Mattimore contends that the value of full-service leasing goes beyond the acquisition costs. (Penske) Fleet operators perform a balancing act between cost and risk when they evaluate trucking equipment leasing agreement options. Full-service and unbundled leases each come with their own set of advantages and limitations, and the right choice ultimately depends on the individual ...more
Mattimore contends that the value of full-service leasing goes beyond the acquisition costs. (Penske) When deciding to lease trucking equipment, fleet operators are performing a balancing act between cost and risk as they evaluate different leasing agreement options. Full-service and unbundled leases each come with their own set of advantages and limitations, and the right ...more
Trucks at the Port of Los Angeles. (Richard Vogel/Associated Press) The Port of Los Angeles will continue to collect a $10 clean truck fund fee for the next three years. But at least two L.A. harbor commissioners indicated it perhaps warrants a closer look going forward as it continues to be only one part of ...more
A truck driver filmed himself confronting the driver involved in a recent pile up crash that killed five in Austin earlier this year. In the video, the filming truck driver apparently shows a close up of the truck after it crashed into a line of traffic at high speeds on Interstate 35 in Austin on ...more
A bridge buckled in the Texas Panhandle after being struck by a semi truck hauling a crane on Tuesday morning. The impact happened on Tuesday, May 27th at about 7:25 a.m. near Tulia, Texas. According to ABC 7 Amarillo, the semi truck was hauling the crane on southbound Interstate 27 when it struck the FM 928 ...more
A lone log trailer was left blocking one lane of a two lane road in North Carolina on Monday night. The incident happened at 4712 Old Stage Road in Riegelwood, North Carolina on May 26th. According to WECT 6, Delco Riegelwood Fire Rescue was called after a mother and her children encountered the road block while ...more
A truck driver is dead after getting run over by his own truck while disconnecting the trailer outside of a paint facility. The accident happened on Tuesday, May 27th on Cleveland Street in Rochester, Pennsylvania outside of a Sherwin-Williams facility. According to CBS News, the truck driver was outside of his rig while disconnecting from his ...more
A truck driver won a $1 million lottery after digging through the trash for a ticket he initially chose to throw away. The truck driver stopped by the Travel Centers of America rest stop in Elkton, Maryland earlier this month for a cup of coffee and some new wiper blades, and decided to purchase some ...more
Maryland State Police (MSP) are investigating a fatal multi-vehicle crash that occurred in Frederick County on Sunday. Troopers responded to the crash at 4:10 p.m. on May 25 near Exit 62 on I-70 in New Market, Maryland.“The preliminary investigation indicates the driver of a BMW SUV, traveling westbound on I-70 prior to Route 75, rear-ended ...more
The Arizona Highway Patrol recently conducted a single day commercial vehicle inspection detail. The “Maximum Enforcement” commercial motor vehicle (CMV) inspection operation took place on May 21 in southern Arizona.The CMV inspection effort was spearheaded by the Arizona Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol. See below for results from the single day inspection effort:74 CMV ...more
