Caterpillar dealers forms all-makes truck service network
“A group of seven Caterpillar dealerships has formed the RIG360 independent truck service centers network, designed to provide an all-makes approach to truck parts and service. The network initially will consist of 65 locations with 450 service bays across 12 states, with potential for other Cat dealers to join.” – According to the article in […]
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Pennsylvania Turnpike set to increase tolls again in 2020
“Toll prices on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will increase for the 12th consecutive year in 2020. The increase will see the most common toll for a Class 8 truck increase to $23.32 for E-ZPass and from $32.65 for cash.” – According to the article in overdriveonline.com Read the full story HERE Source and credits: overdriveonline.com / […]
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Covenant Transport Group announces earnings warning
“Add Covenant Transportation Group (NASDAQ: CVTI) to the group of truckload (TL) carriers that won’t be able to meet analyst expectations for the second quarter of 2019.” – According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Todd Maiden “Earlier today (July 17, 2019), Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KNX) modestly lowered its earnings outlook for […]
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New Texas highway project could be a boon for Dallas’ inland port and freight trucks
“After decades of planning and discussion, freight traffic could finally have an alternative highway loop around Dallas that saves them from bottlenecks along Interstate 35.”- According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Noi Mahoney “The Loop 9 project will add a connection between two interstates in south Dallas – I-35 East and I-45 […]
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Lenders tighten credit standards for owner-operator truck purchases, especially for one-truck operators
“Owner-operators hoping to purchase a truck likely will now face new hurdles, as lenders in recent weeks have begun stiffening credit standards for equipment purchases, especially for one-truck operators, says Rob Misheloff, founder of equipment leasing and finance brokerage SmarterFinanceUSA.” – According to the article in overdriveonline.com and its author James Jaillet “Lenders’ moves are the latest shift […]
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Bills introduced to raise minimum liability limits,mandating automatic emergency braking
“Two trucking-focused bills were introduced in the House this week. One aims to boost the required liability insurance coverage required of trucking companies, and the other would mandate that new trucks come equipped with automatic emergency braking systems.” – According to the article in overdriveonline.com and its author Matt Cole “Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Illinois) said in a press […]
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Truck driver allegedly was watching porn just before deadly crash
Minnesota truck driver allegedly was watching porn just before the deadly crash, the prosecutor said. “Semi-truck driver Tate Doom, 47, was charged with criminal vehicular homicide over the 2018 crash on Interstate 94 in southeast Minnesota that left a construction worker dead and another injured, according to a criminal complaint obtained by ABC News on […]
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FMCSA denies ELD exemption to small trucking companies – again
“A group representing trucking and other companies with 50 employees or less have been denied an exemption from the federal electronic logging device (ELD) mandate.” – According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent “The exemption, filed by the Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC), received nearly 2,000 comments after it was posted […]
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Trucking apocalypse continues: another trucking company shuts down
“The trucking apocalypse is upon us and it has taken its latest victim. This time, it’s a 40-year-old carrier out of California. Timmerman Starlite Trucking, Inc. of Ceres, California announced that it would be shutting down, placing 30 employees into the unemployment line effective immediately. Ceres is a suburb of Modesto, California, a mid-sized city 100 […]
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