House Committee Includes Restart Rollback in THUD Bill
The House Appropriations Committee passed a Fiscal Year 2017 transportation spending bill with some key trucking provisions Tuesday, including addressing problems in a previous bill that threatened the industry’s use of a 34-hour restart on driver hour…
Dalton Timmis makes donation to help Fort Mac evacuees
ANCASTER, Ont. — Dalton Timmis Insurance is joining the long list of businesses within the transportation industry that are donating money to help the victims of the Fort McMurray wildfire. Dalton Timmis Insurance is donating a total of $13,172. These…
New tolls touted as congestion fix
Lower Mainland drivers could find themselves paying tolls for more than just bridge crossings in the future if a strategy known as mobility pricing is implemented, as some advocates would like. The controversial issue was discussed at the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday night , by a panel made up of TransLink’s new CEO, Kevin Desmond, Peter Fassbender, the provincial minister responsible for TransLink and Louise Yako, president and CEO of the BC Trucking Association.
Why I don’t have great expectations when it comes to market analysts’ predictions of crude oil
During my 30 years in the oil industry’s downstream operations, I have learned but one thing, and that is not to have great expectations of the market analysts’ expectations, because in more cases than I care to count, these expectations…
ATA truck tonnage index falls in April
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Association’s seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index decreased 2.1% in April after a 4.4% drop in March. In April, the index equaled 134.8 (2000=100), down from 137.6 in March. The all-time high was 144…
More than a third of US truck parking available during peak times: Trucker Path
Trucker Path, which developed a widely used app that allows truck drivers to upload truck parking spot availability in real-time, says the shortage of truck parking will only get worse when the industry mandates electronic logging devices in December 2…
Andy Transport opens new office in Montreal
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD, Que. — Thanks to its rapid expansion, Andy Transport has opened a new office in Montreal the company announced today. The new office is approximately 5,000 sq.-ft. and is the third home for Andy Transport’s team. It is located 3950…
Interstate Distributor converts to CarriersEdge for technician, driver training
MARKHAM, Ont. — CarriersEdge revealed today that Interstate Distributor is using its platform to provide customized maintenance training. “We moved our entire maintenance training program to the CarriersEdge platform and used their expertise to review and adjust those materials so they are presented…
Sanitary Cold Chain offers training for food carriers
PALM BAY, Fla. — Sanitary Cold Chain is offering FDA FSMA required compliance training for all carriers in all food transportation operations. According to Sanitary Cold Chain, it has established a flexible 3.5-hour training package to provide training certificates for all…
Hit-and-Run leaves truck driver dead in Calhoun County
South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a hit-and-run that left a truck driver dead in Calhoun County. The patrol says the driver was standing beside his 18-wheeler when he was struck and killed by a motorist who then drove off.