Saskatchewan Regional Truck Driving Championships
Appreciating the trucking life in Canada
I’m sitting writing this from back in my old 20. The family and I had to come over to the UK to do some family stuff, so here we are. Landing at Heathrow means that our journey begins on the…
Saskatchewan Regional Truck Driving Championships
Bendix nears its goal of becoming landfill-free
ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems reveals today that it diverted 96.4% (more than 22 million pounds) of material waste from landfill disposal in 2016, nearing its goal of becoming 100% landfill-free by 2020. It has also made gains…
Driver had BOC of .18 when he crashed into other motorists, NH trucker at 150 mph leaving two dead
Wreckage was everywhere, according to witnesses, after a blue Volkswagon Golf, traveling westbound toward Schenectady exit 25, rear-ended a Honda Civic being driven by an off duty corrections officer from Scotia, and then a double tandem tractor traile…
Toothache turns deadly
A California family is mourning the death of a husband and father after the long haul trucker died unexpectedly from a toothache. Nataliya Kondratyuk is still in shock after watching her husband of four years, Vadim Kondratyuk, quickly slip away days a…
COST CONTAINMENT
What are leading shippers doing to reduce costs in their supply chain?
Technology coming to enhance compliance in aggregate sector
TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Trucking Association announced recently that technology is on the way to help improve compliance in the aggregate sector. The OTA said the Ministry of Transportation’s Aggregate Industry Working Group which is comprised of shippers, carriers,…
Yokohama Increases All Tire Prices
Yokohama Tire Corporation announced that it will increase prices by up to 7% on all of its tires sold in the U.S., including commercial, off-the-road , and consumer. The increase will go into effect April 1. “This pricing action is necessitated by the …
Earnings Watch: 4th Quarter Profit for Volvo Jumps 86%
The parent company to truck and engine manufacturers Volvo and Mack on Wednesday reported sharply higher income for the final quarter of 2016. However, the Bulldog brand last year reported its weakest number of deliveries in several years.