TTC hosts 101st annual dinner, elects new board
TORONTO, Ont. — The Toronto Transportation Club (TTC) held its annual bash Dec. 4 at the Royal York Hotel, bringing together nearly 1,000 transportation industry professionals. The 101st annual dinner featured a head table including special guests such as longtime…
Economic Watch: Job Gains Soar, Factory Activity Slows
The number of people who found jobs in November increased dramatically from the month before but the unemployment rate was unchanged, according to U.S. Labor Department numbers released Friday morning. There was a net gain of 321,000 jobs in the countr…
Virginia Volvo Trucks Plant is Carbon Neutral
Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Va., is now carbon neutral thanks to a switch to renewable fuels to produce power. “Today, our electricity is produced without any additional CO2 contributing to an improved enviro…
Trucker Rest Rule at Risk in Congress Budget Deal, Foxx Says
Congress is considering adding to a year-end budget deal a provision to roll back safety rules aimed at ensuring truck drivers get enough rest, a measure U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said should be rejected. Foxx said he strongly opposes …
DOT’s Foxx Opposes HOS Suspension in Funding Bill
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx urged the top congressional appropriators on Dec. 4 not to include a provision that would suspend a “34-hour restart” trucking regulation in a large funding bill currently under consideration. “I am seriously conce…
Exclusive Retro Vader Ladies’ Ringer Tee
Welcome to the 70s, the era of CB radios, Star Wars, and iron-on shirts. Only generally, you ironed them on yourself in those days.
Detroit Diesel adds IPM to D12
DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit Diesel Corp. has standardized some transmission options. The company has decided to include its Intelligent Powertrain Management (IPM) system on any Detroit D12 automated manual that is paired with a heavy-duty engine. This configuration will be…
Truck driver jailed over fatal smash
Andrew Nimmo had been due to marry his fiancee, Janinne, and was “like a father” to her five-year-old daughter A trucker who killed a fellow lorry driver in a crash fell asleep at the wheel seconds before, a court heard. John Kirk, 26, had slept for on…
Lake Park trucker takes his big rig into history
Workers move a semi tractor-trailer from the entrance to a foot bridge at Lake Park after it took a mistaken detour through the park. A funny thing happened on my way to the lecture.
New International ProStar ES available for order this month
With a downsped, integrated powertrain and more comprehensive support, International says this is its most fuel-efficient package ever offered