Truckers threaten another strike

Container truck drivers say they’re prepared to launch a strike less than a year after signing a deal to end a work stoppage at Port Metro Vancouver. strike that crippled Port Metro Vancouver and left hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cargo stra…

Pro Parts Canada adds three new members to its network

FT. WRIGHT, KY – Pro Parts Canada announced today that it has added three new members to its network. Combined, the three new members have 32 locations throughout Ontario and Quebec who have access to Pro Parts. Members of the

FMCSA Wants Drivers, Carriers for Restart Study

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is recruiting drivers and carriers to participate in a study of the 34-hour restart provision of the hours of service rule. In an announcement Thursday the agency said it will pay drivers for their partic…

Cass Freight Index Performing Well Despite December Decline

A new report shows freight shipments and expenditures in shipping fell in the final month of 2014 but posted gains for the entire year. The December Cass Freight Index followed expected seasonal trends with a 6.3% drop in shipment volume from the month…

Texas takes aim at overweight trucks

In Texas, it is easy for semi-trucks to do the same – bypassing weigh stations along our highways. Most of them are closed most of the time, because the Department of Public Safety cannot afford to man them.