Private fleets partner with TTSAO in face of worsening driver shortage
HAMILTON, Ont. — The Private Motor Truck Council (PMTC) of Canada has partnered with the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) to help member fleets find well-trained drivers. The PMTC says its member fleets are beginning to suffer from…
Trucker Cited For Watching Soccer Game While Driving
The Nebraska State Patrol has cited a truck driver who’d been watching a soccer game on a smartphone he’d taped to the steering wheel of his rig. A trooper noticed the trucker wearing earbuds during a routine stop Wednesday at a weigh station on Inters…
International makes OnCommand Connection available in Canada
MONTREAL, Que. — International announced at ExpoCam that its OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics platform is now available in Canada. The company also announced a partnership with Canadian telematics firm Isaac Instruments. “OnCommand Connection demonstrates our commitment to uptime and our…
Volvo names new general manager for Cleveland truck plant
CLEVELAND, N.C. – Daimler Trucks North America has named Henning O. Bruns the new general manager of its truck manufacturing plant in Cleveland, N.C. Bruns joined the Daimler team back in 1991 and has held a number of management roles…
Marcio Pedroso named new president of Volvo Financial Solutions
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Volvo has named Marcio Pedroso the new president of Volvo Financial Solutions for the region of Americas, as of March 1, 2015. Pedroso is taking over for Leo Hawkes who recently retired. Pedroso has been with the VFS…
Roadside fight in Baltimore caught on camera
According to a witness, the incident started when a car and a truck tried to navigate a lane change in a construction zone at the same time. An unidentified driver attacked a truck driver, claiming that the semi cut him off.
From antelopes to zebras, vet gives the OK before they can cross the border
Dr. Jeffrey J. Huse, 59, inspects all creatures, great and small, as a veterinarian at the Alexandria Bay Port of Entry. “You wouldn’t believe the stuff he has to check here,” said Shawn P. Lewis, a Canadian trucker waiting for Dr…
These Apps Could Solve America’s Huge Food Waste Problem
As hunger continues to be a serious global challenge, food is the most-wasted resource in America. An estimated 35 million tons of food were thrown away in 2012, and that amount has been continually rising.
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Trucker jailed for days after he couldn’t pay fine is freed
A Florida truck driver jailed for days in Pennsylvania because he couldn’t pay a portion of the $17,000 fine he got for driving an overweight rig has been released.