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Exact-a-Track adds flexibility to logistics posts

Exact-A-Track brackets offer a tool that offers more flexibility when attaching load bars and straps inside a standard van trailer. The brackets span the distance between trailer logistics posts,…

New Jersey freight bottleneck worst for third straight year

The intersection of I-95 and SR4 in Fort Lee, N.J., remained the top freight bottleneck in the U.S. for the third consecutive year, according to an annual analysis from the…

Andlauer Healthcare Group to purchase Skelton Truck Lines

Andlauer Healthcare Group (AHG) has agreed to purchase Skelton Truck Lines’ Canadian operations, and 49% of its U.S. business for approximately $114.7 million. AHG has the option to acquire the…

Truckload Carriers postpone April convention

The Truckload Carriers Association is rescheduling its annual convention to Sept. 25-28 in Las Vegas. The event was originally scheduled for April 19-20 at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort. “Due…

Answering your top 15 questions on the Canadian ELD Mandate

The Canadian Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate is drawing nearer every day. To continue preparing our customers and prospects, I hosted an online event — or webinar — on Wednesday,…

Truck tonnage gets 1.4% bump in January

U.S. for-hire truck tonnage rose 1.4% in January, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA). “Over the last four months, the tonnage index has increased a…

Nikola details plans for fuel cell electric truck rollouts

Nikola has released details for its planned rollout of hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV). It will first launch North American production of its Tre cabover battery-electric truck, followed by a…

Quebec begins spring weight restrictions on March 8

Quebec’s annual spring weight restrictions are scheduled to begin rolling out on March 8, the province’s Ministry of Transportation reports. Zone 1 restrictions are scheduled to run from March 8…

Xantrex inverters shed pounds, pack power

Xantrex has added a new lightweight sine wave inverter to its Freedom X lineup. The Freedom XC Pro inverter/charger comes in 2,000- and 3,000-watt models, and weighs in at…

Truck-Lite shines light on new LEDs

Truck-Lite has unveiled a line of heated stop/turn/tail lamps and two lines of high-output LED work lamps. The stop/turn/tail lights are available in a four-inch round (Super 44) and…

Cummins signs MoU to become Daimler’s global medium-duty engine provider

Daimler Truck AG and Cummins have inked a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the two companies work together globally on medium-duty commercial vehicle engines. Cummins will set up an…

Hydra, Chemtrade promise low-cost hydrogen for fleets

Hydra Energy Partners is joining forces with a Chemtrade plant in British Columbia to offer commercial truck fleets access to hydrogen at a lower price than diesel. Hydra is offering…

Spireon names president for combined portfolio

Spireon, a North American telematics provider, is combining its fleet and trailer products into a combined transportation portfolio that will be led by president John Krumheuer. Krumheuer joins the business…

Associations sound alarm over looming strike at Port of Montreal

The threat of another strike is looming at the Port of Montreal, following the recent breakdown in negotiations between the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) and longshore workers represented by the…

New electrical connectors in the works for tractor-trailers

Another electrical connector may be in your future as manufacturers search for the best way to power and control an expanding array of trailer features. In the late 1990s, engineers…