Keeping the business in the family
When asked, the majority of Canadian transportation business owners say that they want to pass their businesses on to the next generation. Sadly, fewer than half have them actually have opportunity to do so. Some variation of the phrase “shirtsleeves to…
Truck driver training orientation to be held –
Surry Community College will be starting a new session of classes for people wanting to start a career in truck driving. Orientation will be held Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. at The Yadkin Center, 1001 College Drive, Yadkinville.
Fatigue, Drug Use Blamed in Truck Crash That Killed 6
The National Transportation Safety Board determined that a truck driver’s fatigue and methamphetamine use and failure to respond to slow moving traffic within a work zone resulted in a 2015 multi-vehicle crash near Chattanooga, Tenn., that killed six people and injured four. The Cool Running Express tractor-trailer was traveling northbound on Interstate 75 on June 25, 2015 when traffic slowed while entering a marked work zone.
Volvo Integrates Advanced Collision Mitigation Into Dash Display
Volvo Active Driver Assist integrates the Bendix Wingman Fusion system, combining camera and radar for more accurate object detection. Photo: Volvo Trucks North America Volvo Trucks North America now offers Bendix Wingman Fusion collision mitigation te…
DOT Aims for Zero Traffic Deaths Within 30 Years
The NHTSA held a conference to introduce its Road to Zero campaign and to address the increase in traffic deaths over the past year. Screenshot via NHTSA Three DOT agencies and the National Safety Council have teamed up to launch a new initiative with …
Eberspaecher opens new expanded Brighton facility
BRIGHTON, Mich. — Eberspaecher officially opened its expanded location in Brighton, Mich. this week. The facility more than tripled to 340,000 square-feet. It will produce Eberspaecher’s heavy-duty exhaust after-treatment systems and bring the organization’s three key processes – laser shell…
Stoughton Trailers names new v.p. of purchasing
STOUGHTON, Wisc. — Stoughton Trailers today named a new vice-president of purchasing. John Payne, who was most recently vice-president of operations at the Lang Companies, will be responsible for global supply chain functions — sourcing, purchasing and materials strategy —…
Kenworth offers Bendix Wingman Advanced as option for its T270 and T370 models
ELYRIA, Ohio – Kenworth Truck Company revealed recently that it is expanding its availability of Bendix Wingman Advanced– a collision mitigation technology – to two models in its medium-duty line. Going forward, the active safety technology will be a factory-installed option on…
New ATA president puts trucking’s enemies on notice
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – In his first American Trucking Associations (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition speech as president and CEO of the organization, Chris Spear put the trucking industry’s enemies – including some lawmakers – on notice. “Trucking is already…
Tulsa Company Deals With National Trucker Shortage
There is a shortage of truck drivers nationwide and the industry say it’s only going to get worse if changes aren’t made. The latest numbers from the American Trucking Association show the current shortage is almost 40-thousand truckers nationally and they say that number could almost quadruple in eight years.