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Operationsby StaffDecember 24, 2018

PS Logistics Acquires Robinette Trucking

PS Holdco, LLC announced that one of its subsidiaries, Loudon County Trucking, LLC, has completed the acquisition of substantially all assets of Robinette Trucking, Inc. and Robinette Properties, Inc.

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Safetyby StaffDecember 24, 2018

Ford Recalls 410K F-Series Pickups

Ford is recalling 410,289 of its 2015 to 2019 F-150 and 2017 to 2019 Super Duty trucks equipped with an engine block heater, due to a possible defect with a cable connector, the company has announced.

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Utility Fleetby Roselynne ReyesDecember 22, 2018

Inside Ameren Illinois’ Bucket Truck Donation Program

Every year, Ameren Illinois donates six bucket trucks to its community instead of selling them. Here’s how the program works.

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Vehicle Researchby StaffDecember 21, 2018

Peterbilt Recognized as Top Place for Women to Work

Peterbilt received the award as part of the Women in Trucking Accelerate conference in Dallas.

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Operationsby Lauren FletcherDecember 21, 2018

Work Truck's Top News of 2018

In the 2018 calendar-year, new-vehicle announcements dominated the headlines and reader interest. The 10 most viewed news items on WorkTruckOnline.com from 2018 are shared.

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Operationsby Paul ClintonDecember 21, 2018

Ford Brings New Fleet Director From Canada

Ford's president and chief executive of its Canadian market, Mark Buzzell, will return to the U.S. as the director of North American Fleet, Lease and Remarketing Operations starting Jan. 1, Ford has announced.

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Green Fleetby StaffDecember 20, 2018

DHL Subsidiary Sells 500 EVs to German Mobility Startup

StreetScooter GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL, has sold 500 of its battery-electric vans to a German startup that will be used in cities as free-to-use, car sharing vehicles.

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Small Fleetby StaffDecember 20, 2018

Best and Worst Drunk Driving States Named

Wyoming leads the nation for most traffic fatalities involving an alcohol-impaired driver, with 7.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017 as compared with 5.98 deaths in 2016 when it ranked eighth among all states, according to a new report from SafeWise.

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Upfittingby StaffDecember 20, 2018

CIM Donates Second Concrete Mixer

The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program announced that Kenworth and Kenworth of Central Florida have once again donated a 2019 Kenworth T880S truck with a Con-Tech Manufacturing bridge-formula rear-discharge BridgeKing mixer for the annual CIM Auction at World of Concrete.

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Green Fleetby StaffDecember 20, 2018

Continental Opens Research Lab for Dandelion Rubber

The new lab is set as the base for future research on farming and the extraction process of Russian dandelion as an alternative raw material source to the rubber tree in the tropics.

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