In its latest fact book that reports on tires and their uses, the US tire manufacturers association (USTMA) has identified the top original equipment manufacturer and aftermarket tire sizes for the year 2018. One category that was listed was top tires that were added to new trucks. The sizes listed as having the top five […]
Peter Nuñez, owner of Nuñez Trucking, has given his outlook on how wonderful it is to find the right truck for you or your company. Nuñez Trucking has over 17 dump trucks, and most were bought used by Peter himself. They talk about how important it is to find a truck that makes your own […]
The richest couple in the trucking industry don’t own a single truck of their own. Instead, Tom and Judy Love, the owners of Love’s Travel Stops And Country Stores, have become billionaires by providing truckers with food and gas. It’s been enough to land them on the most recent Forbes list of billionaires. Forbes also […]
For the 100,000+ users of the Comdata MyFleet card, there are over 4,000 locations to choose from for tire buying. Comdata claims the discount can help fleets to save 65% on tires. Justin King, a senior vice president at FleetCor Technologies, says they will be soon be announcing their official partner tire manufacturers. Participating locations […]
Best Transportation’s fleet has added a Class A Tractor to its arsenal; the tractor is fully electric. The tractor excelled at its first mission, going to the Maher Terminal to get a container, and bringing that container to a secondary location. Best Transportation has even received an award, as the first trucking fleet to transport […]
Transparency in any industry is important, especially when it comes to the results of research being done or test scores that consumers might use to make life changing decisions. In their new blog post, GF Staff outlines the NAFA announcement of their new digital test taking platform, the technology requirements a consumer might need to […]
On 15 May, a coalition of US and Canadian law enforcement organizations operating under the auspices of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, carried out over 10,000 safety inspections aimed at identifying defective brakes. About 16 percent of the vehicles tested across the 55 participating localities turned out to have serious brake problems. As a result, […]