Faces of the Road: Retired hauler and fleet owner Theldon Thornburgh
The latest in Long Haul Paul’s series capturing voices from the road: Theldon Thornburgh reflects on his long career, beginning in a 1930s/40s gas-powered International: “I was pretty lucky. I think I traveled 5.2 million miles and never did have a cha…
Man steals truck, goes on crash-filled run in Colorado
10 vehicles damaged; 4 people injured
Continental’s ContiTrack2 reaches milestone
FORT MILL, S.C. – Continental says one million tires have now been measured in the U.S. and Canada with its Bluetooth-enabled digital inspection tool, ContiTrack2. The tool and its software identify and track a commercial tire’s tread wear and tireR…
Atlas supports Move for Hunger
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Atlas Canada has re-upped its partnership with Move for Hunger, a national non-profit organization that fights hunger and reduces food waste. As part of the partnership, 33 Atlas Canada partner agents collect non-perishable food from c…
Todd Spencer takes the helm as OOIDA president
The Board of Directors for the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association on Thursday voted unanimously voted to approve Todd Spencer as OOIDA’s new president. He’s been elected to a five-year term and was sworn in as president last week.
Rocky Mountain Diesel acquires Dunlop Western Star Centre
CRANBROOK, B.C. – Rocky Mountain Diesel (RMD) will be rebranded after its acquisition of Western Star dealership Dunlop Western Star Centre. With 19 years of history under its belt, RMD has been a Western Star dealer since 1991, and will…
After losing legal appeal, CARB is voiding some compliance alternatives added in 2014
The time has expired for legal appeals to save CARB’s 2014-introduced “compliance alternatives” to the engine upgrades and retrofits required by its in-use diesel regs. Emails attempting to clarify the situation have been going out this month to truck …
Many choices, some at low cost, for meeting mandate
Since the mandate saw its first compliance deadline date, new players have emerged that sell hardware, and offer ELD software for existing devices, some with no monthly fee. Most devices, however, take the opposite approach to pricing. Here’s a breakdo…
Rest area on I-29 in South Dakota closed
Has 27 truck parking spaces
TFI focused on improving quality of revenue
MONTREAL, Que. – TFI International doubled the profit margins of its truckload business in the first quarter, and saw earnings improve across all four of its operating segments. “Over the past year, Canadian truckload operations have remained strong, a…