UAP buys Buy-Rite Truck Parts
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – UAP has announced its acquisition of Buy-Rite Truck Parts, representing its second purchase in Ontario this year. Buy-Rite Truck Parts, based in Mississauga, Ont., is a parts distributor serving the Greater Toronto Area. It is a member…
Hoffa: Continuing resolution less than ideal, doesn’t address real pension reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is a statement from Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa about the continuing resolution funding bill cleared through Congress and signed by President Obama late last week that will keep the federal government operating until April 28, 2017. ‘Short-term funding measures are never ideal, and that includes the bill passed by the House and Senate last week.
eNow Announces Strategic Partnership With IdleAir
Renewable energy provider eNow announced a strategic partnership with IdleAir, whose grid-powered approach to provide longhaul truck drivers an alternative to idling their engines during rest periods will now be enhanced by eNow’s solar panels. Warwick, Rhode Island-based eNow said the partnership underscored the viability of its energy-as-a-service renewable energy solutions for a variety of markets.
Outrage as Kenneth Laurence Pillar is found guilty of death by dangerous driving
Family’s outrage as truck driver claims he blacked out at the wheel before smashing into a grandmother’s car and killing her – as he is found guilty of death by dangerous driving The family of a South Australian woman killed in a collision with a truck say the driver’s story that he blacked out at the wheel was insulting and wasted their time. Victorian trucker Kenneth Laurence Pillar, 55, has been found guilty of dangerous driving causing the death of 61-year-old Mt Gambier schoolteacher and grandmother Maria Dowdell.
Trucking conditions to improve next year: FTR
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trucking conditions in the US pulled back slightly in October, ahead of expected market improvements in 2017, according to the latest FTR Trucking Conditions Index. Current readings of the index are in low positive territory, FTR reports.…
PMTC seminar to cover contracts, MELT
GUELPH, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) is hosting a regional seminar Jan. 26, covering third-party contracts and mandatory entry-level training. The seminar will run from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Richard Lande and Heather Devine will be providing…
PIT Group to host first-ever US Energotest
ATLANTA, Ga. – PIT Group is bringing its popular Energotest trials to the US. The Montreal-based organization has announced it will be hosting its first US-based Energotest Feb. 13-17, 2017 at the Continental Truck Tires Uvalde Proving Grounds in Uvalde,…
It’s 4 a.m. at MGM. Do you know where your money is?
That’s how gamblers greet you when you walk into the tinsel wonderworld of the region’s newest casino when you hold the elevator door open for them at this hour. I don’t want to talk about last week’s media preview tour, or the glitzy VIP parties, the fancy restaurants, high-end shopping, the opening day giddiness or the insane crowds at the new, $1.4 billion MGM National Harbor on the Maryland shore of the Potomac River.
These are the good old days
I was recently privileged to sit with a number of bright young women who were on their way to become truck drivers. This was part of a Trucking HR Canada event that brought together mentors and drivers.
Navistar Centralizes Used-Truck Reconditioning
With the closure and sale of the Used Equipment Reconditioning Center in Indianapolis, Navistar decided to co-locate with the Melrose Park prototype and testing facility, near Chicago. “One of the greatest advantages of a centralized Reconditioning Cen…