Look Ahead: 2017 Trucking Forecast
At the 2016 Surface Transportation Summit, John Larkin, the managing director and head of research at Stifel Financial Corp. gave attendees his prediction of what’s in store for transportation in North America next year.
Automated cars could threaten jobs of professional drivers
In this Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, file photo, Uber employees test a self-driving Ford Fusion hybrid car, in Pittsburgh. After taking millions of factory jobs, robots could be coming for a new class of worker: people who drive for a living.
in Pictures: Wolfie heads on round-the-world tour after long Super League season
NOW that the Super League season is done and dusted and seeing as he will not be required for mascot duties until February, Wolfie has jetted off on a round-the-world adventure. Everyone’s favourite wolf has been enjoying some well-deserved rest and recuperation on a five-week trip around the globe with Phil and Julie Dyke following a long, hard season of entertaining Warrington Wolves fans.
Tobago cargo chaosNov. 2, 2016, 9:42 PM Ast
UPSET TRUCKERS: Diane Hadad, former head of the Tobago Division of the T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce, speaks to truck drivers at the Scarborough Port on Tuesday night. – Photos: ELIZABETH WILLIAMS Officials may have been sipping cocktails on…
Scores more truckers seen using their phones at the wheel on UK roads
Another day of mobile madness on the roads: More truckers are caught using devices at the wheel as it emerges just 300 motorists have been banned for the crime in four years It emerged that almost 10,000 motorists had been caught driving while distracted at least twice in the past four years – but fewer than 300 were banned. As scores more truckers were caught on camera using their phones, police were under mounting pressure to tackle the problem experts said was an ‘epidemic’.
Deaf student on track to complete truck driver training –
Cameron Wright Jr. of Rockingham will be graduating from the nine-week truck driver training program at Richmond Community College on Nov. 22. His fellow classmates joke and tell him he’s going to be the valedictorian of the class because he knows so much. But being knowledgeable about the trucking industry isn’t the only thing that sets Wright apart.
Peterbilt Adds Bendix Collision Mitigation to Medium-Duty Models
Wingman Advanced gives drivers alerts to take evasive action and will actively engage braking if the system detects an imminent collision. The technology is designed to improve safety and integrate with the Bendix ESP full stability system.
Truckers Christmas Group gearing up for Holiday Season
It’s getting close to that time of year again, and the Truckers Christmas Group is hoping for another good season collecting donations and helping trucking families in Canada and the US. With more than $66,000 raised in seven years, helping 112 families during the Holiday Season, Truckers Christmas Group is entering its eighth year, and Mark Abraham, president of the group, said they will start accepting nominations Nov. 24 for families in need of assistance, through till Dec. 17. Completely volunteer based, all the money raised by Truckers Christmas Group goes to the families of truck drivers in need.
Rock slide wipes out Trans-Canada
A rock slide that occurred in Yoho National Park closed the Trans-Canada Highway, forcing commercial truck drivers south on an over 200-km detour. A single lane reopened Oct. 27 allowing vehicles through, but delays continued, and motorists and trucker…
Truckers Christmas Group gearing up for Holiday Season
Accepting nominations for families in need starting Nov. 24