Westcan expands into new markets with Wheeler Transport acquisition
EDMONTON, Alta. – Westcan Bulk Transport announced yesterday that it had completed the acquisition of Coquitlam, B.C. company Wheeler Transport. Wheeler specializes in the transportation of fuel and asphalt, and was in business for over six decades. Westcan said the…
Prosecutors: Trucker tried to hide evidence from fatal crash CHESTER, …
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Public offers input on Gateway Hwys. 14/15 aesthetics
New Ulm Gateway 14/15 Open House participants ranked aesthetic design considerations at a Minnesota Highway Department open house Thursday at the New Ulm Community Center. If enough City of New Ulm funding is secured, bridges over Front Street, the Min…
N.Y. trucker is 2016 ‘Highway Hero’
Goodyear has named a New York truck driver who pulled an injured motorist from a burning car its Highway Hero for 2016. Julian Kaczor of Utica, N.Y., was driving through Jacksonville, Fla., when a car drove past him at a high rate of speed, nearly clip…
Panel discusses economics behind trucking industry at Las Vegas convention
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Bob Costello, chief economist and vice-president of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), said consumer spending, housing and employment all play key roles in the trucking industry. “You all want to know if they are buying trucks,”…
New BlackBerry Radar aims to simplify productivity and efficiency
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – BlackBerry Limited unveiled its new end-to-end asset tracking system for trucking companies and private fleet operators during a March 31 announcement at the Mid-America Trucking Show. The system, called BlackBerry Radar, provides customers with the ability to…
Yokohama rolls out new all position/steer tire
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Yokohama Tire Corporation has revealed its new 108R regional al-position/steer tire to the US and Canada markets today. The new tire is SmartWay certified and comes in sizes 295/75R22.5, 285/75R24.5, 11R24.5 and 11R22.5. “The 108R will…
OOIDA files brief to block ELD mandate
Requiring electronic monitoring devices on commercial vehicles does not advance safety, is arbitrary and capricious and violates 4th amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures, or so claims the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Associ…
Tire industry gathering at MATS
The commercial tire industry will be well represented again this year at the Mid-America Truck Show, in Louisville March 31-April 2, with 14 tire makers, marketers and/or importers on the trade show floor. Alliance Tire Americas L.L.C. will feature the…
Bridgestone works with Truckers Against Trafficking
The announcement was made in conjunction with the 2016 “Bridgestone is committed to improving the lives of those who live and work in the communities where we do business,” said Kurt Danielson, president, Bridgestone Commercial Group, U.S. and Canada. …