Mack Trucks has named Matthew Walsh vp-export for international operations, responsible for the company’s business, sales, and distribution for international exports.
Walsh joined the company in 1996 and most recently held the position of director of international parts sales, logistics and CKD operations.
“The export component of Mack’s International Operations business has grown rapidly in the past […]

The mountain of twisted metal and debris scattered along the Trans-Canada Highway in the Alberta Rockies looked like the scene of a plane crash to crews who worked Thursday to carefully pry apart wreckage from a spectacular chain-reaction collision involving five semi-trailer trucks.
Three people in one vehicle died and five others received non-life threatening injuries […]

Pick-up truck owners beware! Police say lately, thieves are passing over luxury cars and expensive SUV’s to steal heavy-duty pick-up trucks.
Why? A pick-up truck can be an indispensable tool for a criminal. Police say the trucks are used to haul stolen scrap metal or to transport illegal immigrants. And, they’re big and offer lots of […]

One after another, the big rigs slowly rolled along over Stevens Pass on Wednesday after heavy snow and avalanche danger closed I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass, the state’s main east-to-west freeway.
“I’ve never seen this amount of commercial truck traffic on Highway 2,” Washington State Patrol trooper Kirk Rudeen said. He’s been patrolling the area for 19 […]

Texas trucking companies often gamble on putting unsafe and even illegal drivers on Dallas highways. Often, they hire illegal immigrants who have trouble reading road signs and communicating with employers, police and emergency crews. Texas trucking companies have also been known to hire felons, alcoholics and drug addicts because many background checks are not completed […]

A wreck involving three pickup trucks, two all-terrain vehicles and a dead fox left three people injured Wednesday on Capshaw Road, eight miles east of Athens.
Michael K. Pepper, 43, of Harvest said he was returning home from work at Rowe Manufacturing about 4:10 p.m. when he slowed his 1978 GMC truck in the eastbound lane […]

Several trucks were seen leaving the Freightcar America plant in the wake of an ongoing dispute between the railcar maker and its Johnstown plant employees. A source told Channel 6 News that workers have spent the last couple of days loading the trucks with equipment and tools from the plant and said those trucks were […]

The start of a new year is a good time to reassess your stock. If you’re ready to upgrade your truck or trailer , you’ll be looking for a place to get a good price on your used equipment.
Trucker to Trucker makes it easy to find a buyer for your used equipment. Thousands of buyers […]

A day after the mercury flirted with spring-like temperatures, winter came roaring back into town with the area’s umpteenth snowstorm of the season, quickly coating streets and sparking a lunch-hour spate of auto accidents.
As the afternoon got underway, the roll call of wrecked vehicles already boasted a salt truck, a school bus, at least one […]

The 2008 Chevrolet Uplander cargo van has more standard safety and convenience features than earlier models, including a tire pressure monitoring system and XM satellite radio. Second and third row seats can be folded down or removed, or second row bucket seats can be folded and tumbled up against the front […]