What's That? Owner-operator vs. Company Driver

December 20, 2024

The main difference between an owner-operator and a company driver in trucking lies in ownership and employment status.

November 26, 2024

Fleets seeking snow removal technology must consider factors such as multi-height equipment and yard space constraints, said Debora Babin Katz, vice president of TrucBrush, a company that manufactures a large, mobile brush to remove snow from trailers. 

 

November 21, 2024

President Stephen Roy announced Mack Trucks' upcoming semi, designed to compete in 70% of the market and triple the company's longhaul market share. 

 

September 26, 2024

U.S. trailer orders declined year over year for the fourth consecutive month in August, ACT Research reported. However, the total increased by about 500 units from July.  

September 16, 2024

For CDL trainers and some fleets, truck driving simulators are among the most innovative and realistic ways to #recruit new drivers.

August 13, 2024

Parts supply chain management requires the precise coordination of a number of ingredients - sourcing the right parts, keeping your inventory up-to-date, maintaining your distribution network and more. Understanding the anatomy of the parts supply chain is key to meeting your current challenges and finding opportunities for optimization. What can you do to improve how you source parts? How proactive do you need to be in managing your inventory? And, does greater visibility into the links of the supply chain mean greater efficiency? 

August 2, 2024

Drivers whose trucks are sidelined along a busy highway with service issues have for decades been required to place warning triangles behind the trailer to alert oncoming traffic, sometimes requiring them to walk precipitously in the often narrow space between the trailer and the highway as traffic whizzes by. 

July 30, 2024

Heavy duty parts are the backbone of commercial transportation, built for durability and performance.

March 5, 2024

J.D. Power's Chris Visser says auction prices have been stable after a busier-than-usual January.

February 20, 2024

What new standards are expected to come out of the upcoming meeting and how will they help your company better transition to tomorrow? Robert Braswell joins Dan Ronan to preview the 2024 TMC Annual Meeting and why industry leaders can't afford to miss it.

January 30, 2024

Wrapped trailers turn the regular movement of #trucks into a unique marketing opportunity for companies. 

 

January 25, 2024

Volvo Trucks North America has battery-electric, hydrogen fuel cell and renewable fuel internal combustion engine versions on the horizon. 

January 23, 2024

Extreme cold weather prompts efforts to prevent shortages. Although some states issued orders several days ago that soon expire, others with longer duration emergency orders are Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, South Dakota and Tennessee. 

January 5, 2024

It was late into 2023 when Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) first addressed the U.S. House of Representatives in his new role as Speaker of the House, but Johnson hit the ground running.

January 2, 2024

As ADAS advances, computing power, memory and communication speed between different elements are helping trucking companies and creating significant safety and maintenance benefits.

December 14, 2023

The primary goal, experts say, is to never be surprised by an early winter storm and keep fleets running. Prepare for anything your drivers and your trucks might need. 

October 17, 2023

Investing in veterans to fulfill the much-needed job duties of commercial technicians has been a concentrated goal for some fleets.