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Sirius XM Radio is taking its Road Dog Trucking Radio on the road for a special series of live broadcasts from Texas, with appearances at Willie Nelson's truckstop Willie's Place and The Great American Trucking Show.View the full article

The American Trucking Associations has launched a series of industry-related webinars, which take place every month.View the full article

Inc. magazine has added Advantage PressurePro, Harrisonville, Mo., to the 2009 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing companies.View the full article

The National Tank Truck Carriers, an organization affiliated with the American Trucking Associations, has revamped its websiteView the full article

The American Trucking Associations has created three videos to help educate people on its 18-point safety agenda.View the full article

Centrum Equities, XV, a holding company that owns Visteon Corp., has purchased Proliance International.View the full article

Bibby Transportation Finance, a subsidiary of Bibby Financial Services, has provided $2.7 million in new credit facilities in June and July to help small- and medium-sized trucking companiesView the full article

The Truckers Helper, a provider of business management software to the transportation industry, is merging with Layover.com, an online service.View the full article

Short week, long weekend. Had the kids over-all grown, but still the kids. Jo's son Billy got here Friday and left Saturday afternoon-he's 38. My son T.J, 32, and his wife and 2 children came yesterday, and my youngest son Morgan and his girlfriend got here soon after. Then Karla and Daniel came, and Jeffrey Moore rode over too. I fixed them up with grilled ribs, chicken, hot wings, and a squash-gotta have your vegetables! Actually, the grilled squash went over pretty good. I sliced it and marinated it in teriaki sauce before I grilled it. I took 2 packs of ribs out of the freezer, but I threw one away. The best looking ones, baby back ribs. The other was spare ribs. Both good of course, the baby back ribs are just cut different, with less bone. Easier to cook, slice, tear apart, and to eat. They looked fine, but when I cut the plastic open they smelled a little...funny. So I called Jo- "give these a sniff, see what you think." She said "I don't know ya know, they smell kinda...funny-not ha-ha funny, funny stinkin". So out the door they went, to cook in the trash barrel. Now i'm waiting to see if I get a load today.They serviced the truck Friday, and ordered a spring for the cluth linkage. I've been having to pull the pedal back up to the top with my foot for the engine brake to work. Figured a spring was loose or broken. Jimmy said he could put a rubber strap on it until the spring comes in, but it's got to be a genuine Peterbilt rubber strap. View the full blog entry

A new intermodal terminal is set to open in North Baltimore, Ohio, in 2011; the venture was finalized FridayView the full article

Along with its fiscal third quarter report, Patriot Transportation Holding announced it has sold SunBelt Transport, one of its flatbed trucking companies, to an undisclosed buyerView the full article

Towne Air Freight, South Bend, Ind., has purchased Texas Land and Air in an effort to expand its ocean freight trucking business.View the full article

Panther Expedited Services is rebranding itself as a full-service transportation and logistics provider, with services including ground, air, ocean and logistics.View the full article

Date Added: Today, 01:34 PM Vehicle Owner: Ravemobile View this new addition to the Garage

Date Added: Today, 12:16 PM Vehicle Owner: 1958 mack h model View this new addition to the Garage

Got the b733 home and unloaded from the trailer. I gave it a quick bath and pulled it into the shop. I basicly am checking the truck over so I can find anything that I need for the restoration. Well I checked the top and bottom all points inbetween. I have found that the rear left spring hanger for the rear spring is cast iron and the left is aluminium. The truck is a lightweight model so all the spring hangers should be aluminium. The fuel tanks apperar to be lower than they should be, there is a gap between cab and the tank that look excessive. I will have to do some reserch on that also, it maybe the way they should be. The front bumper is missing, I wonder if a lightweight truck would have an aluminium bumper? questions, questions!! The truck is almost rust free sence it came form Nevada originaly. The double frame is premo also. The worst problem I have found is the truck has been used alot, although it has been mantained it has several welded aluminium components, the sheet metal is not very straight. I got a very good deal on the truck and Terry gave a very accurate discription of the vechicle, ole honest Terry..... He even got me some NOS 11x22 goodyear tires. It has a cummins 220 with a turbo. I have a 275 supercharged engine that would make a great power plant for this ride, I have to get Packer to ship it from Wyoming out to Indiana for me..... I do have a nice quad trans sitting in my shop to "bait" him out this way, should be gitting a bite soon....... I have been working on disassembly of a b75 truck that is very worse for wear that I bought for parts for other trucks, I sold a truck to Paul Vanscott for a b73 project he has been wanting to do for some time and I felt that I needed to include a nice frame in with the deal. So I have been removing parts, labling and putting them onto some new shelves that I built in the new parts room. It is so nice to be working on one of these truck and know right where I get that special bolt or part that I need. I also feel that none of the trucks parts are wasted. Been talking with Tony with the h 67 Mack, He is working on installing some more power into the little truck. I am getting a engine and trans lined up for him for the truck. Should be an awsome truck when finished!! The r795 truck will need to get in the shop for some engine work, I don't know what the plans for this truck are at this point, I want to get the engine running good, I may sell it due to the finacial strain that too many trucks can cause. I am starting a picture album for the b733 project and will be posting all the pictures there for this truck, so come and visit the album. Attached thumbnail(s) // View the full blog entry

