Nominations open for OTA-Bridgestone Truck Hero Award
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association has announced nominations are now open for the 2015 OTA-Bridgestone Truck Hero Award. The award is given to a brave Ontario driver or owner/op who uses quick thinking and integrity during an emergency…
Continental’s Jerry Gabbard retires
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Continental has announced Jerry Gabbard, vice-president and general manager of the Commercial Vehicles and Aftermarket (CVAM) business, has retired. Gabbard held his most recent position since December 2007 and had put in 13 years of service with…
Exit Ramp Rollovers Kill Hundreds of Truckers a Year
It was almost midnight when Walter Price eased his 18-wheeler into the right lane on Interstate 75 near Atlanta. As he began to bank onto the exit ramp he’d been taking for the past 10 years, Price had no idea he was entering America’s most dangerous h…
Women In Trucking forms first all-female Image Team
PLOVER, Wisc. – Women in Trucking (WIT) has recently formed its first Image Team. The Image Team is a group of five professional female drivers whose mission it is to encourage the employment of women in the trucking industry and…
WIT Image Team
Trucks travelling 407ETR still experiencing double-billing: Report
TORONTO, Ont. — Trucking companies using the 407 Express Toll Route north of Toronto say they’re increasingly frustrated by the double-billing that occurs. A CTV News report said trucking firms are sometimes billed twice, as the responder inside the tractor…
Canadian Pallet Council to be shut down
TORONTO, Ont. — Members of the Canadian Pallet Council have voted to shut the program down effective May 29. The decision was reached during a vote March 23 at a special general meeting held in Toronto, Ont. “The closure is…
Shocking moment ‘oblivious’ truck driver mows down elderly…
The woman, who was walking in front of the motionless vehicle when it set off and drove straight over her, appeared largely unhurt after the incident This is the shocking moment a seemingly oblivious trucker mows down an 83-year-old woman before drivin…
OEMs Partner with PeopleNet and Omnitracs
PeopleNet and Omnitracs recently announced exclusive deals with original equipment manufacturers Peterbilt, Kenworth and Cummins to provide telematics and diagnostic tools for the companies. The announcements came out of the Mid-America Trucking Show, …
Simons: Public outrage over Cindy Gladue verdict no legal basis for appeal
Spring Break Sadly, it’s not spring break for everybody, but for those who have the option to enjoy it the city is offering up a week’s worth of activities in Churchill Square. Bouncy castles, lightsabre training , music by DJ CreeAsian , a mobile gym …