Milestone fuels broader push to attract truckers with new chassis
Milestone’s fleet expansion is the latest initiative by a chassis supplier looking to create a niche by offering new, or high-end, equipment. (Above: Chassis at Milestone.) Photo credit: Milestone.
Milestone Equipment Holdings plans to nearl…
Loaded container handler from Galbreath
Galbreath’s SLCH-X loaded container handler with a hydraulically adjustable fork assembly offers a tool to haul containers with wide variations in pocket and trunnion bar heights. The 93X and 113X models move containers on top of the chassis rather tha…
BCTA elects new board and executive committee
WHISTLER, B.C. – The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) elected its new board of directors during its annual AGM and Management Conference this past weekend. Board members will serve out a term of one year, 2018-19. Executive committee members were also&…
Views from Whistler
What a pleasure it was to attend the BCTA Annual Conference and AGM this past weekend in Whistler. I was able to connect with friends and colleagues, and meet some new ones, all while taking in some great speakers and…
Tariffs are ‘illegal’, manufacturing group says
WINDSOR, Ont. – The Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA) is adding to the voices against steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, and is calling on the federal government to defend Canada and Canadian companies…
Thinking About Bringing Maintenance In-House? Think Again
In any DIY maintenance plan, small fleets must consider not-so-obvious issues such as waste disposal, permitting, maintaining parts inventories, and liability.
Hauling explosives is all in a day’s work for her
Jannie Claypool spends her driving days running a tanker 900 miles from Kentucky to New Hampshire, hauling explosive freight, and then deadheading back. Claypool, who is from Waynesboro, Tennessee, hauls explosives for Fleenor Brothers’ tanker division…
Geotab Acquires EV Telematics Company
Geotab has acquired FleetCarma, a Canadian telematics company that specializes in the management of electrified vehicles, the telematics provider announced at its Geotab Connect conference in Toronto today.
Argentina truckers threaten ‘blockade like Brazil’
By week’s end, truckers are expected to go on strike and blockade Argentina’s main arteries to secure a 27 percent pay increase, which union leaders claim is necessary to cover the nation’s inflation rate. (Above: Trucks traveling on a busy str…
Driver pay up by ‘staggering amount’ in first quarter
More pay hikes expected in fall