Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced Sherri Squier as its November Member of the Month. Having begun her career as a nurse, Squier gained an immediate life or death understanding the urgency of the word “stat.” Moving forward a few years while managing critical care deliveries on behalf of her patients, she quickly realized […]
American Trucking Associations (ATA) recognized the winners of several of the industry’s top honors as part of the association’s Leadership and Awards Luncheon at its annual Management Conference & Exhibition. “This industry provides constant examples of hard work and professionalism exhibited by its people on a daily basis,” said ATA President and CEO Chris Spear. […]
North American medium duty & heavy duty Classes 5-8 net orders improved to a three-month high in September, and hit a 27-month high when seasonally adjusted. Preliminary medium duty and heavy duty net orders were 43,500 units in September, up 27% year over year. Seasonally adjusted, orders rose 8.7% month over month to 46,500 units,” […]
According to an analysis by freight research firm FTR Transportation Intelligence, Hurricane Harvey will impact more than 7% of U.S. trucking over the next two weeks, with some portion of that fraction being entirely out of operation. What’s more, during the first week after Hurricane Harvey, almost 10% of all U.S. trucking is estimated to […]
GPS leader Garmin has introduced the dēzl™ 580 LMT-S, what the company describes as “the only truck navigator on the market that offers easy break planning, built-in Wi-Fi for seamless updates, live services, and a full suite of smart solutions to assist truckers on every route.” It features an easy-to-read 5.0-inch display, customizable truck routing […]
Big news in the For-Hire Trucking arena where the ACT Research Index indicated that July’s volume reading advanced for the seventh consecutive month to a score of 57.1 While the For-Hire Trucking Index is down from June, the freight index was almost 20 points above the reading in the same month last year. Six percent […]
