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Will Recognize Top Rookie Veteran Serving as Commercial Truck Driver The joint search by Kenworth, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring our Heroes Program and FASTPORT to find America’s top rookie military veteran – who has made the transition from active duty to driving for a commercial fleet – continued recently at Joint Base […]

Freightliner Trucks has produced its first road tractors powered by the Cummins ISL G Near Zero (NZ) NOX natural gas engine. The Freightliner M2 112, on display at the recent Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, is one of the nine trucks ordered by Mountain Valley Express of Stockton, Calif. “Mountain Valley Express is pleased to […]

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Excitement is building as Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) prepares to auction off the new “Everyday Heroes” Kenworth T680 at the Ritchie Bros in Phoenix Tuesday, June 20. All the proceeds from the sale go directly to TAT – a 501(c)3 non-profit devoted to stopping human trafficking by educating, mobilizing, and empowering the nation’s truck drivers […]

Cooper Tire is kicking off the summer season with a national consumer reward promotion. From June 15 through July 15, Cooper’s Take the Money and Ride® Summer Event offers consumers a prepaid card of up to $100 when purchasing a new set of four qualifying Cooper tires through participating dealers in the United States, District […]

Arrow Truck Sales, Inc. is proud to announce that NAIT (National Association of Independent Truckers) has become a PRIME National Account. NAIT joins 18 other associations and major carriers participating in this exclusive offering. Arrow’s PRIME Account program is a used truck purchasing platform for owner/operators who currently drive for carriers who participate in the […]

Volvo Trucks North America announced that it now offers a Genuine Painted Parts Program, delivering genuine, factory-built replacement parts, custom painted for pre-order or quick turnaround. The Volvo Genuine Painted Parts Program offers customers and dealers the opportunity to order more than three dozen different parts, including hoods and bumpers, for both the Volvo VNL […]

Participating Fleets Reminded To Nominate Rookie Veterans Serving as Commercial Truck Drivers by June 30 for T680 Giveaway More than a hundred soldiers from Fort Riley in Kansas recently attended the latest in a series of FASTPORT transportation forums and hiring fairs held at U.S. military bases. These events assist military service members preparing to […]

The first of Volvo Trucks North America’s new Volvo VNR models today were test driven by members of the North American trucking trade press during a two-day event in Winston-Salem, N.C. The test drive included several different configurations of the new tractor and took place on inner city roads and highways, offering a comprehensive driving […]

Operating a long-haul service with local cartage is the recipe for success for Wichita, Kansas-based Metro Xpress.   “It’s allowed us to bring a new level of service to our customers, and it’s paying off,” said Cory Sell, Metro’s executive vice president. “We’re a little different in our business model. We’ll use our P&D fleet […]

Darrin Kurtz didn’t know much about Western Star trucks when he bought his first one in 2004; he just knew he needed a truck up to the job of hauling logs out of the woods in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. “I took a chance and it was the best decision I ever made,” said Kurtz, owner […]

Onboard Diagnostics Increases Uptime for Oregon Flatbed Hauler When drivers bring their trucks for servicing at the local Kenworth dealership, a service technician may run a single diagnostic test, or a battery of tests, to determine a single root cause. But with a Kenworth Class 8 truck equipped with Kenworth TruckTech+ Remote Diagnostics, the technician […]