US to raise fees for agricultural quarantine inspections
TORONTO,Ont. – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said today it will publish its final rule on October 29, 2015 that adjusts the fees the US Government charges to recoup the costs…
Oversize trucks line up to deliver big payloads to New York
Here is an abridged list of really big things that crossed the George Washington Bridge in the past few weeks: A flatbed piled with backyard sheds bound for Long Island. A 30-foot pleasure boat built by Wellcraft of Cadillac, Mich.
Rescuers Deploy Boat to Reach Trucker in Pond Off I-80
Western Nebraska authorities say a truck driver was rescued from his big rig after it ran off Interstate 80 into a pond. Firefighters and Nebraska State Patrol troopers were sent to the scene about two miles west of the Maxwell exit around 6:30 p.m. Th…
Daimler Trucks Expecting Boost in 2016
“Expect class 6-8 truck orders for 2016 to be less than 2015, but better than 2014”, says Martin Daum, President and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America during his annual media recap at the American Trucking Associations’ 2015 Management Conference and…
Paris Convoy Pulls in $52,000 for Special Olympics
The Southern Ontario chapter of the World’s Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics ran in Paris, ON the weekend of Oct. 17 when a total of 69 trucks made the 100 km loop from Paris to Ingersoll and back, raising $52,000 pledges and sponsorships. Thi…
Private fleets discuss dispatchers, technology and safety
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Fulfilling its promise to hold more educational events for members, the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) hosted a seminar yesterday on medical marijuana in trucking, followed by a fleet panel discussion on key industry issues.…
Why this fashion designer wants to change the way truckers dress
Jewel Jones and her sister Amanda Roth own Meadow Lark Companies , a freight logistics and trucking company headquartered in Billings, Montana. Founded by their parents, both sisters began working at the company after high school, but at twenty-four Je…
TransForce to target US truckload companies for 2016 acquisitions
MONTREAL, Que. — TransForce will be looking to the US truckload segment when it resumes its buying spree sometime next year. This year has been quiet on the M&A front, and TransForce invested its money into buying back its own…
Women In Trucking Association finds women are underrepresented as board members in trucking industry
PLOVER, Wisc. – After a recent USA Today article zoned in on the underrepresentation of women as board members of publicly traded companies, Women in Trucking Association partnered with the University of Memphis students along with Dr. Stephanie Ivey to…
USPS Requests Vehicle Prototypes for Testing
The U.S. Postal Service has formally requested prototypes from 15 qualified vendors for a purpose-built next-generation delivery vehicle that would replace its aging fleet of Long Life Vehicles . In its Request for Proposal posted to FedBizOpps.gov on …