Port Metro Vancouver wins environmental award
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Port Metro Vancouver has won an award for environmental sustainability. The organization was named a Corporate Knights Future 40 Responsible Corporate Leader in Canada. The award is based on 12 key performance indicators ranging from management of…
In Rural Virginia, Truckers Can Stop For Coffee And A Physical
Rob Marsh has a medical practice in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. He likes the freedom to open his office at night if a patient gets sick.
Stranded truck drivers cross into Lebanon
BEIRUT: A number of Lebanese truck drivers crossed into Lebanon Sunday after at least 30 drivers were stranded on the Syrian-Jordanian border for four days, the head of Lebanon’s Truck Union told The Daily Star. Naim Sawaya said that six truck drivers …
Kansas trucker killed when rig explodes after Oklahoma crash
A Kansas truck driver was killed and one person was injured when the trucker’s 18-wheeler exploded after colliding with another semi on Interstate 35 in northern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says Dwight Handley Jr. of Belle Plaine, Kansas, was…
Belle Plaine man killed in Oklahoma crash
A Kansas truck driver was killed and one person was injured when the trucker’s 18-wheeler exploded after colliding with another semi on Interstate 35 in northern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says Dwight Handley Jr., of Belle Plaine, Kansas, wa…
Trucking Loses 6,800 Jobs in March
The trucking industry lost 6,800 jobs in March– the first such drop since 2013, according to the latest employment numbers from the Department of Labor. The report did not specify the types of trucking jobs or segments that contributed to the loss.
What’s Your Type?Various positions available in trucking industry
Various truck driving positions are available in the industry, including common carrier, over-the-road, dedicated route and tractor trailer. Photo credit alltravel.com Whether it is common carrier, over-the-road, dedicated route or tractor trailer – th…
Logistics Study Offers Insight into Trucking Issues
TMW Systems’ 2014 Transportation and Logistics Study, with data and analysis on driver retention, rising rates, utilization, maintenance and other industry issues, is now available. The latest industry benchmarking study more than doubled the number of…
Medium-Duty Truck Orders Fall in March
Orders for medium-duty vehicles in Classes 5-7 slipped 1 percent in March from February but maintained strength with an 8-percent increase from the March of 2014, ACT Research has reported. Medium-duty orders have now recorded positive year-over-year g…
DOT: Patch Highway Fund If It Leads to Real Fix
Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx has signaled that he does not oppose Congress applying a short-term fix to keep the Highway Trust Fund solvent before it runs out entirely this summer – but only if the extra time that buys enables legislators t…