Unprecedented rainfall, flooding shuts down major interstates, highways in southeast Texas
Parts of Houston and southeast Texas have received more than 30 inches of rain from Tropical Storm Harvey since Friday, and the National Weather Service says another 15 to 25 inches could fall through the end of the week.
Fourgons Leclair names new director of sales
TERREBONNE, Que. — Fourgons Leclair announced today it has added a new member to its team. The company has named James Chandik its new director of sales and development officer in Ontario and the United States. “For many years, Mr. Chandik has…
Lytx finds out what drivers were doing during the solar eclipse
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Lytx unveiled data that shows what many commercial drivers were up to during last week’s solar eclipse. According to Lytx, driver behavior that day was as extraordinary as the events in the sky. Analyzing its database…
Meet Safety Sammy: The official trucking industry mascot
DALLAS, Texas – Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF) revealed the name of the new industry mascot at this year’s Great American Trucking Show. On the Red Eye Radio, TMAF co-chair, Kevin Burch unveiled Safety Sammy as the official name of…
Canadian load volumes climb 54% y-o-y: TransCore
TORONTO, Ont. — TransCore Link Logistics’ Canadian load volumes picked up in July. Compared to July 2016, freight volumes climbed 54% — the most significant year-over-year increase to date in 2017. Though load volumes in July decreased by 15% compared…
Kenworth’s T370 now offering factory-installed heavy front drive axles
KIRKLAND, Wash.– The Kenworth T370 is now available with factory-installed 18,000-pound and 20,000-pound front drive axles, the company announced this week The Kenworth T370 offers the Fabco FSD-18A and FSD-20A front drive axles paired with an all-new Fabco TC-548 transfer…
Stop criticizing and start coming up with good solutions
The critics are annoying because they’re so critical. They point out, with an over bearing pride of their ocular skills, that there’s a hole in the bucket but then they offer no solution on how to fix it. I too…
Harvey Causing Historic Flooding in South Texas
With the National Weather Service calling Hurricane Harvey “unprecedented” and “beyond anything experienced,” hundreds of highways are closed, trucking is already mobilizing relief, and at least one trucker was among the thousands who had to be rescued over the weekend.
Logistics industry feels impact of Texas hurricane, floods
Floods ravaging Houston and surrounding Texas counties have interrupted freight transportation in the fourth-largest US metropolitan area and caused damage and disruption that will affect logistics for weeks or even longer.
Most of the area’s main highways are impassible at key intersections, and are expected to remain that way for days….
Erb thanks employees with series of BBQs
BADEN, Ont. – At 2:18 a.m. on Aug. 25, Erb Group president and CEO Wendell Erb hung up the barbecue tongs and headed home. He was on night duty at Erb’s annual employee appreciation barbecue at the company’s Baden, Ont.,…