Date Added: Today, 10:07 PM Vehicle Owner: amberwood View this new addition to the Garage

Freightliner has expanded its 'Slice of Life' program, with plans to give the three participants new Cascadia trucks equipped with Detroit Diesel's BlueTec selective catalytic reduction emissions technology.View the full article

Shell Lubricants has secured the top spot in 2008 as the global lubricants supplier for the third year in a row, according to research released by Kline & Company.View the full article

Clean Fuels Ohio has recognized Arctic Express with a "3 star" certification for its efforts in cutting vehicle emissions and petroleum fuel consumption.View the full article

Trincon Group, which provides national transportation advisory services, has promoted Jim Buchanan to vice president of operations.View the full article

Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems has been selected as Mac Trailer's standard anti-lock braking system supplier.View the full article

Logistics Management magazine has named A. Duie Pyle as the top logistics provider in its 26th Annual Quest for Quality Awards in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regional LTL category.View the full article

Kind of a short week. I thought things were picking up- were for a while anyway. Last Friday I motored down to Petersburg and picked up a load of beams going to Neville Island, Pa. I delivered there Monday and went to Sugar Creek, Ohio and got a load of bricks going to Williamsburg, Va. Then I went back to Petersburg and got a load of piling going to Wilmington, N.C, but I couldn't go into the port because I don't have a card that says I can go into the port. I am certified to haul steel coils in Alabama though. The last time I went to the state port at Wilmington you didn't need a card. Now you've got to have the card, which costs 130-some dollars, or pay an escort to take you in. I talked to one of the escorts that was hanging around outside the gate and asked what he charged-he said $20 at the gate, plus $20 an hour for however long you're in there. That could get expensive too. We had 5 or 6 trucks there, and one of the other drivers that had the proper card took my truck in and unloaded it after he got unloaded. He only charged me $10. That was OK-I sat in his truck with the AC on while he was unloading mine (it was miserably hot!) and stole 2 CD's, a pair of gloves, a flashlight, roll of tape, some tools, ate all his snacks, and drank 2 of his Pepsi colas. (kidding) I was the last truck to leave of course, being the only one without proper credentials, but I got a return load of lumber in Dudley, N.C. going to Moneta, Va. A whole load of 8' 4x4's. Left Dudley 120 lbs. over gross. I was afraid they'd make me take a pack off, but they didn't. Dispatcher Neal called me yesterday morning while I was sitting at the truckstop south of Lynchburg-had to park there Wednesday night because the store lot 2 miles from here was full of chip trailers. He wanted to know if I was en-route to Moneta. I said "almost", which sorta meant the same thing as "no". He said there was a load in Moneta going to Fredericksburg that I could deliver that evening, then head to Petersburg and pick up something at the mill. By the time I got to Moneta and unstrapped the 32 packs of lumber and got unloaded and reloaded it was almost 11:30, and I had to be in Fredericksburg by 3:30 to get unloaded, or i'd sit there all night. I didn't stop anywhere and pulled in at 3 o'clock. Got unloaded OK, but there was nothing at the mill to load and dispatcher Randy said we'd try it again Monday so I came on to Concord. I wasn't real enthused about going to Wilmington, but it was all they had, and I wasn't enthused about going to Fredericksburg yesterday. I was afraid I wouldn't get there in time to get unloaded and have to wait until this morning. I wanted to get to the mill in Petersburg yesterday and get another trip in this week, a little longer, like a Birmingham or another Pittsburgh. But, since there was nothing i'm glad I made those short runs or I wouldn't have made enough money to keep the lights burning another month. Insurance on the mixer is due August 31st. too. That's about $400 dollars, and they don't give you the option to pay on the installment plan. Always something. View the full blog entry

The Freight Transportation Services Index settled at 94 in June, the same as in May, when it reached its lowest level in 12 yearsView the full article