Recognize, honor, and award your employees
Now that the calendar has turned to 2018, we are in full planning mode for the 2018 Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) annual conference. The speakers and topics have already been lined up, and this year promises to…
Hornady Transportation Offers Guaranteed Minimum Pay Program for Drivers
Hornady Transportation announced a new pay program offering its truck drivers a guaranteed weekly gross minimum pay.
Reality show paints trucking in bad light
The first time I watched an episode of Heavy Rescue: 401, I remember thinking to myself, this isn’t the image we need to project of trucking in Ontario. If you’re not familiar with the show, it is a reality cable…
With the rise in fuel over the last half year, have rates really risen by much?
Separating out fuel surcharges from average rates over the July 2017 (when fuel prices hit a 2017 trough) to January 2018 period, spot market dry van and reefer rates are still up well more than 10 percent each, flatbed less so.
Pilot Flying J fuel rebate saga all but over, company poised to press onward
Pilot Flying J appears on the cusp of being free from the ongoing legal woes that mounted in the wake of the scandal’s 2013 uncovering, poised to move out from the shadows of the saga that has plagued it for a half decade.
UPS inducts more than 1,500 drivers into its Circle of Honor
ATLANTA, Ga. — UPS today announced the induction of 1,582 drivers into its elite Circle of Honor, reserved for those drivers who have not had an avoidable accident for 25 years or more. To date, the total number of members…
Owner-Operator of the Year finalist Bryan Smith adept at balancing life and trucking
Bryan Smith is one of three finalists for the 2017 Owner-Operator of the Year award, produced by the Truckload Carriers Association and Overdrive. The winner, who will receive a $25,000 cash prize, will be announced in late March at TCA’s annual conven…
Truck driver writes song about Women in Trucking
Joe Martin, a truck driver and singer-songwriter has penned a song about women who drive trucks. Martin says it’s now the theme song for a new Sirius XM radio show the Women in Trucking group’s leader, Ellen Voie, hosts on Saturdays and Sundays on Road…
Omnitracs to host virtual roundtable on women in trucking
DALLAS, Texas — Omnitracs is hosting a virtual roundtable on March 7 to discuss recruitment and retention tactics and current experiences of women in the trucking industry. According to organizers, panelists speaking at the roundtable include Ell…
Economic Watch: Durable Goods Orders, New Home Sales Post Second Straight Drops
Following strong growth last year, business spending on equipment has fallen for the second straight month, according to a new report, while a separate one shows new home sales in the U.S. have slipped again.