Private fleets talk recruitment struggles and strategies
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – While the driver shortage seems to have plagued a majority of for-hire fleets across the continent over the last few years, private fleets have managed to take cover and avoid it. Until now, that is. At the…
Drivers Formerly Known as the Knights of the Road
As in most of the stuff you hear on Thanks for Listening, today’s story will deal with something foreign to most of us in this sparsely populated part of the Big Sky Country. Oh sure, we’ve seen it when we make trips to Billings or Great Falls where th…
Kenworth Chillicothe plant reaches half million mark
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – The Kenworth factory in Chillicothe, Ohio rolled its 500,000 truck off the assembly line, with the milestone truck – a Kenworth T680 76-inch mid-roof sleeper with a Paccar MX-13 455-hp engine – presented to Melton Truck Lines…
Lower speed limit on Route 53 proposed
One of those proposals is to reduce the speed limit on Route 53 from Manhattan-Arsenal Road all the way down to North River Road in Wilmington. “On top of the safety concerns associated with the truck traffic, the village has a responsibility to mainta…
Google maps, smartphone apps complicate I-70 detour due to rock slide
Colorado officials are blaming Google maps – and truckers’ reliance on smartphone apps – for making a mess messier when Glenwood Canyon rock slides closed Interstate 70 .
Steve Gleason, Monster Jam truckers and Chick-Fil-A join forces at event
Double Trouble, Iron Outlaw and Jester were just a few of monster trucks that thrilled fans at Monster Jam at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome , Saturday . But the excitement actually started the day before, when a group of Monster Jam truck drivers joined …
Family of trucker killed in Beltway crash desperate for answers
Bethesda, MD 47-year-old Dennis Frampton was a devoted father and community volunteer who had raised two kids and had been married nearly 30 years.” Everything he did in his life was for his family,” said Vicki Frampton through tears.
Pushing forward with a big heart and a hint of rebellion
EDMONTON, Alta. –‘The lil’ company with a big heart.’ That’s the motto behind the continued success and growth of the lil’ Edmonton, Alta. company that got its start hauling water to oilfield drilling rigs in 1994, and now boasts over…
A deep dive in Las Vegas
The word ‘audit’ is a serious word. It conjures up feelings of dread in most people. But at the IFTA/IRP (International Fuel Tax Association/International Registration Plan) Audit Workshop in Las Vegas last month, the top administrators of the fuel tax…
Workplace safety starts with attitude and behaviour
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. – There are certainly different degrees to which a person can get hurt while on the workplace – anything from a cut on the finger, a knock to the head, to something far more serious and life-threatening. The…