National Truck Driver Appreciation Week – September 15-21, 2024National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW) is an annual, nationwide celebration and cornerstone program launched by the American Trucking Associations in 1988 to recognize and honor the vital contributions of truck drivers to ...
Should Truck Drivers Be Allowed to Listen to Music on the Road?In a recent episode of What the Truck?!, host Dooner discussed Amazon’s new policy aimed at preventing drivers from singing along to music while making deliveries. The company’s camera systems are desig...
Happy Labor Day, History of the Holiday, and a Special Thanks!As Labor Day honors hardworking Americans, NCU would like to recognize the hard-working folks in the trucking industry.A little history: Labor Day became a national holiday 130 years ago, but ...
Introducing children to trucking?!On this episode of Trailer Topic Tuesday, we found an interesting podcast topic.On “Great Quarter, Gals” – a YouTube channel hosted by Freight Waves, producers Kaylee Nix (Senior Freightcaster) and Grace Sharkey (Staff Writer & Sirius XM Host) talk...
Heavy Duty Trucking’s (HDT) Top Green Fleets Lead the Trucking Industry in SustainabilityThere has been a major push in the trucking industry to use more su...
Minnesota Lawmakers Take Steps to Expand CDL TestingMinnesota’s prior laws for CDL testing made it incredibly difficult for post-secondary schools to obtain the right to offer third party testing. They had to be able to offer 180 hours of instructional CDL training. Which meant that the number...
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. Opens New Eagle Pass, Texas Facility to Support CBNA TRU Final Assembly OperationOn this segment of Trailer Topic Tuesday, we will discuss Utility’s newest facility. Utility decided to open another facility to aid the development of Cargobull ...
Hendrickson Installs One-millionth TIREMAAX® SystemIn this segment of Tuesday’s Trailer Topic, Hendrickson worked with Utility Trailer to install the one-millionth TIREMAAX® system on a trailer for the Kroger Company. Today Kroger ranks as one of the world’s largest retailers in the U.S. w...
In the first episode of NCU’s Tuesday’s Trailer Topic, we will be discussing something we found in regard to truck driver health. We are sharing what we came across, on episode No. 724 of What the Truck?!?, as they hosted their first-ever truck driver health forum. In that podcast they ...
For the past 48 years North Central Utility has been a leader in the semi-trailer industry; providing superior customer service, standing behind our products, and growing relationships. We are one of the largest semi-trailer dealerships in the nation and the largest in the North Central region with ...
