Canadian Trucking Head to Step Down in 2017
Canadian Trucking Alliance and Ontario Trucking Association president and CEO David Bradley has announced that he will step down at the end of 2017, after more than 30 years in the position. Bradley joined OTA as the director of economics in 1985 and w…
Traffic Jammin’ with Janis Mara – Tailgating Follow-Up, How to…
It runs every Monday at 2pm and answers your commuting and transportation questions. : Claycordians had a lot to say last week to Fed Up, who asked, “How do you shake off a tailgater?” Anon had a good answer, which, to paraphrase, was “Move to a slower…
Work Truck Market to Grow Globally out to 2020
In 2015, Volvo Penta began supplying UK-based Dennis Eagle, the largest producer of refuse trucks in Europe, with eight-liter Volvo Powertrain engines that meet the new Euro 6 emission rules. Per the Swedish OEM, “Dennis Eagle’s products are unique to …
Southern Cross-Border Freight Outpaces U.S.-Canada Cargo for First Time
A measure of freight moving between the U.S. and its neighbors to the north and south shows for the first time the total value of U.S.-Mexico freight flows exceeded those between the U.S. and Canada. According to new U.S. Transportation Department figu…
Left in the lurch
Truck driver Liton looks at a photo of his daughter at Shailakupa in Jhenidah last month. His wife along with their children deserted him as a petrol bomb attack last year badly damaged his eyes.
Truck drivers prepare for upcoming snowstorm
BYRON CENTER, Mich., – Many truck drivers are racing against the clock as a snowstorm makes it’s way into West Michigan. At the 76th Street Truck Stop in Byron Center, it’s apparent with many drivers that are stopping by.
$1 Million Dollar Penalty Paid By Asphalt Company for Illegal Termination of Its Employees
Asphalt Specialists Inc. in Michigan wrongfully terminated 2 of its drivers and its foreman. And OSHA acted on such commercial trucker wrongful termination so that justice be served.
Economic Watch: Job Creation Soars, Trucking Employment at Record High
Job creation in the U.S. surged in the final month of 2015, according to a Labor Department report released Friday, as for-hire trucking employment hit a new record level. Overall U.S. payrolls grew by 292,000, far greater than many analysts expectations.
Canadian Kenwroth Plant Produces 150,000th Truck
A Kenworth T370 was officially recognized as the the 150,000th truck produced at the OEM’s truck plant in Ste-Therese, Quebec. The T370 was a straight truck produced for Piece Manufacturing, a manufacturer of custom fire apparatus.
NY-NJ Port Authority Revises Older-Trucks Plan
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is proposing to modify the tariff for operating at its marine terminals to deny access to trucks with model year 1994 and 1995 engines, effective January 1, 2018, and to require that, effective March 1, 201…