House Bill Aims for Narrow HOS Changes and to Speed Split-Sleeper Berth Reform
The Honest Operators Undertake Road Safety, or HOURS, Act (H.R. 6178) would provide “narrow” relief to specific trucking niches and would enable the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to speed up its efforts to make the split sleeper berth exe…
Meritor names CTO
TROY, Mich. ̶ Meritor has named John Bennett to the newly created role of vice-president and chief technology officer. In this new position, effective immediately, Bennett will be responsible for establishing the company’s advanced technology portfol…
Trimac announces pay raise for drivers
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Trimac Transportation announced significant pay increases across several locations in the Eastern region of Canada for both company drivers and owner-operators running cross border chemical freight. The locations include: Miss…
Cross-border Economics
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Rotterdam barge delays persist despite easing measures
Despite a container consolidation partnership among marine terminals, inland shipping companies, and inland centers, barge operators say there’s been little improvement in reducing barge delays during peak times. (Above: The Port of Rotterdam.)…
Central Oregon announces new driver pay plan
New drivers get $65,000 a year base
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Trucker dies as tractor-trailer crashes off bridge
Divers continue search for body
You may be on your own behind the wheel, but you’re not alone
It’s not often the death of a celebrity – someone I obviously didn’t know personally – has an emotional effect on me, but the recent news of Anthony Bourdain’s suicide has had a strange impact on me. For those who…
Saskatchewan expands wide-base tire pilot
REGINA, Sask. – Saskatchewan’s single wide-base tire pilot will continue for another year, allowing trucks to increase the weight and operate on all paved national highway systems in the province. The project launched last year and allowed trucks to in…