Motor Carriers Blog

DrayNow, the first real-time intermodal marketplace, and CoreFund Capital, a premier full-service freight bill factoring company, are excited to announce a new marketing partnership. Two things are constantly on the mind of a truck driver: where can I find freight, and how do I get paid? This partnership aims to provide the best solutions to these questions for truckers ever...

PIT Group, a Canadian-based testing organization that evaluates technologies in the transportation industry, recently tested the energy efficiency of Eco Cap aerodynamic wheel covers from Eco Flaps. Testing found that the Eco Caps performed better than other wheel covers previously tested by the company. The test results showed that Eco Caps wheel covers had a 0.9% +/- 0.4% ...

MVT Solutions (MVTS) provides fuel economy testing to help fleets make informed purchasing decisions on fuel economy products. Most recently, MVTS measured fuel savings with Eco Cap aerodynamic wheel covers from Eco Flaps. "MVT Solutions has given us the ability to quantify the savings carriers can expect from Eco Caps," said Asa Hazelwood, director of sales at Eco Flaps....

​​​​​​​​Today, Pride Group Enterprises (PGE) is announcing that it has reserved 150 Tesla Electric Semis with the option to increase to 500 trucks. Sam Johal, Pride Group Enterprises CEO, announced that the company has placed a deposit to secure the initial units and build slots. “With support from one of our l...

​In the past five years, four dramatic, cyclical shifts have shaken the U.S. truckload market and caused wild fluctuations from shifts in trucking supply or shipper demand. Pandemic-related global supply chain issues have only heightened the current shift, further tightening available capacity. Noam Frankel, founder and CEO of FreightFriend, a truckload procurement pl...

Breaking new ground, Chelle Trucking & Logistics recently announced they are allowing new drivers and owner-operators to the company to name their own rate and terms. No one knows the cost of freight like a driver. By having the name your rate campaign, they are showing another level of transparency that makes Chelle Trucking & Logistics the best destination for driver...

Blimling and Associates released its latest quarterly special report, highlighting the state of the U.S. freight and trucking industries. “A Rough Road Ahead” gives an in-depth look at factors continuing to impact domestic haulers and carriers moving milk, dairy products and other foodstuffs. The report examines how the spread of COVID-19, along with trade headwi...

​​​​​​​​Michigan Trucking Association’s (MTA) Detroit Chapter Equipment & Maintenance Council today presented the children’s charity The Rainbow Connection with a $10,000 donation. The contribution is in lieu of money raised at the chapter’s annual golf outing, unexpectedly canceled due to the pande...

Eagle Rock Freight, LLC, announces today that Ron Pierce has joined the company as general manager. In his new role, Pierce will be responsible for the company’s financial results, personnel development, and execution of its strategic planning. Before joining Eagle Rock Freight, LLC, Pierce has had over 25 years of experience in the freight and logistics industry, whe...