Trail King Acquires Grain Trailer Manufacturer
“Our sights are set on continuing to exceed dealers’ and customers’ expectations by providing new solutions that complement Trail King’s current offerings,” said Bruce Yakley, president and CEO of Trail King. The move is part of the company’s long-term…
Bakery Fleet Boosts Safety with SmartDrive
Within the first three weeks after it deployed the SmartDrive Systems video-based driver safety program, Mid South Baking Company boosted its internal safety score by 68%, according to the company. That improvement included an increase in seatbelt use …
Safety sacrificed for savings’ sake
IT would be difficult to overstate the seriousness of the auditor general’s report this week into winter highway maintenance in Ontario. Two successive Liberal governments have been told, over and over again, by people who know – Northern mayors and re…
Truck drivers end strike at Los Angeles-area seaports
Authorities’ refusal to provide more than a few sketchy details about the Freddie Gray investigation is fueling suspicion and mistrust as a weekend of protest rallies looms. Rage turned to relief in Baltimore Friday when the city’s top prosecutor charg…
Truck drivers end strike at Los Angeles-area seaports – Fri, May 1, 2015
Drivers who picketed several trucking firms at the nation’s busiest seaport complex returned to work Friday after a weeklong strike they say will not be their last. A few hundred truckers staged a strike against four companies that haul goods from the …
Striking Port Truckers Return to Work At 3 of 4 Companies
After a week of striking at port terminals and businesses across southern California, truckers from three of the four affected companies have returned to work. Though no agreements were made between the striking truckers and their employers regarding t…
Trucker in I-78 fiery fatal wreck wants to take back his plea
The Allentown truck driver that dozed off and caused a fiery fatal crash on Interstate 78 wants to withdraw his plea because he says he was under the influence of medication at the time. In March, Robert Wayne Gawne, 56, of the 500 block of West Tilghm…
Trucking industry faces shortage of drivers
DAYTON, Ohio – An aging workforce, tougher regulations and waning interest among younger workers are causing a nationwide shortage of truck drivers. Despite a need for hundreds of thousands of drivers over the next decade, trucking companies say they a…
Driving the Mack Granite with mDrive HD
Gears were hardened. Synchronizers were reinforced. The result is an AMT designed specifically for construction and heavy-haul applications.
Following merger, Nova Enterprises and Lockhart Truck Center rebrand
TRURO, N.S. — Nova Enterprises Limited and Lockhart Truck Center have rebranded to Nova Truck Centres. The rebrand follows the merger of the two companies back in 2013 and was “designed to embrace our history and tradition of being a…