COMPETITION WATCH: Trimac lands major contract to haul limestone
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Trimac Transportation has inked a deal to transport a “significant volume” of limestone aggregate for Hammerstone Corp. in Fort McMurray, Alta.
FMCSA Safety Crackdown Closes 26 Bus Operations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shut down 26 bus operations running passenger service on I-95 between New York City and Florida, the latest in a series of enforcement crackdowns on truck and bus companies.
Kronos’
A giant energy-eating robot threatens the world in this “Cold War” science fiction epic that sports an original menace.
Opportunities in Natural Gas
Is natural gas truly the fuel of the future, or is it just an overhyped niche? That’s what many wondered in the wake of March’s Mid-America Trucking Show, where it seemed nearly every press conference and OE booth had something to say about it.
Paschall improves CSA scores with contract ‘readiness’ program
With more than 2,700 trailers scattered across the lower 48 states and Mexico, conducting regular trailer inspections and repairs has been a daunting task for Paschall Truck Lines. But a contract service adopted more than a year ago has effectively c…
The 1.6 mpg epiphany
Here’s a tale that, if it were from any other industry, might inspired a feel-good feature film. It’s about a struggling rookie lease-operator who, as he is driving back to the terminal to hand back the keys, decides to try something different.
Vehicle Hits, Kills Bear On Interstate 75
Thursday morning, on the side of Interstate 75, a Whitley County woman saw something she says she’s never seen before.
Missing ‘Big Bang’ Arctic Telescope Found
University of Minnesota faculty and students pose in front of a telescope that, for a nerve-wracking couple of days, went missing aboard a truck while it was being delivered to the NASA-run Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas.
Proposed Thruway Toll Hike for Big Trucks
“New York will be the most expensive one, no doubt about it,” said David Cook, a truck driver from Oregon.
A Week More of Remand for Former Cop in Trucker Murder
The Haifa Magistrates Court extended by a week, Thursday afternoon, the remand of a former police officer from Kiryat Bialik, who was arrested, Wednesday evening of suspicion of involvement in the murder of truck driver Gazi Awad, about 18 months ago, …