OTA hopes solution found for excavation/aggregate hauling sector
TORONTO, Ont. – The province of Ontario has agreed to reissue moratoriums on axle weight penalties and restrict enforcement only to gross vehicle weights on a temporary basis, a move the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) will help resolve the long-standing…
All-electric Fuso eCanter coming to North America
HANOVER, Germany – An electrically-powered Fuso eCanter is coming to the North American market in limited quantities next year, with a full launch slated for 2018. The soft launch in 2017 will focus on the US, Europe and Japan. Canada…
Ridewell to offer factory integrated air tank for RSS-233 suspensions
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Ridewell Suspensions announced it will offer a pre-plumbed, factory integrated air tank kit option for the self-steering RSS-233 8K, 10K and 13K suspension systems. The tank requires a connection to the primary air supply, regulated air supply…
Caravan first Canadian fleet to deploy BlackBerry Radar
WATERLOO, Ont. – Caravan Transportation Group is the first fleet to roll out BlackBerry’s Radar asset tracking system. BlackBerry Radar is billed as a “smart trailer” software and hardware platform that improves fleet utilization. It features an array of sensors…
Why you should sell your transportation company sooner rather than later
With the economy languishing in Canada, many transportation owners are wondering if this is the year to consider selling the business. In most of the major provinces, there are five specific reasons why it would make sense to sell in…
Don’t blame the truckers
It’s easy to blame truckers for congested traffic problems on I-95 like this scene near Exit 18 overpass in Westport. The easiest scapegoats are trucks, those behemoths that lumber along in the right and center lanes because they are not allowed to drive in the left lane.
Traitorous trucker injures and abandons
A truck driver abandoned his injured passenger following an accident in which his gasoline truck ran off an embankment in Siem Reap’s Svay Leu district. The truck was going around a bend in the road on Saturday night when the dreadful driver drifted over the edge of the precipice.
Report: Trucker hurt fleeing police with 2 kids is too heavy for helicopter
DAYTONA BEACH – An Orlando man with two children fleeing police in a semi loaded with doors was injured after crashing into a ditch, but was too heavy to be taken by helicopter to the hospital, Daytona Beach police said. So, Matthew Berthel, 30, w…
GRAPHIC: Texas Trucker Found Murdered near Mexican Border Citya
A commercial truck driver from the border city of Eagle Pass was murdered in this border city setting off an investigation that continues to puzzle local authorities. The truck driver has beed reported missing in Texas days prior to the discovery of hi…
Hankook Shows New Fuel-Efficient e-Cube Blue Tire Line
Hankook has expanded its e-cube Blue trailer tire line with special steering and drive-axle threads designed for efficiency and fuel savings, the company announced at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hannover, Germany. The tire line is being released…