CILTNA’s 2016 Transport Workshop & Annual Dinner
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in North America (CILTNA) invites you to attend the 2016 Transport Workshop & Annual Dinner that will take place at the Sheraton Hotel, 150 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ont., on Monday, November 14, 2016.…
The Rise And Fall Of Debbie Duz Donuts
For major U.S. cities, it has meant topless rallies. For New Hampshire, activist arrests.
Specialized Light Aims to Reduce Dropped Trailers
Purkeys, a provider of electrical solutions for the heavy-duty trucking industry, has developed what it calls the 5th Wheel Light that drivers can use to illuminate a king pin’s lock-jaw position, to help greatly reduce the incidence of dropped trailers. The 5th Wheel Light is a coupling light, or trailer-hitch light, that eliminates shadows on the locking mechanisms and removes the need for a flashlight.
Aon Transportation & Logistics to Affiliate with Trucking Alliance
The Transportation & Logistics Practice of Aon Risk Solutions has accepted an invitation to join the Alliance for Driver Safety & Security , beginning in 2017. The Trucking Alliance is a leading proponent of safety reforms in the freight transp…
Baylor Trucking Honors Veterans With Pay Increase
Baylor Trucking, Milan, Ind., has expanded its Veteran’s Recognition Program with a pay increase honoring all of those who have served. Baylor drivers who have served in the Armed Forces are getting an additional $.01 per mile increase.
VDOT abandons plans for Marshall truck rest area
Photo by Alisa Booze Troetschel/ONE BOAT MEDIA Jacque Green Bradford and Bri West attend a gathering where the Virginia Department of Transportation provided information and received feedback from Marshall District residents concerning a proposed rest …
Driver Connect and Share
Driver Connect & Share is a networking industry event presented by Trucking HR Canada, specifically for the truck driver. Joanne Millen-Mackenzie will open the event, sharing her perspectives, knowledge and learnings from close to 25 years behind the wheel. As…
Maryland’s undocumented truck drivers can keep their commercial licenses
Advocates protested a warning from the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration that said commercial drivers licenses could be suspended for undocumented immigrants with protected status. Hundreds of undocumented immigrants who hold commercial drivers licenses in Maryland will be able to keep those licenses as long as they have work permits and temporary protected status in this country, the state’s Motor Vehicle Administration said in a letter this week.
Feds probe death of trucker killed by falling pipe
A federal work safety agency is investigating the death of a 60-year-old truck driver who was hit on the head with a lead pipe, York County Coroner Pam Gay said Friday. OSHA is probing the death of Gary Hildebrand of Reidsville, N.C., because it happen…
Doing it on her own
KELOWNA, B.C. – Finished with school after Grade 8 with nothing more than a passion for truck driving in her soul, Kelly Ficociello’s journey to MAK Transportation Services was far from easy. Hitting the open road with her father until…