Highway 417 closed near Bayshore after trucker hits overpass, snarls traffic
Highway 417 was closed Tuesday afternoon between the Bayshore and Moodie exits after a dump truck hit an overpass and crashed. Ottawa paramedics reported the 22-year-old truck driver was treated for serious injuries and he was taken to hospital in seri…
Fleet Engineers Announces New Sales Team Structure
Fleet Engineers has made new appointments to the sales team for the company, which offers trailer doors, truck seats, spray control systems aerodynamic add-ons and more. Gary Roberts has been promoted to business development manager, where he will over…
PeopleNet announces new product offerings
PHOENIX, Ari. and MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — At its Annual User Conference, PeopleNet rolled out two new services. The first is the new ConnectedDriver Mobile Application suite. According to the company, Connected Driver is a set of mobile applications that are…
One week left until the next Healthy Feet Challenge
TORONTO, Ont. – There’s only one week left until the next Healthy Fleet Challenge begins. The three-month walking challenge starts on September 1st and runs straight through until November 30th with no break months in between. The challenge was created…
CarriersEdge expands online driver training system
MARKHAM, Ont. – CarriersEdge said today that it has made several enhancements to its online driver training system, offering fleets the ability to customize and consolidate its training programs. With this announcement, CarriersEdge customers now have expanded options for adding…
Navistar appoints new treasurer
LISLE, Ill. – Navistar International announced recently that Bill McMenamin, president of Navistar Financial, will add responsibilities as senior v.p. and treasurer of the company. He will replace Jim Moran, who is leaving the company to pursue other career opportunities.…
ATA pushes Congress to move forward with driver hair testing option
ARLINGTON, Virg. — Earlier this week, the American Trucking Associations president and CEO Bill Graves wrote a letter to Congress asking them to move forward with legislation that would allow fleets to use hair samples as part of a federally…
Portland Con-way Freight Employees Vote Against Union
This is the second decision against union representation at a Con-way facility in the last two months, following a similar rejection at a maintenance facility in Hayward, Calif. In that case it was the International Association of Machinists and Aerosp…
Diesel Prices Drop as Oil Hits 6-Year Lows
Amidst some of the lowest crude oil prices since 2009, the average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel fuel continued its more than 2-month streak of price drops, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Energy Department. The average price dro…
Navistar Financial President Given Additional Responsibilities
In those roles McMenamin is replacing Jim Moran who is leaving Navistar to pursue other career opportunities. Moran joined Navistar in 2005 and held several roles in his 10-year tenure, including director of corporate finance, vice president and assist…