Mercedes-Benz Unveils Next-Gen Sprinter Van
Mercedes-Benz unveiled its third-generation Sprinter today in Duisburg, Germany, at the junction of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers, as a versatile full-size van with a factory telematics service that will arrive in the U.S. later this year.
Off-road equipment imports surge
OTTAWA, Ont. – Buyers scrambled to import logging, mining, and construction equipment in December, in a push to beat 2018 emissions regulations for off-road diesel engines and machines, Statistics Canada reports. The imports of such machinery jumped 24…
Better health: Trucking lifestyle can lead to headaches
Trucking can be a high-stress job that leads to poor eating and sleeping habits. These factors – as well as alcohol, smoking, poor posture and more – can lead to headaches of varying length and severity.
Angela Splinter to open Women with Drive event
OTTAWA, Ont. – Trucking HR Canada announced today that its CEO, Angela Splinter, will be stating opening remarks at its fourth annual Women with Drive event scheduled for March 1 in Toronto. Last year, Splinter was diagnosed with advanced stage…
Koch Trucking boosts OTR driver pay
Qualified drivers with at least one year of driving experience and a hazmat endorsement will now earn at least 41 cents-per-mile, and drivers with at least five years of experience and a hazmat endorsement will earn at least 45 cents-per-mile.
Pilot Flying J offering free pizza to drivers
The truck stop chain is celebrating National Pizza Day on Friday, Feb. 9, by giving away a slice of pizza to drivers with the myPilot mobile app.
Singer-songwriter Shorr drops EP ‘Awake’
You can be forgiven if you missed the arrival a couple weeks ago of Awake, a seven-song EP from one of country’s hottest young, female singer-songwriters Kalie Shorr. But, now that you know about it, there’s no reason not to groove to it as…
Truckers keep driving despite record rainfall
Contrary to appearances, these trucks are navigating an Australian highway and not just driving through a body of water. The West Australian reports that a super storm dumped record amounts of rain in Broome, which is located on the coast of the Indian…
See if yours is one of the best fleets to drive for
Twenty fleets have been recognized by the Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge in the 2018 Best Fleets to Drive For program. This year’s 20 Best Fleets to Drive For are: American Central Transport – Kansas City, Missouri Bison Transport – Wi…
WIT collaborates on trucker-themed doll
Clare is a new plush trucking-themed doll developed and produced by Upstate New York toymaker HABA for the Women In Trucking Association, Inc. The doll named Clare stands 13″ tall and wears a Women in Trucking cap, an “I Heart TruckingR…