Checking and maintaining tie pressure is a pain for drivers, and human nature takes its toll on trailer tires, reports Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg. ...Read the rest of this story
A new report by ACT Research finds that natural gas-powered Class 8 truck sales have fallen off by almost 30% compared to last year's numbers. ...Read the rest of this story
XPO Logistics Inc. has landed on the Fortune Future 50 list of U.S. public companies determined by the business magazine as having the best prospects for long-term growth. ...Read the rest of this story
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Leading fleets have mastered different secrets to business success, but one of the most effective secrets of all might involve a willingness to be more open with information. Executives from Transpro Freight Systems, Challenger Motor Freight, and […] ...Read the rest of this story
BURNABY, B.C. — For Daryl Ee, finding and recruiting new drivers shouldn't be a “speedee” process. Ee is the CEO of Speedee Transport, a thriving transportation company out of Burnaby, B.C., with a motto that centers on being Western Canada's…...Read the rest of this story
Rarely do editors get to evaluate fuel economy on test drives. On a recent three-day "Performance Tour" trip in a Mack Anthem, Equipment Editor Jim Park turned in a trip average of 9.5 mpg, with a high of 10.4 on the second leg of the trip. Read how Mack's new engine technology made that possible. ...Read the rest of this story
Equipment Editor Jim Park takes a video tour of the cab and sleeper of Navistar's International LT highway tractor, developed with extensive driver input. ...Read the rest of this story