Could Trump Scuttle GHG Phase 2 Rule?
As the final days of the Obama administration tick away, those opposed to some of the president’s environmental initiatives are looking at ways to undermine the intent of the rules, or even to strike them from the books. With Republicans in charge of the House, the Senate and the White House, you could say the stars are uniquely aligned for just this sort of action.
Fleet Celebrates Veterans With Custom Trailer Mural
Green Bay, Wis.-based trucking company Contract Transport Services has decorated a full box trailer with a military recognition mural to honor the company’s veteran employees and all veterans in the area. CTS has a current employee base that consists of 30% veterans and the company wanted to honor those in uniform, both past and present, with a public show of respect.
EROAD Taps Ellis to be New President
Reporting to EROAD CEO Steven Newman, Ellis will lead the North American senior management team as the business prepares for new opportunities created by the upcoming ELD mandate in 2017. “To attract such an experienced and connected leader in the tran…
Former MTA president passes
WINNIPEG, Man. – The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) acknowledged the death of its former president and long serving board member Bob Senkow Jan. 4. Senkow was also an MTA awards winner, an actively engaged member of the association and well…
Eastbound and down, driverless and truckin’; we’re gonna do what they say can’t be done’
A truckload of beer made a haul in Colorado last fall with the driver in the sleeper berth for most the trip, the first such run by a “driverless” truck. Trucking is singing a new song with a familiar tune: “Eastbound and down, driverless and trucking.
Number of trucker deaths tops all others in the workforce
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Teamsters for years have been front-and-center in the fight for ensuring proper rest breaks for truckers. And a new government report shows why that effort is so very important.
Cross-Border Truck Freight Value Falls Again
Trucking and two other freight transportation modes carried less U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico in October 2016 compared to the same time a year earlier, according to a new Transportation Depar…
Great Western Leasing and Sales Acquires Albuquerque Dealer
Flatbed and specialized trailer distributor Great Western Leasing and Sales, Irvine, California, announced it’s now able to offer tank trailer sales with the acquisition of Quality Trailer sales, a full-service trailer dealership based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Quality Trailer sales offers new and used equipment sales and rentals as well as repair, maintenance, and parts solutions.
TA Hosts Driver Celebration at Carl’s Corner Petro
TravelCenters of America LLC, owner of Petro Stopping Centers, has announced a driver celebration event at its Petro full-service travel center at Exit 374 off I-35 at 101 Cornelius Road North, Carl’s Corner, Texas. The festivities are taking place July 19 and 20, and feature a variety of activities for professional drivers and motorists to attend.
Illinois driver named Highway Angel for efforts to revive fellow trucker
Mark McConachie, of Sparta, Illinois, a professional truck driver for Maverick Transportation of North Little Rock, Arkansas, has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association for administering CPR to another professional driver who …