It doesn’t take much to get professional truckers talking about mishaps caused by the driving public. Especially distracted driving incidents. One Midwestern state – Iowa – recorded more than 15,000 distracted driving accidents between 2001 and 2012. The number increases every year. Distractions are hard enough to control because of the explosion of cell phone...
More commercial truck tonnage is on America’s highways now than at any time since November, 2013. The American Trucking Association’s (ATA) index of tonnage actually hauled by the nation’s professional trucking fleets rose 1.3% in July. That places it only 0.6% below the all-time high recorded in November, 2013. Select 1 Group’s (S1G) fleet of...
Automotive marketing professional Traci Hynes is the new Vice President of Business Development for Mobile X Events, a division of Select 1 Group (S1G). A 22-year industry veteran, Hynes managed marketing projects and events for Chrysler, Daimler Chrysler and other top automotive industry firms. She will spearhead the continuing marketing expansion of Mobile X Events,...
The eye-catching, rolling event known as the Delo Truck is on the road, bringing information and education about Chevron’s Delo high-performance heavy engine oils, lubricants and coolants to locations nationwide. Delo is an acronym for diesel engine lubricating oil. The Delo Truck is a visually exciting 80-foot mobile demonstration environment operated by Mobile X Events,...
Every day, more than three million professional truckers climb behind the wheel and roll goods of every description to destinations across North America. Select 1 Group (S1G) is honoring its drivers again this year as part of National Truck Drivers Appreciation Week (NTDAW) with company-wide recognition for the work they and all professional drivers perform....
When Acura’s exciting 2015 TLX model hits show room floors, dealers and salespeople will be ready, thanks to a dramatic mobile training venue created and managed by Mobile X Events, a division of Select 1 Group. The TLX has wowed critics and enthusiasts ever since its debut at the 2014 North American International Auto Show...
As a premier provider of specialized vehicle transportation, mobile exhibit creation and logistics, Select 1 Group is a major player in the largest auto shows in North America. In the U.S., the four biggest happen in Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and New York. S1G drivers hauled a dazzling variety of new models, concept vehicles and...
There is no worse feeling than having your vehicle stall out while driving on a busy highway on a scorching hot day. On any day when the thermometer climbs out of the eighties you’re likely to see a number of cars and light trucks parked on the shoulders of highway and Interstates, steam rising from...
You see them on Interstates, two-lane highways, asphalt roads, anywhere heavy trucks roll you’ll see what are known as “alligators” or simply “gators”. They’re those long strips of rubber that most drivers think have peeled away from moving tractor-trailer rigs. They can be a hassle and even a hazard, depending on their size. But heavy...
At Select 1 Group we drive heavy trucks for a living. It’s our passion, actually. That’s why we are a premier hauler of specialty vehicles and a renowned provider of custom mobile exhibits and logistics. An important tool of our trade is the rubber we ride on. We rely on safe tires and spend a...
