Diesel Prices Decline Further
The prices of diesel and gasoline fuel dropped further for the week amid a volatile crude oil market, according to the U.S. Energy Department. The national average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel fuel dropped 2.4 cents last week to settle at a p…
Truck driver training classes starting soon at SCC
Surry Community College will be starting a new session of classes for people wanting to start a career in truck driving. Orientation will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at The Yadkin Center, Yadkinville.
Oil Bust Claims Unusual American Victim Far Away From Shale Rigs
In New Auburn, Wisconsin, a desolate, little outpost carved from the rolling pine-tree forests that run into Lake Superior, the collapse in oil is wreaking havoc on every aspect of the economy. It’s not that there’s any oil here.
“Moving the Pan Am Games” case study added to Canada Logistics Conference 2015 line-up
TORONTO, Ont. — CITT announced today that Benat Mariyanayagam, senior manager of Logistics Operations at DB Schenker of Canada – the official logistics supplier for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am & Parapan Am Games and also the provider of logistics services…
Transcourt appoints Kevin Quick as v.p. of business development for Western Canada
OAKVILLE, Ont. — Transcourt Tank Leasing announced today that it has appointed Kevin Quick to the role of vice-president of business development for Western Canada. Quick is based in Edmonton and has spent his entire professional career in the…
PMTC seminar sheds light on medical marijuana and trucking
TRURO, N.S. – Trucking and safety go hand in hand – or at least they try to be for most companies in the industry – so the issue of medical marijuana in the workplace when looking at truck drivers is…
TransCore announces 2015 scholarship recipients
TORONTO, Ont. – TransCore Link Logistics announced the recipients of its second annual LinkScholar program that awards two students $2,500 each for their academic excellence, well-roundedness and leadership. The two winners of the 2015 award are Shelby Tobin from Conception…
Bill Graves urges industry to focus on technician shortage
ARLINGTON, Va. – The growing shortage of truck technicians in the United States is becoming a problem and today ATA president and CEO Bill Graves called on the country’s policymakers, schools, and trucking industry to do something about it. “In…
ATRI reveals survey results on truck parking issues
ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released the results of its its Commercial Driver Perspectives on Truck Parking survey today. The survey is the first in a series of technical memoranda focused on critical truck parking issues…
DOE Awards $55M to Boost PHEVs, Fuel Efficiency
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded nearly $55 million for 24 projects to develop and deploy cutting-edge vehicle technologies for improving fuel efficiency and reducing petroleum consumption, along with making plug-in hybrid electric vehicles mo…