cargo crime swipe
One of Bison’s priorities is ensuring only people qualified to be on its premises can get in.
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Bison’s Norm Sneyd says preventing cargo crime comes down to awareness and vigilance at all times.
Don’t just train drivers, train them effectively, PIT panel advises
TORONTO, Ont. — Training drivers on efficient driving techniques but neglecting to provide ongoing feedback, usually results in them reverting back to their previous bad habits within two months. That was the finding of a study conducted by Performance Innovation…
Fleets frustrated over impact of new rules and regulations on operating costs
TORONTO, Ont. — US and Canadian trucking companies have much in common, including their growing frustration over government interference in their businesses, with seemingly little thought given to the full implications of their decisions. That was evidenced during a panel…
TTSAO puts focus on manual transmission training
TORONTO, Ont. — The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) held its annual general meeting in Toronto earlier this week and there was a lot of key issues discussed at the event. The TTSAO took the time to discuss…
Truckers Continue to Block Highways in Brazil’s South
Despite an agreement between Brazil’s federal government and several truckers’ associations on Wednesday, February 25th, to unblock federal highways, a report by the country’s Federal Highway Police on Thursday afternoon showed that truckers continue t…
C.A.T. stands by decision to go with CNG, despite falling diesel prices
TORONTO, Ont. — Having advised his company to invest heavily in 100 natural gas-powered trucks just months before oil and diesel prices experienced their precipitous declines, Hugo Brouillette opted not to wear a tie to the PIT Conference this week.…
What to expect from Phase 2 of the US greenhouse gas regs
TORONTO, Ont. — By the time Phase 2 of the joint US EPA/NHTSA fuel economy standards for heavy trucks is implemented, a typical tractor-trailer should be 40% more fuel efficient than a 2010 baseline model. About half of this gain…
Inmates Attack Seven Correctional Officers at SC Prison
No charges are expected to be filed — for now — against the driver whose truck got stuck on a set of train tracks, causing a gnarly collision in Oxnard,… — The U.S. government has been “thinking about” and “working on” ways to either kill or captu…
Trucking industry celebrates 50-year career of Gary Rodrigue
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Gary Rodrigue arrived at his retirement party Thursday night blindfolded and wearing red underwear. The blindfold, of course, was intended to keep him from determining where he was being lead by wife Marilyn. The red underwear? Well,…