Haldex expands water pump line
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Haldex recently announced it has expanded its remanufactured water pump line to include Eastern Industries water pumps. The company says it will add more than 24 new SKUs of the Eastern Industries water pumps with further…
Continental add ELD installation kits for Volvo, Mack, Class 1-6 trucks
ALLENTOWN, Penn. – Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket announced recently that it has expanded its VDO RoadLog ELD vehicle application coverage with additional OBD II installation kits. The new kits cover light and medium duty trucks and 2014 and up Volvo…
Trucking HR Canada looking for women to participate in mentorship survey
OTTAWA, Ont. – Trucking HR Canada’s Women with Drive initiative has rolled out an industry survey that is looking for information on the role mentorship can play in supporting women in the trucking industry. Last summer, Trucking HR Canada conducted…
Volvo introduces pre-paid maintenance plans
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo has introduced new pre-paid preventive maintenance plans in an effort to help customers reduce their operating costs. The maintenance plans cover all model year 2011 and newer Volvo trucks, powered by Volvo engines. “Volvo is always…
911 dispatcher saves trucker
Doing her job — yes — she did it — and as your about to hear — did it so well — she may have saved a man’s life. Tami Hazlett was sitting at the Niles police dispatch desk when — at 9-40 this morning — the call came in.{911 what is your emergency.
Man dies, trucker jailed after multi-vehicle crash on I-75
Authorities say a driver is dead, several others hurt and a trucker jailed after a crash involving a tractor-trailer and several vehicles on an Upper Peninsula interstate near the U.S.-Canada border. Michigan State Police say 38-year-old Grant Childs o…
Semi-truck drivers getting stuck on county roads
People in Daviess County are saying semi-truck drivers are going off the US 60 bypass, getting lost, and getting stuck on narrow county roads. Thruston-Philpot Assistant Fire Chief, David Roehm, says just in the past few months, they’ve responded to th…
FMCSA removes ‘acting’ from administrator’s title
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has a new leader. Scott Darling has been nominated to the position of administrator of the safety agency. Darling had already been serving as acting administrator. “Through strong and…
TTSAO diversifies board of directors
TORONTO, Ont. — The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSA) has added three people to its Board of Directors. The new additions are: Ed Popkie, president of 5th Wheeel Training Institute; Mike Millian, president of the Private Motor Truck…
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