MATS News Updates

Special Coverage, Business

Trucker Buddy Expands Charity Work

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trucker Buddy International said it is expanding its program in South Carolina with the help of Meritor Inc., donating money to 19 schools with underwriting from PeopleNet, and honored a group of truck drivers and school teachers.

April 2, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

TravelCenters Updates Maintenance Operations

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Truck stop chain TravelCenters of America is unifying and rebranding its maintenance operations and tightening quality control.

April 2, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Bestpass Expands Coverage

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Toll management provider Bestpass Inc. rolled out a new transponder that covers nearly all of the 48 contiguous states and soon may include parts of Canada.

April 2, 2016
Special Coverage, Business, Technology

BlackBerry Enters Trailer-Tracking Market

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Telecommunications company BlackBerry has entered the trailer-tracking market with its BlackBerry Radar system, launched here at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

April 2, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Truckstop.com Launches LoadPay Payment System

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Carriers looking for an online platform for transactions can turn to LoadPay, the new payment service launched by Truckstop.com at the Mid-America Trucking Show here March 31.

April 2, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Video: OOIDA Senior Official Criticizes FMCSA’s ‘Beyond Compliance’

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s “Beyond Compliance†incentives program for carriers and drivers was criticized by stakeholders during a public forum at an annual trucking show here April 1.

April 1, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Truckers Against Trafficking Seeks to Build on Success

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Efforts to put the trucking industry on the front lines to combat human trafficking are succeeding, but more involvement is needed, Kylla Lanier, deputy director and co-founder of Truckers Against Trafficking, told Transport Topics.

April 1, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Mixed Reviews from Small Fleets on ELDs: '10% of Our Force Quit,' Says One

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Small- and medium-size trucking fleets continue to wrestle with the federal electronic logging device mandate, with some finding pleasant surprises and others driven to despair and resignation, according to discussion here at an industry conference.

April 1, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

MATS, Fastport Partner on Military Veteran-Hiring Initiative

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The organizers of the Mid-America Trucking Show joined with Fastport Inc. on April 1 to make official the largest signing of a statement of support in the history of the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

April 1, 2016
Special Coverage, Business, Equipment

Julian Kaczor Named Goodyear Highway Hero

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Julian Kaczor of Utica, New York, has been named the 33rd annual Goodyear Highway Hero for pulling an injured motorist from a burning car.

April 1, 2016