Canada Cartage driver helps car crash victim in need
TORONTO, Ont. – Canada Cartage is recognizing one of its drivers after he made a heroic choice to help a crash victim while on duty. According to the company, on September 23, 2015 at 9:30 a.m., Canada Cartage driver Paul…
Arnold Bros. grows its business on heritage, strengths
WINNIPEG, Man. – They’ve been trucking since the 1950’s and this farmer-turned-trucker family shows no signs of slowing down, even in the face of challenging times. Arnold Bros. Transport, the Winnipeg-based hauler, is now headed by the second generation of…
Attention: Your MC number is up
For years, the MC number has been a useful way to identify carriers with interstate operating authority in the United States. It allows you (and shippers and brokers) to search online and view details about insurance and legal authority. It’s…
Words with Wiebe
We caught up with the Grand Champion from last month’s national driving championships
International’s new vocational truck to debut in February
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A new International vocational truck, which will replace the PayStar, will be unveiled in February and will start hitting dealer lots in April. Jeff Sass, senior vice-president, North America truck sales and marketing with Navistar, told Trucknews.com…
Gas tax hike is past due
It makes no sense that the same Congress that has failed to maintain the nation’s crumbling roads and bridges is thinking of making them more dangerous by allowing bigger rigs driven by younger, less rested truck drivers. Instead of voting on a long-te…
Trucker Admits to Distracted Driving After Four-Vehicle Pile-Up
This multi-vehicle accident involved an 18-wheeler and four other vehicles. It was a miracle that no lives were lost.
Peterbilt Joins Other OEMs in Deserting MATS 2016
Peterbilt Motors says it will not exhibit at the Mid-America Trucking Show next year, joining sister company Kenworth, which announced the move earlier this week, and all other truck original equipment manufacturers that previously deserted the show. L…
Agility Fuel Systems Opens Manufacturing Facility in N.C.
Agility executives, Board of Director members and company founders cut the ribbon that officially opens the new Salisbury, N.C. facility. Photo: Agility Fuel Systems Agility Fuel Systems has opened a new manufacturing plant in Salisbury, N.C., celebrat…
Mullen Group’s soaring trucking segment helps offset oilfield services declines
OKOTOKS, Alta. — Mullen Group continued to grind out a profit in the third quarter, despite continued weakness in the oil and gas industry. The company’s third quarter profit came in at $7.3 million, down 30.5% year-over-year, on revenues of…