Total Logistics to help with search for missing children
VAUDREUIL-DORION, Que. — Total Logistics Group has announced it will help the Missing Children’s Network locate missing children, by displaying posters on 12 of its trucks. The announcement came during National Missing Children’s Day this week. “This wonderful and unprecedented…
Will truckers lose out to software?
Living the dream: Daimler’s new autonomous lorries drive themselves while the safety driver can read a book, watch the game or write a bestseller Earlier this month, the automotive giant was granted the first licence ever to test such a vehicle on a pu…
Ryder Leases NGVs to Arkansas Fleets
Ryder System will lease natural gas vehicles to two fleet customers in Arkansas, marking the first time it has offered NGVs in the state, the company announced. Alpha Packaging and Boyd Metals Transportation have signed full service lease agreements fo…
Aveda Transportation buys Hodges Trucking
CALGARY, Alta. — A Canadian oilfield haulage company has announced the acquisition of a US trucking firm. Aveda Transportation and Energy Services of Calgary, Alta., has purchased Hodges Trucking, based in Oklahoma City. The trucking firm was a wholly owned…
24 more stranded Lebanese truckers return home from Saudi Arabia
File – Truck drivers are stranded at the Nasib crossing in the town of Jaber, north of Mafraq, Jordan, April 2, 2015. BEIRUT: Two dozen Lebanese truck drivers who had been stuck in Saudi Arabia since Syrian rebels took control of Jordan’s Nasib border …
Atlantic Truck Show 2015 less than two weeks away
MONCTON, N.B. — The Atlantic Truck Show rolls back into Moncton, NB, June 5-6, 2015 at the Moncton Coliseum Complex. This is Atlantic Canada’s largest and most-inclusive trucking show. Industry leaders will be on-site with displays featuring the latest trucks…
First Best Fleets to Drive For Webinar to run Tuesday
TORONTO, Ont. — The first of three Webinars, and two in-person seminars, revealing tips and best practices from the Best Fleets to Drive For is scheduled for Tuesday. The live seminars will run from 9 a.m. till noon and will…
Bridgestone’s truck tire plant turns 25
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bridgestone last week celebrated the 25th anniversary of its truck tire plant in Warren County, Tenn. The company began producing truck and bus tires there in May 1990 and now employs 1,000 people there, producing about 9,000…
CITT to celebrate logistics professionals with events across Canada
TORONTO, Ont. — CITT is taking some time over the next few weeks to recognize logistics professionals who’ve completed its CITT-Certified Logistics Professional (CCLP) course. Evenings of celebration and networking are planned in nine Canadian cities. They’re open to the…
Fleet Safety Conference: Minimizing Risk and Liability
The full schedule for the Fleet Safety Conference is out, and the second day is full of sessions and talks about how fleets can excel in risk management and minimize liability. The Fleet Safety Conference takes place July 13-15 at the Renaissance Schau…