Cat Scale marks 40th anniversary of first automated, full-length platform scale
WALCOTT, Iowa – Cat Scale Company celebrated the 40th anniversary of what the company said was ‘striving to provide professional drivers with the most accurate weights possible.’ Truckstop entrepreneur Bill Moon founded Cat Scale and introduced the first totally automated,…
New all-inclusive software helps manage Allison transmissions
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Allison Transmission is offering a yearly subscription service through the new Allison DOC Premium V2017.1.0 software program, a diagnostic tool for monitoring and reviewing all control systems for the operation of Allison transmissions. The all-inclusive software provides…
For-Hire Freight Volume Rises to Second Highest Level in 2 Years
The amount of freight moved by the nation’s for-hire transportation sector rose 0.5% in November from the month before, according to new Transportation Department figures. This second consecutive monthly hike puts the Freight Transportation Services Index at a level of 123.2, just 1.2% below the all-time high level of 124.7 hit this past July and the second highest level since December 2014.
Kinedyne expands Alabama facility
PRATTVILLE, Ala. — Kinedyne announced recently that it’s close to completing a major relocation, consolidation and expansion effort designed to make the company more efficient, competitive and responsive to its customers’ needs. The expanded 200,000-square-foot Alabama facility will now house a…
Long-time employee Jackie Dobrowolski to leave OTA
TORONTO, Ont. — After 29 years as the office manager and executive assistant to OTA/CTA CEO David Bradley, Jackie Dobrowolski announced she is leaving the association to pursue other interests. “Jackie has been a wonderful assistant and a major asset to…
Oakville truck driver robbed on the job
OAKVILLE, Ont. — A professional Oakville truck driver was robbed on the job last night. According to police reports, on Tuesday, January 10, at 5:30 p.m., the truck driver had just started his shift and was preparing to haul automotive products…
Two hours of hell for Oakville truck driver
Halton Police are looking for three suspects who forced a man into the trailer of his truck and then stole it. Police say the trucker was getting ready to transport automotive products to the Ford plant Tuesday afternoon when he was confronted by three…
Phoenix man grows father’s Southwest Truck Driver Training business
A family-owned truck driver training school based in Phoenix focuses on hands-on learning to help students in a pinch get back on their feet quickly. Phoenix man grows father’s Southwest Truck Driver Training business A family-owned truck driver training school based in Phoenix focuses on hands-on learning to help students in a pinch get back on their feet quickly.
CAA identifies Canada’s worst traffic bottlenecks
OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) revealed the findings of its study Grinding to a Halt, Evaluating Canada’s Worst Bottlenecks today. The study, the first of its kind, found that the country’s top 20 most congested traffic bottlenecks cover just…
South Yorkshire trucker’s A 200k for family of Polish man killed in Berlin terror attack
A South Yorkshire trucker who was ‘shocked and disgusted’ by the Berlin Christmas market terror attack has raised nearly 200, 000 for the relatives of a truck driver killed in the atrocity. Polish man Lucasz Urban, aged 37, was shot and stabbed when his lorry was hijacked by 24-year-old Tunisian national Anis Amri who drove the vehicle into crowds at the Breitscheidplatz market on December 19. The atrocity left 12 dead and 48 people injured.