Big demand for big rig drivers in the Coastal Bend
There’s a big demand for commercial truck drivers, in spite of the slowdown in the oil industry in recent years. Del Mar College’s commercial truck driver training classes have put a big number of graduates to work across the Coastal Bend.
After Four Recent Truck-Bike Crash Deaths, Will City Require Side Guards?
Ghost bike memorial for Anastasia Kondrasheva, who was killed by a right-turning truck driver in Roscoe Village last week. Photo: Jeff Zoline [Last year the Chicago Reader launched a weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor Jo…
Hayden area crash kills Coeur d’Alene trucker
Crews with the Idaho Transportation Department remove tree limbs from an overturned tanker truck full of raw sewage on Wednesday on the northbound, right-hand shoulder of Highway 95, just north of Lancaster Road. The 53-year-old driver, Rock Gabbard of Coeur d’Alene, drifted off the road while driving northbound around 9:15 a.m. Gabbard died on scene.
Laskowski to succeed Bradley as head of CTA in 2018
VANCOUVER, B.C.– Stephen Laskowski is set to succeed David Bradley, who is retiring at the end of 2017, as president and CEO of the Canadian Trucking Alliance beginning on January 1, 2018, the CTA announced today at its annual fall meeting.…
SCC receives trucking grant –
Dr. Wayne Matthews, Yadkin Center director; Dr. George Sappenfield, SCC vice president of corporate and continuing education; and Charles Jester, truck driver training instructor, were also present to receive the check.
Detroit teams up with At&T, Microsoft to provide enhanced connectivity
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Detroit Diesel Corporation announced recently that it is collaborating with AT&T and Microsoft to deliver enhancements to its Detroit Connect suite of connected vehicle services. AT&T will provide Internet of Things connectivity for the new Detroit Connect Truck…
PAID: TransX Group of Companies
Both an entrepreneurial spirit and a dedication to developing people are behind TransX’s success. We hire talented and capable people and foster an environment in which they will grow while meeting our customers’ needs. If you are a self-starter looking…
Paccar recognizes Canadian dealers
RENTON, Wash. — Paccar announced the winners of its Parts Dealers awards at its 2016 Parts and Service Meeting in Orlando, Fla this week and among them were some Canadian Peterbilt and Kenworth dealers. Dealers were awarded for their outstanding achievements…
And the Winners Are… 2016 Healthy Fleet Challenge
We reveal the winners of this year’s Healthy Fleet Challenge and Healthy Trucker’s Andrea Morley explains how to stay active during the off-months of the competition.
A Good Truck Driver Is Hard to Find as U.S. Job Market Tightens 25 minutes ago
Getting a signing bonus is often associated with top young athletes. Now, taking a job driving a chemical truck in the U.S. can earn you a signing bonus of as much as $5,000 — and then there are also recruiting bonuses, retention bonuses and safety bo…