After a fire destroyed one of their eight trucks hauling 3,000 pounds of food last year, the Westmoreland County Food Bank in Pennsylvania is looking for donations to help replace it. They are currently putting funds toward renting a truck, but this is putting a strain on their finances. Any…
Earlier this week, in Plant City, Fla., a tree fell and cut a Publix truck in half. A sheriff’s office spokesperson stated that the truck snagged a low-hanging branch which brought the rest of the tree down on top of it. Knights Griffin Road was closed for many hours and…
Mack Trucks has built its 100,000th truck equipped with Mack GuardDog Connect telematics technology. From the first truck in 2014 to the 100,000th, the GuardDog system has evolved and improved over the years to become one of Mack’s most useful telematic tools. This tool monitors truck’s critical fault codes and…
There are rules and regulations out there for size and weight of the trucks on the road. These limits have been established to make sure trucks are operating safely on highways and interstates. By following size and weight limits, accidents and injuries can be avoided. When trucks are too heavy,…
Over a span of 6 years, Volvo is investing $400 million into upgrading its New River Valley plant in Virginia. The expansion will include a larger footprint of the factory, upgraded equipment, and improved plant efficiency. Along with improvements and site expansions, they will also be creating almost 800 jobs…
In Maywood, Ill., James Apa, the owner of Third Coast Teaming Company has found some pieces of Maywood’s past while digging around his new facility’s construction site. The future trucking company will have a 6,500 to 7,500 square foot facility with a paved yard on St. Charles Rd. Turns out,…
A kitten, now named Miracle, caught a ride through four of New Jersey’s counties by clinging to the undercarriage of a semi truck. The driver of the truck had no idea until another driver flagged him to pull over. Miracle was pulled out from under the truck by a police…
PPG, a global supplier of paints, coatings, specialty materials, and optical products, has launched it’s new Delfleet paint system for commercial transport use. While having the industry’s lowest VOC (volatile organic compound) emissions, it also delivers great color matching and is easy to use. They asked the truck painters, fleet…
A leading maker of commercial buses and trucks, Navistar, is expanding its manufacturing facilities in Huntsville, AL. It’s plan is to produce the next generation of diesel engines with TRATON (a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group) , adding to its line of next-gen products. Along with this large capital investment,…
Starting with a degree in art at the East Los Angeles College and leaving that behind to become a trucker in 2000, Arnulfo Gonzalez decided he could do both at the same time. While waiting for his load to be ready, he had outlined his current piece of art on…