in Tampa, Florida, was named the 2020 Truck Dealer of the Year. This award recognizes those in the industry who have a successful track record in managing a dealership, what they do for the industry and their involvement…
Volvo Trucks has given its first glimpse at the class-8 battery-electric truck during an event at the TEC Equipment dealership in California. Since announcing the Volvo Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions (LIGHTS) in 2018, Volvo is now showcasing its progress on electric trucks. The LIGHTS project is a collaboration…
Johnny Blaze, Marvel’s Ghost Rider, is seen in Marvels X #1 driving a semi-truck. Dave, the only person on the dystopian Earth without powers, is picked up by a trucker who reveals his real identity as the Ghost Rider later down the road. The exploding head with a flaming skull…
The Kansas Turnpike Authority is making room for large freight vehicles by raising the bridges that pass over the turnpike. The 236-mile turnpike includes parts of interstates 335, 35, 70, and 470 linking together Witchita, Topeka, and Kansas City. Raising the bridges to a height of 15 feet, 9 inches…
Everywhere you look people are adding some of their own personality to their vehicles, and truckers are no different. From fancy rims to impressive paint jobs all the way up to flames shooting out of various places, truckers like to show their style by modding their trucks. One trucker painted…
Tires don’t just magically appear at the store, ready to be put on your truck and roll down the road. Engineers and developers put their heads together and dive into designing, developing, and testing new tires. When prototypes are made they are taken out to the Cooper test track and…
Freightliner Trucks and Mark Feldstein & Associations have signed an agreement to make a series of sound clocks. These clocks will recognize the history of Freightliner and its 77 years in the trucking industry. Product introduction will be early in the second quarter of this year and will include a…
Technology is very different these days when you compare it to what it was a couple of years ago and it doesn’t seem to want to slow down. Some supply chain companies have been utilizing some of these new technologies to optimize their business and be ready for what the…
On February 10, the state legislators in Connecticut will be having a scheduled vote on a proposal to toll trucks. The plan states that tolls will be collected around the highways using 12 electronic gantries. The current form of the proposal talks about just heavy-duty trucks being tolled with an…
The Georgia Department of Transportation is in the process of planning for truck-only lanes along Interstate 75 between McDonough and Macon. With an estimated start in 2024 to the estimated opening in 2028, the estimated cost is around $1.8 billion. These truck-only lanes will not be tolled and extend from…