In episode three, season two of Mack’s RoadLife, Westcan Bulk Transport shares their real life experiences with ice roads. By using GPS-tied ground-penetrating radar, truckers can measure the thickness of ice roads to make sure they are safe to drive across. The ice must be 39 inches thick but thicker…
Oregon-based advertising company Rolling Adz works with owner operators and trucking fleets by putting advertising on their trucks. By going from an all white surface to one with a colorful and eye-catching ad on it, truck drivers can make some extra cash while they are running their normal routes. Rolling…
The American Trucking Associations has delivered a congratulatory letter to the 427 truck drivers who have qualified for the 2019 National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships. Each of these drivers has had an accident-free year of driving and won their state-level driving championships for their vehicle…
Getting race cars to and from their races is one for the logistics department. There are many factors to take into consideration when getting the car where it needs to be, it’s not just a load and go situation. The trailers and trucks that pull them must be well maintained,…
In Mattoon, Ill., Lyndsey Grubbs, who underwent open-heart surgery, was honored as an “open heart warrior” by Walmart. Trucks gathered in the parking lot for her ‘Walmart Heart’ convoy that traveled from the Mattoon location to the Charleston location. While wearing her trucker hat and shirt, she got to ride…
Motor Trucks out of Everett, Wash., is being recognized for giving veterans jobs. With a staff of 32, 20 percent of them are veterans. When former Marine Jamin Woody was promoted to service manager and given authority to hire people, he made sure to hire veterans. With this being the…
At the BNSF Barstow, California ramp, Schneider has begun offering intermodal services. This new ramp provides a cost-competitive transportation service for the Las Vegas, Southern California, and Western Arizona areas to ship to the Chicago and northeastern U.S. markets. Five days a week, service will go to and from the…
Waupun, Wis., will be celebrating its 30th annual Truck-n-Show this coming weekend at the Waupun Community Center and Tanner Park. There will be hundreds of truckers and trucks from all over the U.S. and Canada attending this event. Proceeds from the event go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Special…
Jim Higginbotham with Stone Trucking Company out of Oklahoma, has been named a “Highway Angel” by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). While hauling an oversized load on a rainy day just north of Tulsa, Higginbotham came upon an accident involving two vehicles. While going slow due to the conditions of…
Kottke Trucking, Inc., out of Buffalo Lake, Minn., has acquired Wayne T. Fellows out of Davenport, Fla. With the purchase of this new company, Kottke Trucking is adding 43 drivers and 22 non-driving positions to its family. With the purchase of the over-the-road division of Walbon & Company earlier, this…