Express Mondor expands trailer fleet
LANORAIE, Que. — Express Mondor has announced it has expanded its fleet with the addition of 20 new trailers. The company now operates 225 trailers. “In order to offer the highest quality service in the industry, we must have the…
International puts the driver first in new product design initiative
LISLE, Ill. — International Truck has launched a company-wide initiative called DriverFirst that aims at giving its customers an edge in attracting and retaining qualified drivers through vehicles designed with a strong emphasis on the driver’s perspective. The new DriverFirst…
Become a smarter trucker
GRIMSBY, Ont. — A new Smart Trucker seminar series aims to help professional drivers manage a number of timely issues. The June 14 seminar will be held at the Casablanca Winery In n in Grimsby June 14 from 6 p.m.…
Truck-Lite unveils fully-compliant combination lamp
FALCONER, N.Y. — Truck-Lite revealed today that it has added the new 6-inch Model 60 Stop/Turn/Tail & Back-up combination lamp to its 60 Series line. The light combines the functions of two lamps in one unit and is available in…
Atlantic Truck Driving Championships set for June 18
DIEPPE, N.B. — The The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) will be hosting its annual Truck Driving Championships at the Commercial Safety College in Masstown, N.S. on Saturday, June 18. The day begins at 9 a.m and the championships includes a…
Interstate crash injures trucker
A Michigan truck driver suffered minor injuries Sunday night when two southbound semis collided on Interstate 75, about a mile north of Findlay’s Hancock County 99 interchange.
Tow trucker burglary suspect shot dead
The murder of a tow truck driver has lifted the lid on a suspicious burglary he may have orchestrated at a client’s home just days before he was gunned down. Aside from tow trucker Thomas Dias, 26, police officers are also under investigation for possibly being complicit in the break-in, which happened in Sunningdale between Parklands and Table View early last Thursday.
Driverless trucks
Picture an 18-wheel truck barreling down the highway with 80,000 pounds of cargo and no one but a robot at the wheel. To many, that might seem a frightening idea, even at a time when a few dozen of Google’s driverless cars are cruising city streets in California, Texas, Washington and Arizona.
Minimize risk and improve profit margins
Canadian transportation companies know that their importer and exporter clients are suffering. While the economic recovery appears underway, currency volatility continues to impact the bottom of businesses. The time for accepting rampant currency volatility is over. There are tools businesses…
Kentucky Aims to Form Freight Advisory Committee
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has released its 2016 Statewide Freight Plan for public comment and is seeking recommendations to establish a freight advisory committee to enhance communications between the Cabinet and the freight industry. The 2016 Kentucky Statewide Freight Plan and Executive Summary proposes freight initiatives and investments for the state’s freight transportation system.