Frito-Lay Fleet Reaches CNG Milestone
Frito-Lay’s fleet of compressed natural gas trucks and vans have logged more than 100 million miles in the past five years, the PepsiCo division has announced. The delivery fleet began adding CNG vehicles in 2011 with the addition of 16 Class 8 trucks.
CAGTC: Critical Freight Infrastructure Ignored by DOT Grants
The advocacy group Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors is calling out the Department of Transportation for not granting enough funding money to critical freight-hub projects. The money was delivered through two grant program the Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery program and the Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Project program, which is known as the FASTLANE program.
Why dislike semi drivers?
After a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 80 on Monday, traffic was stalled for nearly 10 miles in the westbound lanes starting at Ottawa and continuing east. Much of the traffic was semi-trucks.
Expedited Carrier V3 Transportation Aiming for More Growth
V3 Transportation held an open house on Aug. 5 to inaugarate its new headquarters facility in Seville, Ohio. The expedited carrier has enjoyed rapid growth since launching its operations with “two laptops and two cell phones” in the first quarter of 2013.
New environmental standards in effect for trucks servicing Port of Vancouver
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority said environmental requirements for container trucks serving the Port of Vancouver will have an immediate impact on air quality and public health in B.C.’s Lower Mainland. Starting Aug. 1, the roughly 1,750…
Gorski Bulk Transport: Rolling with the times
hough Gorski Bulk Transport has been in the game for almost 60 years, it’s not an old dog that can’t learn new tricks. Or in trucking terms, it’s not a transport business that shakes it head at change and innovative…
Goober for Hire: Part 2
Mark had little trouble qualifying for Goober. He’d thought that because his vehicle was a semi and he’d be taking a load the entire way to Vancouver that the ride service might not accept him, but that wasn’t the case.…
Quarterly Intermodal Growth Streak Ends
Overall intermodal traffic recorded its first volume decline in the second quarter of the year following 25 consecutive quarters of growth, according to new report from the industry group the Intermodal Association of North America . Intermodal trailer…
Last of its kind?
Classic Peterbilt makes journey from California to Alberta
Canadian ELD mandate could be in place by spring 2017
TORONTO, Ont. – Transport Canada announced Aug. 3 that it would be proposing to amend the hours of service (HOS) regulations to mandate the use of electronic logging devices (ELDs) by federally-regulated motor carriers and commercial vehicle drivers. The Canadian…