Maxim piloting one-hour parts delivery program
WINNIPEG, Man. — Maxim Truck & Trailer is piloting a new priority parts delivery program that will deliver a heavy-duty part to a fleet or repair shop within an hour for a flat delivery fee of $20. The company said…
Truckers Could Stay Home From Nation’s Biggest Port Complex
Truck drivers who haul goods from the nation’s busiest port complex in Los Angeles and Long Beach could stay home Monday in a long-running labor dispute. The results of a weekend vote from Teamsters are set to be revealed and could lead to a partial wo…
Truck parking in Abbotsford leads to big rig dilemma
Trucks are an essential component of the economy. From gravel and groceries, to stereos and steel beams, virtually every item on a store shelf or construction site arrived there by truck.
Hillary’s Hypocritical Attack on Hedge Fund Managers and Taxes
Hillary Clinton declared , on April 15 at Kirkwood Community College in Monticello, Iowa, “And there’s something wrong when hedge fund managers pay lower tax rates than nurses or the truckers that I saw on I-80 as I was driving here over the last two d…
Georgia Crash Prompts Call for Collision Avoidance Mandate
A truck crash that killed five nursing students in Georgia is leading to renewed calls for mandating collision avoidance systems on heavy trucks. Truck driver John Wayne Johnson, 55, of Shreveport, Louisiana, failed to stop in time and crashed into tra…
NMSU to honor Royal Jones with honorary degree
Royal Jones, co-owner of Mesilla Valley Transportation, will receive an honorary doctorate degree during New Mexico State University’s spring commencement on May 9. As an entrepreneur, Jones has led his company from a two-truck operation to now having …
1,000 Mullen Employees Lose Jobs as Q1 Profit Plummets
Mullen Group let go of some 1,000 employees after its first quarter profit plummeted in its oilfield services division as a result of low oil prices and inactivity. CEO Murray Mullen told the Calgary Herald in a conference call that the job cuts are si…
Economic Watch: Durable Goods Orders Increase, Key Indicator Down Again
Orders for big ticket, long lasting durable goods increased 4% in March, the biggest gain in eight months, but a key indicator of business investment fell for the second consecutive month. New U.S. Commerce Department figures show the hike was due to a…
Trucking industry not finding enough drivers – Sat, 25 Apr 2015 PST
Despite a need for hundreds of thousands of drivers, trucking companies say they are having a tough time attracting applicants. The need for more drivers is expected to become more significant in the near future, with freight revenues expected to rise …
Used Truck Sales Jump 14 Percent in March
March used Class 8 truck sales jumped 14% over February to 2,770 units for the month according to the latest report from ACT Research. The number was a 5% increase over last March.