17 Aug Pennsylvania Borough Could Be New Home for $7.5 Million, 80-Bay Trucking Facility JERMYN, Pa. — The borough could be the new home of a $7.5 million, 80-bay trucking facility for R+L Carriers. Read more...
17 Aug US Threatens More Sanctions, Keeping Alive Turkish Crisis ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and the United States exchanged new threats of sanctions Aug. 17, keeping alive a diplomatic and financial crisis that is threatening the economic stability of the NATO country. Read more...
17 Aug Trump Asks SEC to Look Into Frequency of Corporate Reports NEW YORK — President Donald Trump says he’s asking federal regulators to look into the effectiveness of the quarterly financial reports that publicly traded companies are required to file. Read more...
17 Aug Volvo May Be About to Surprise Its Investors, But in a Good Way Volvo AB, the world’s second-biggest maker of trucks, is about to increase its market value by roughly a fifth, if analyst estimates are to be believed. Read more...
17 Aug Interactive Map: Where the 2018 Top 100 Private Carriers Are in North America Find out where the carriers are by regions in North America. Read more...
16 Aug Editorial: Keeping the Equipment Moving July orders for new trailers shattered a record that had stood for 24 years. On top of that, sales of Class 8 vehicles during the month topped 20,000, the second-highest total of the year. So while it’s clear there’s going to be a lot of new equipment on the road next year, let’s hope we can find enough drivers to keep all of it moving. Read more...
16 Aug NTDC Competitors Meet Their Match on Challenging Driving Course COLUMBUS, Ohio — A sharp left turn to cross over five scoring zones after avoiding a rubber duck and then maneuvering through a row of tennis balls were among the problems tripping up many competitors on the first day on the course at the National Truck Driving Championships. Read more...
16 Aug Senate Bill Would Let Young Truckers Operate in Interstate Commerce A new bill that would open interstate trucking opportunities to drivers between the ages of 18 and 21 was introduced in the U.S. Senate Aug. 16. Read more...
16 Aug US Trailer Orders Boom in Highest-Ever July U.S. trailer orders broke past 29,000 to set a record for the month of July, shattering the previous high for the month that had stood for 24 years, ACT Research Co. reported. Read more...
16 Aug ELD Training Sheds Light on CVSA Competition Expectations COLUMBUS, Ohio — The law enforcement officers participating in the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s North American Inspectors Championship will not be asked to inspect electronic logging devices during this year’s competition. Read more...