Arkansas State Truck Driving Championships
Photo coverage of winners from the 2018 Arkansas Truck Driving Championships July 13-14 in Rogers, Ark. (Photos courtesy of the Arkansas Trucking Association)
July 18, 2018ABF Freight’s Tim McElwaney Dedicates Georgia Title to Late Father
For ABF Freight’s Tim McElwaney, this year’s Georgia truck driving championships were bittersweet.
July 18, 2018Safety Device on Every American Truck Got Inventor a Total of $20
While a “two striper” in the Air Force 60 years ago, Robert Carpenter invented a color-coded system for attaching tractor-trailer air-brake connections that now is mandatory equipment for every truck on every American road. He was paid $20.
July 18, 2018Strick Adds Quick Response Codes to New Trailers
Strick Trailers announced the addition of InfoScan quick response codes to all new trailers to help speed service response times and increase customer vehicle operating time.
July 18, 2018Kenworth Makes Proprietary Suspension Standard on T680
Kenworth Truck Co. announced its proprietary AG400L tandem rear suspension now is standard equipment for the Kenworth T680 on-highway flagship.
July 18, 2018CVSA Inspectors Remove Nearly 1,600 CMVs From Roadways During April Brake Safety Day
Nearly 1,600 commercial motor vehicles with critical brake violations were placed out of service during an unannounced Brake Safety Day law enforcement initiative in the United States and Canada in April, according to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
July 18, 2018Federal Regulators, Industry Leaders Review Autonomous Vehicles’ Potential
The utilization of automated technology in trucks could prevent thousands of fatalities along the highways and offer benefits to the national economy, the chief federal trucking regulator said July 12.
July 17, 2018Inspired by Dad, Tennessee Grand Champion Phil Shelton Has Plenty Left in the Tank
For Tennessee grand champion Phil Shelton, trucking runs in his blood. Shelton, of Walmart Transportation, finished first in the tank truck class and won the grand champion title at Tennessee’s trucking championships April 27-28, earning his third trip to nationals.
July 17, 2018CDL Training Gives C.R. England Executives Insight From Behind the Wheel
More than three dozen managers and front-office employees at C.R. England Inc. have taken classes to earn a commercial driver license at the request of CEO Chad England, who said he believes the experience of learning to drive big rigs will help the company be more responsive to the needs of drivers.
July 17, 2018Missouri’s Five-Year Transportation Plan Outlines Bridge and Road Maintenance
Missouri transportation officials have unveiled plans to maintain existing roads and bridges and evaluate the potential for new ones across the state’s highway system over the next several years.
July 17, 2018