Extension of Calgary’s 61st Ave. S.E. to improve access for truckers and all motorists
CALGARY, Alta. – The City of Calgary celebrated the opening of the 61st Avenue S.E. extension June 23, which will give truckers a more direct route between transportation corridors and distribution centers in southeast Calgary. There to mark the occasion…
Logistics industry hiring, experience optional
Logistics industry hiring, experience optional As the logistics and supply chain industry expands, companies are doing more to keep talent Check out this story on greenbaypressgazette.com: http://fondul.ac/28SBfUu Spectators view trucks at the 25th Ann…
Rope for Hope event raises $67,000
LONDON, Ont. — The Rope for Hope event that saw 14 individuals from the trucking industry rappel off a 26-storey building in London, Ontario in mid-June has helped raise a total of $67,000 to help grant wishes of children with life…
Enercon Canada partners with Mercedes-Benz, adds Sprinter 4x4s to fleet
SMITHVILLE, Ont. – A new partnership was celebrated today at a Niagara Region wind farm in Smithville, Ont. Hans-Jörg Mehl, vice-president and CFO of Mercedes-Benz Canada, Michael Weidemann, executive vice-president of Enercon Canada and Volker Kendziorra, global head of service…
Florida Truckers to Boycott Logistics Firm
About 13,000 truckers intend to boycott Total Quality Logistics from June 28 through July 5 citing concerns over work conditions, the leader of a group representing the truckers told Transport Topics. “We just want to let them know how disappointed we …
Tenn. trucker wins Lotto in Gilman
A Tennessee truck driver pulled out of Gilman last week with a big boost from the Illinois Lottery. A $2 instant ticket landed him a long-term prize, $1,000 per week for life.
Texas trucker who survived being covered in molten asphalt sues oil company
A Denison man is suing a Shreveport-based oil company after an asphalt tanker exploded at a refinery last year, covering him in molten asphalt. Darrell Allen, 59, suffered third-degree burns on 90 percent of his body and spent over three months in inte…
Start planning now for ELD regulation, expert advises
TORONTO, Ont. — Canadian carriers should start planning now for the implementation of an electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, which is coming in the US by December 2017 and in Canada at some point thereafter. That was the message from…
Earnings Watch: Covenant Latest to Lower Second Quarter Outlook
Covenant Transportation Group Inc. has lowered expectations for its upcoming second quarter earnings report due to the current freight market as well as internal issues faced by the trucking company. The Tennessee-based owner of Covenant Transport and …
Trucker, company indicted in co-ed deaths
A $14 million settlement and vehicular homicide indictments against the trucker and trucking company involved in the deaths of five Georgia Southern University students have brought some closure to the Johns Creek family of one of the young women who d…