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Gorski Bulk revamps website
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More freight, fewer trucks seen in December: TransCore
TORONTO, Ont. – Canadian capacity tightened dramatically in December, according to spot market data tracked by TransCore Link Logistics. December cross-border load volumes were “exceptional,” TransCore reports, marking the highest year-over-year increase in recorded history for the month of December.…
HDA Truck Pride names western rep
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – HDA Truck Pride has hired Mike Copeland to drum up new business in its western region, including Western Canada. Copeland will serve as business development manager, western region, reporting to Tom Tecklenburg. He was most recently…
Fleet maintenance summit to be held in conjunction with ExpoCam
MONTREAL, Que. – Fleet maintenance professionals, manufacturers and researchers will gather before ExpoCam this spring for the Canadian Fleet Maintenance Summit. The event, hosted by Newcom Media Quebec and PIT Group, will help fleet managers better understand and prepare for…
December Heavy Truck Orders Hit 6-Month High
North American Class 8 retail sales ended the year on a good note, rising to a six-month high of 21,281 units, according to final numbers from ACT Research. With December in the books, Class 8 truck orders for all of 2016 totaled 249,952 units while Cl…
Truck driver shot near Oakland Coliseum sues for negligence
A 73-year-old truck driver who was shot near the Oakland Coliseum while sleeping in his cab sued the stadium authority Thursday for negligence after he said security personnel wouldn’t let him spend the night inside the safety of the Coliseum parking lot. The lawsuit filed in Alameda County Superior Court, alleges that the trucker, Jerry Lloyd Matson of Indiana, had been accustomed to spending the night inside the Coliseum’s cordoned-off parking lot when he made regular deliveries to the sports complex.
Toronto Transportation Club Ski Day
Trapped transport trucks near Gros Morne raises snowclearing concerns
A woman from western Newfoundland is calling for better snowclearing after coming across several stuck transport trucks near Gros Morne National Park. Ashley Caines said it was hard enough for her 4-wheel drive to get through last week’s snow build up in the Southeast Hills, but even harder for a trucker she met along the way.
Trucker Richardson selected as industry representative
Decatur resident Stephen Richardson, of Big G Express, was one of 20 professional truck drivers selected as a 2017-18 Captain for America’s Road Team in Arlington, Virginia, on Jan. 10. The final round of the selection process for America’s Road Team was Jan. 8-10 in Arlington. A panel of industry officials and trucking news media members judged the finalists on their knowledge of the trucking industry, dedication to safety, ability to communicate the industry’s messages and overall safe driving record.