Drivers Must Get New Medical Certificates After Chiropractor Charged with Faking Exams
Chiropractic doctor Anthony Lefteris of Atlanta, Georgia, a certified Department of Transportation medical examiner, is being charged with falsifying documents and results related to medical examinations of commercial drivers. As a result, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is notifying drivers who were given medical examinations by Lefteris that they have 30 days from the date of the letter sent to the driver to obtain a Medical Examiner’s Certificate from a medical examiner with valid certification on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.
PacLease adds three B.C. locations
DELTA, B.C. – PacLease has added 10 new locations, including three in B.C. Its dealer network now includes 454 locations in the US and Canada. The new Canadian locations are: Inland PacLease, West Kelowna, B.C.; Peterbilt Pacific Leasing, Lantzville, B.C.;…
TransForce International buys National Fast Freight
BRAMPTON, Ont. – TransForce International has announced the acquisition of National Fast Freight from Calyx Transportation Group. National Fast Freight provides LTL intermodal services across Canada and has generated $80 million of intermodal revenue over the past 12 months. TransForce…
Semi and sedan come within inches of colliding in video of alleged road rage
Last Thursday, a truck driver– who wants to remain anonymous– finished passing another semi on Highway 30 in Cedar Rapids. Suddenly, the driver of a white sedan, perhaps angered over having to wait for the large vehicle, overtook the trucker and hit …
U.S. Prosecutors Charge Uzbek Truck Driver With Making Terrorist Threat
An Uzbek trucker driver who held up traffic on a U.S. freeway for hours during the holiday weekend in an armed standoff with police pleaded not guilty to charges of making a terrorist threat. Khurshed Haydarov, 25, was charged with the felony after con…
Without drugs, one less horror on the road
An incident last week in which a truck driver reportedly high on drugs rammed his way down an Ekamai sideroad in downtown Bangkok damaging more than 42 vehicles in his path has offered lessons to learn and problems to fix. Police say the 27-year-old tr…
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But in 2017, new devices called “hearables” may replace “wearables,” as these new gadgets can be used for both safety and convenience. Nearly one-third of drivers admitted to driving drowsy at some point, a high risk in particular for professional truc…
Surry graduates 11th class of truck drivers –
Surry Community College’s Truck Driver Training Program recently graduated its 11th class of students being placed directly into jobs with recruiters present at graduation. They are, from left, front row, Noe Burgos of Dobson, James C. Gray, John D. Tuttle of Mount Airy, Lisa G. Randleman of Jonesville, Francis D. Harris, Jackie R. Martinez of Ennice; back row, Instructor Perry Wagoner, Edward J. Brown, Jr., Chad A. Shew, William R. Wood of Elkin, Aaron Allen of Jonesville, Joshua F. Freeman of Pilot Mountain and Program Director Charles Jester.
Ridewell tests and approves Bendix ADB22X-LT disc brake
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Ridewell Suspensions has approved the Bendix ADB22X-LT disc brake to be used with Ridewell 5” and 5.75” axles. The new disc brake features a 20,000-lbs. brake rating and an extensive redesign makes it one of the lightest…
Osiecki to help PeopleNet strengthen compliance efforts
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – PeopleNet has brought on Scopelitis Transportation Consulting president and CEO David J. Osiecki in an attempt to help its customers strengthen their safety and compliance efforts. “With the final ruling on the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate,…