TCA Announces 2017 Best Fleets to Drive For
The Truckload Carriers Association and CarriesEdge have announced the 2017 Best Fleets to Drive For, made up of 20 North American for-hire trucking companies recognized for providing exemplary work environments for drivers and other employees. Two flee…
Daughter pays tribute to trucker William DeLucey who died in NSW crash
The truck driver who died when his semi-trailer rolled near Clyde Mountain on Saturday was on his way to meet his granddaughter for the very first time. William DeLucey, 69, died on Saturday morning after his truck flipped close to the intersection of …
Tooth infection leads to death of young California father
A young Sacramento father of two has died after a sore tooth led to a full-blown infection that spread his lungs. Fox 40 reported that Vadim Kondratyuk Anatoliyevich, a 26-year-old long-haul trucker, succumbed to the infection in a Utah hospital after …
Mid-Ontario Truck Centre named Canada’s top Volvo dealer
BARRIE, Ont. – Mid-Ontario Truck Centre has been named Volvo Trucks’ 2016 Canadian Dealer of the Year. The North American Dealer of the Year award went to General Truck Sales of Muncie, Ind. “General Truck Sales performed very well in…
Veggi truckers told to utilize BAPTC
MEMBERS of Benguet Vegetable Truck Drivers Association urged other stakeholders to fully utilize the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trading Center during the Strawberry Festival in La Trinidad. But this will only materialize if La Trinidad Mayor Romeo Salda signs …
Earnings Watch: UPS Reports Loss, Paccar Earnings Fall
Despite increased revenue and freight volume, parcel delivery and trucking company UPS Inc. on Tuesday reported a loss in the fourth quarter of 2016. The net loss of $239 million, or 27 cents per share, compares to net income of $1.3 billion, or $1.48 …
Those missing millennials
Millennials, or those aged 18 to 35, are the largest cohort in Canada’s workforce. Yet they represent a very small percentage of the trucking workforce. Ten years ago, 18% of our drivers were 25 to 34 years old. Five years…
Ridewell offering Bendix ADB22X-LT disc brakes
ELYRIA, Ohio – Ridewell Suspensions has approved the Bendix ADB22X-LT air disc brake for pairing with its axles. The brake was designed specifically for trailers, Bendix says, and will fit five-inch and 5.75-inch trailer axles. Bendix claims its ADB22X-LT trims…
TTSAO hosting industry network event before annual conference
HAMILTON, Ont. – The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario announced it is hosting an industry networking event on Wednesday, February 15 as part of its second annual conference at the Centre for Health and Safety Innovation in Mississauga, Ont.…
Five of 20 Best Fleets to Drive For based in Canada
MARKHAM, Ont. – CarriersEdge and the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) have named the top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For, with five Canadian fleets among them. Canadian fleets included: Bison Transport, Winnipeg, Man.; Challenger Motor Freight, Cambridge, Ont.; Kriska Holdings,…