VersaCold appoints new senior v.p. of CPX Business Unit
TORONTO, Ont. — VersaCold Logistics announced today that it has named Paul Merrick senior vice-president and general manager of the CPX Business Unit, effective August 28, 2017. He joins VersaCold with more than 25 years of experience in operations management, supply chain and…
Hurricane Harvey to disrupt nearly 10% of U.S. trucking
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Hurricane Harvey has and will impact the trucking industry in the U.S. in a big way, FTR reported today. FTR has quantified preliminary numbers, gauging the impact in the overall trucking market. Hurricane Harvey’s broad swath across…
Peterbilt introduces new slack adjusters, spring brakes
DENTON, Texas– Peterbilt announced today the availability of the Bendix Versajust LS slack adjuster and the Bendix Eversure spring brake as factory options. The Bendix Versajust LS is a link-style automatic slack adjuster that can extend lining life by up…
Because that’s what professionals do
After Tony Justice’s band’s tour bus had a breakdown en route to Dallas, guess who pitched in to get the equipment there in time enough for a full set? True professional truckers from all around the nation …
ELD enforcement to be ‘phased in’ through April 2018
The decision by state police agencies makes an abrupt tightening of truck capacity from the ELD mandate less likely.
The US shipping community received a reprieve Monday from worst-case potential disruption caused by an electronic logging ma…
Polaris Transportation outlines success of student program
TORONTO, Ont. — Polaris Transportation revealed today the impact of its Student Leadership Development Program. The program is in conjunction with The Ivey School of Business at Western University and the Lazaridis School of Business at Wilfred Laurier. Polaris…
ELD citations begin Dec. 18, but inspectors won’t enforce OOS criteria until April
Inspectors and roadside officers will begin documenting ELD violations on the Dec. 18 deadline, and citations will be issued to drivers “at the jurisdiction’s discretion,” CVSA says. The 10-hour out-of-service order associated with non-compliance will begin April 1, 2018.
Pilot Flying J giving away 100 million myRewards points for trucker appreciation week
The giveaway is open Aug. 24 – Sept. 30. Truckers can enter by swiping their myRewards card at Pilot and Flying J Travel Center diesel fuel pumps. There is a one entry per day limit.
CVSA to Take Phased-In Approach to ELD Mandate
The nation’s commercial vehicle enforcement officials say there’s no reason to delay the December start date for the electronic logging device mandate – but they will delay implementing out-of-service criteria related to ELDs until April 1, 2018.
Amid driver shootings, SBTC group promotes Sept. 5 as ‘Day without a trucker’
The group’s head, James Lamb, notes 400 or more truckers have committed to participating in a D.C. parade, and others plan to shut down in solidarity. Lamb himself remains under an FTC suit against two businesses for deceptive marketing practices, to w…