Media Advisory – Mass meeting set for container truckers to discuss new licencing rules
“As a result of the Joint Action Plan and continuing pressure from truck drivers to see it fully implemented, the government is finally taking steps to overhaul the port trucking sector,” said , President of Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers’ Associa…
Volvo Recalls Over 3,000 Trucks
According to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration bulletin, bolts holding the disc brake caliper to the backing plate may not have been tightened to the specified torque. This could cause the disc brake caliper to detach from the backing pl…
Teamsters Cancel Organizing Vote at FedEx Freight Terminal
After months of trying to convince FedEx Freight drivers in Middletown, Pennsylvania to join the Teamsters, the union withdrew the election petition on Thursday, the day before vote. However, all indications are a vote by workers at the FedEx Freight’s…
Cummins Reports Strong Earnings in Q3
Cummins reported its third quarter revenue was $4.9 billion, a 15% increase from the third quarter of last year. The company attributed the increase to stronger demand for on-highway markets and distributor acquisitions in North America.
Celadon Profit Increases More Than 21%
Net income increased to $8 million from $6.6 million for the same quarter last year while earnings per diluted share gained 21.4% to 34 cents from 28 cents. Revenue for the quarter increased 10.5% to $193.4 million from $175.1 million a year earlier.
Truck driver who crashed on Merritt was unlicensed
Besides the wrath of hundreds of commuters stuck in traffic, the driver of a truck that rammed the King Street Bridge in New York before skidding to a halt in a fiery mess in Connecticut is facing four traffic summonses. Westchester County Police issue…
Economic Watch: GDP Continues Growing, Fed Ending Stimulus Program
One of the broadest measures of the health of the American economy shows it expanded at an annual rate of 3.5% in the third quarter of the year. This first of three estimates of the gross domestic product by the U.S. Commerce Department is down from an…
The ultimate in road rage? German trucker took his anger out on bad …
The ultimate in road rage? German trucker took his anger out on bad drivers by SHOOTING at them on the motorway A warped truck driver who shot at lorries and cars travelling at high speed on German autobahns 762 times was sentenced to ten and-a-half ye…
German trucker who carried out more than 700 shootings jailed for a decade
Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature. Please read our Legal Terms & Policies A frustrated German truck driver who carried out more than 700 shootings at passing motorists over …
Court sides with Oakland truckers over on-the-job meals,…
A state appeals court has upheld nearly $1 million in damages to Oakland truckers whose employer discouraged meal and rest breaks, deducted an hour’s pay from each driver’s daily shift and treated some drivers as unpaid trainees. The damages are to be …