Key to driver retention?
Show them some respect
 

The theme for this year’s Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) annual convention, “Our Driving Force—Trusted, Professional, and Proud,” was inspired because fleets need to find ways to show drivers that “we value their work and recognize their role in our success,” said Ray Haight of MacKinnon Transport....

ATA Truck Tonnage Index rises in January 2009 

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index climbed 3.0 percent in January 2009, marking only the second month-to-month increase in the past seven months....

Peterbilt's hybrid vehicles
are eligible for EPA grants
 

Peterbilt’s complete line of hybrid products are eligible for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grants of up to 25% of the total quoted vehicle cost....

Highway Hero finalists
put their lives on the line
 

Nikolay Zashev of Franklin Park IL, Tihomir Tanev of Schiller Park IL, Willie Wilson of Santa Clara CA, Roy Hackett of Nashville TN, and Jorge Orozco Sanchez of Firestone CO were named finalists for the 26th annual Goodyear North America Highway Hero Award for trucking heroism....

Mexico truckers protest
taxes, high diesel prices
 

Mexican truckers called for federal government relief from a new business tax, rising diesel prices, and the growing threat of hijacking in a day of protest rallies across Mexico recently....

Navistar hybrid truck helps
Kraft Foods deliver pizza
 

Kraft Foods Inc. has added another green ingredient to its DiGiorno Pizza line—a diesel-electric hybrid delivery truck equipped with a RouteMax refrigerated truck body for frozen and refrigerated capabilities....

TMC approves formation
of service dealer panel
 

The Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Associations approved the formation of a new service dealer committee during its recent annual meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition....

Fleets to vie for Volvo Trucks Safety Award 

Smart fleet managers have always known that safety pays. Now the payoff from safety will be $50,000, thanks to the Volvo Trucks Safety Award. Volvo Trucks...

Strategies for lowering fuel costs 

While Diesel prices have fallen well below the historic highs of 2008, fuel conservation remains a critical concern for refrigerated fleets and must be...

Truck Driver Appreciation Week scheduled 

The American Trucking Associations announced the dates for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW) 2009, which celebrates the 3.5 million professional...

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