14 Sep Alabama Awards $1.5 Million for Infrastructure Projects Leading Alabama officials have announced $1.5 million in funding will be awarded to cities and counties for local road and bridge projects. Read more...
14 Sep August Class 8 Sales Hit Highest Mark of 2020 at 17,685 U.S. Class 8 retail sales in August hit the high point of the year, clearing 17,000 according to WardsAuto.com. Read more...
14 Sep OPEC Forecasts Lower Demand; BP Sees ‘Peak Oil’ in 2020s Developing countries’ difficulty in containing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic will keep a lid on global oil demand, particularly in India, the OPEC cartel said Sept. 14 as it cut its forecasts. Read more...
14 Sep 2020 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Kicks Off National Truck Driver Appreciation Week for 2020 is upon us! Fleets and others in the industry are rolling out the red carpet Sept. 13-19 to show truck drivers appreciation for all they do. Here's a roundup of some of that recognition. Read more...
11 Sep Honoring Trucking’s Essential Workers Professional truck drivers and other workers in the transportation industry have always performed indispensable jobs, but many have gone above and beyond the call of duty during the coronavirus pandemic. This special commemorative microsite, Trucking’s Frontline Heroes, captures the stories of these workers who have made personal sacrifices to help fuel the nation’s response to COVID-19. Read more...
11 Sep Reggie Barrows, FedEx Express His boss calls Reggie Barrows the 'mayor" of Falmouth, Mass., a term of endearment for someone whose packages are delivered with a friendly greeting. That popularity helped Barrows become a primary cheerleader for a Facebook photography project that earned $30,000 in donations for the local food pantry. Read more...
11 Sep Kevin Cooper, Centerline Drivers Truck driver Kevin Cooper and his wife, Kimberly, took matters into their own hands and began making protective face masks and giving them to people for free at the beginning of the pandemic. Read more...
11 Sep Susan Dawson, Brenny Specialized: Won't Be Ruled by Fear Brenny Specialized driver Susan Dawson goes about her work with a sense of purpose — and she won't be ruled by fear. Read more...
11 Sep James Rogers, Spartan Direct: 'Needed to Serve Something Bigger Than Me' On the Fourth of July weekend, when neighbors were figuring out how to stage their own fireworks displays and people cautiously gathered for backyard barbecues, truck driver James Rogers returned home for the first time in three months. Read more...
11 Sep Cesar Quintana Moreno, Hub Group: Filling Needs to Deliver, to Train Cesar Quintana Moreno, a professional truck driver with Hub Group, might not think of himself as a hero, but that’s increasingly how many people view him and other truckers who have delivered essential goods during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...