Kriska awards Harley-Davidson to winner of Fuel Reduction Challenge
PRESCOTT, Ont. — When the snow melts, Robert Lavergne will be riding high on the hawg. The professional driver for Kriska was just awarded a Dyna Street Bob Harley-Davidson for winning the company’s first Fuel Reduction Challenge. The Harley, valued…
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Robert Lavergne, right, is handed the keys to a new Harley Davidson by Kriska boss Mark Seymour.
Forward Air Shows Slight Increase in Profits
The time-definite trucking and logistics services provider Forward Air Corp. has released figures showing a modest increases in earnings. Net income in the final quarter of 2014 totaled $17.1 million compared to $15.6 million a year earlier or diluted …
Minister of Labour to join list of speakers at Women with Drive event
OTTAWA, Ont. – Trucking HR Canada has announced that Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Canada’s Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of women is one of the speakers at this year’s Women with Drive Leadership Summit. “We are honoured to…
Class action lawsuit against Canada Cartage allowed to proceed
TORONTO, Ont. — A $100-million class action lawsuit against Canada Cartage over unpaid overtime has been given the green light to proceed, by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The certification decision determined the case is appropriate to proceed as…
Arizona truck driver facing kidnapping charges in Massachusetts
DUDLEY >> A trucker from Arizona is facing charges in Massachusetts for allegedly kidnapping and threatening a woman he met on a dating website. The Telegram & Gazette reports that the 27-year-old Richmond, of Waddell, Arizona, was arrested M…
Freight Spending, Shipments Decline from Month Before, Up Over 2014
North American shipment volumes and total spending on freight both dropped in January, according to the Cass Freight Index, but they were also at their highest level for the month in at least three years. The number of shipments fell 4.7% from December…
CP Rail could be hit by strike as early as Feb. 15
CALGARY, Alta. — Canadian Pacific has received notice that more than 3,000 locomotive engineers and conductors could walk off the job as early as 12:01 a.m. Feb. 15. The workers are represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Running Trades (TCRC)…
HDT Editorial Team Welcomes David Cullen
David Lee Cullen, who has been covering trucking exclusively for major industry magazines since 1981, joins the Heavy Duty Trucking editorial team officially this week as executive editor. Cullen most recently held the position of executive editor of F…
Truckers Face New Requirements For San Francisco’s Vision Zero Traffic-Safety Initiative
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