Navistar Awarded $369 Million Military Truck Order
The U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded Navistar Defense a $369 million contract to provide 2,293 Medium Tactical Vehicles to add to the Afghanistan National Security Force’s fleet. Production will commence immediately, with deliveries starting i…
New SFMTA Safe Driving Video Is Required Viewing for City Truckers
The SFMTA has produced the city’s first training video to teach truck and bus drivers safe urban driving practices and highlight the extra care needed to operate in close proximity to people walking and biking on city streets. The video will be require…
Village Employee Says Truck Driver Was Hero
At a sparsely attended Pound Village Board meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8 Director of Public Works Kevin Schutte expressed public thanks to an unknown truck driver he believes saved the life of a woman whose vehicle went off the Hwy.
Changing the way truck drivers find hotels
John Hart knows hotels. A former Marriot executive, Hart left the hotel business in 2012 to develop an online hotel booking platform called StaySmarter.
Bison promotes key executives
WINNIPEG, Man. — Bison Transport has announced the promotion of several of its executives. Don Streuber has been named executive chairman and CEO while Rob Penner steps up as president and chief operating officer. Damiano Coniglio has been named vice-president,…
Ryder gives its technicians the ultimate fix-it test
MIAMI, Fla. – To showcase the skills of its technicians, Ryder System took a brand new, state-of-the-art 2015 Volvo tractor through a cycle of destruction and challenged them to fix it in just 24 hours. The challenge, referred to as…
Old Dominion Sees Increased LTL Freight in Current Quarter
With about three weeks remaining in the third quarter of the year, the less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line on Tuesday reported increases in the amount of freight it has handled over the previous two months. During July and August, LTL…
MTA launches new safety association to reduce worker injury and illness
WINNIPEG, Man. – The Manitoba Truck Association stated today that it is establishing a safety association to help reduce worker injury and illness in the province’s commercial transportation industry. The new association will work in step with SAFE Work Manitoba,…
TMTA announces date for October trade show
KITCHENER, Ont. — The Transportation Maintenance and Technology Association (TMTA) has scheduled its biennial fall trade show for October 1, 2015 at the Holiday Inn in Kitchener. The event is set from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. and organizers say there…
DAT Offers Freight Market Analytics Online
DAT Solutions has launched an online analytics service for transportation and logistics professionals to access truck and load data on the 149 North American markets with the highest concentrations of inbound and outbound freight. Through a Tableau web…