The changing seasons signal a shift from where carriers and brokers move loads of produce
The wild blueberry season winds down in Maine, pumpkins roll into farmstands around the country, the sugarbeet harvest wraps up
International Roadcheck focused on wheels, but that’s not where the story ends
This year, the focus of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck Week was on wheel ends. Out of the top 10 vehicle out-of-service violations, tires ranked second, and wheels came in seventh.
Atlantic hurricane season kicks into gear
Hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean typically begins to ramp up in earnest around mid-August. But things had been eerily
Revenue is up, but so are operating costs. What does it really cost to operate a truck in 2022?
September 27th, 2022–Determining the cost of operating a truck in 2022 depends on who you ask, plus a range of other
Centipedes on wheels: How Michigan trucks do less road damage than you’d think
Sept. 21, 2022 – It’s hard to escape just how different trucks are in Michigan.
How data can help optimize your trucking business in a tough market
After a period of record revenues, this year small carriers and owner-operators have felt their profits squeezed by skyrocketing fuel
It’s a thankless job, but someone’s got to do it.
Every year the American Trucking Association celebrates the hard work of the 3.6 million professional men and women who not only deliver our goods safely, securely, and on time but also keep our highways safe.
The sky is the limit for vertical farmers looking for a new way to save space
Sept. 7 – As news of severe droughts seems to be a yearly concern, some farmers are looking to technology for alternative ways of producing some of our nation’s favorite produce.
Lessons learned from operating reefer motors in the Australian Outback
Aug. 31, 2022 – Bob McMillan’s driving career covers over 6 million miles hauling refrigerated freight across one of the hottest continents on the planet.
Operation Airbrake is this week – time to pump brakes, carriers
Aug. 24, 2022 – The Operation Airbrake program is this week courtesy of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
The fallout from the 3-year drought in California becomes clearer
Aug. 16, 2022 – The further we get into summer, the worse it gets for California farmers and refrigerated truckload carriers.
With a $6 bet and a load of spoiled chickens, refrigerated trucking was born in 1938
Aug. 10, 2022 – Some of the greatest corporate names in American business history have something in common – they can trace their origins back to the need to keep food fresh.