Chanje Electric Vans Unveiled
Chanje is here. The Chinese-based vehicle manufacturer (pronounced “change”) officially unveiled its electric medium-duty panel van in Brooklyn, New York, with Ryder taking delivery of 125 units for its rental and leasing fleet.
Recalls issued for Freightliner and Western Star tractors, Wabash trailers
DTNA is recalling some 2016 Western Star 4900 and 2016 Freightliner Cascadia tractors equipped with certain Dana Spicer D-Series and E-Series steer axles. Wabash National is recalling approximately 314 model year 2018 van trailers equipped with certain…
Owner-operator shut down after fatal crash, multiple safety violations
Violations include non-compliance with driver qualification, hours-of-service, vehicle maintenance, operating authority and insurance requirements.
An 85th birthday wish to Carl Rhodes — from his son — after well more than a half century trucking
Run through bits of the history of Carl Rhodes, a fixture of Morgantown, W.Va.-area trucking business since his own father hauled pulpwood in a 1932 Ford from his area down to Westernport, Md., and Carl got his start in the local coal business. Carl tu…
Polaris names vice-president of U.S. operations
TORONTO, Ont. — Polaris Transportation revealed that John Brodigan has accepted the newly created position as v.p. U.S. operations effective November 6, 2017. Based out of the Canadian head office location in Mississauga, Ont., Brodigan will report directly to SVP…
The proof and the pudding
“The proof is in the pudding” is an idiom most people get wrong. The correct saying is “the proof of the pudding is in the eating,” meaning you only know something is a success after it’s been tried out or…
Finding help with tuition tough for aspiring drivers
The more I talk to people in the industry, the more I hear concern about what is perceived as a lack of funding for those looking to attend a driver training school for their Class 1 license. It’s muddy waters…
Girl power
First graduating class of WBF Class 1 program looks to enter workforce
Slap them chains on
MTI offers chain up tutorial during its driver appreciation day
Canada Cartage consolidates brands
TORONTO, Ont. — Canada Cartage revealed it is consolidating its branding to better reflect the evolution of the company’s fleet outsourcing and logistics offerings. Previously, the company operated its warehousing division under the Direct Distribution Centres name, and the managed…