Truckers on piece rates work longer hours, take more drugs, study finds
Truck drivers who are paid by the trip or the kilometre take fewer breaks and more drugs when driving, a new study has found. In a paper presented to an international conference in Berlin this week, two Monash University researchers studied the way tru…
Graebel Sells Off Two Operations to All My Sons Moving Owners
Colorado-based Graeble Companies on Wednesday announced it had reached an agreement to sell Graebel Van Lines Inc. and the U.S. moving and storage operations of Graebel Movers Inc. to a rival’s newly created company. Purchasing both will be Graebel Van…
Locals take sides on proposed truck safety summit
Locals take sides on proposed truck safety summit
Oversupply of trucks to be dealt with at Port Metro Vancouver
Port Metro Vancouver has announced a round of consultation to finalize details of a new container truck licensing system in order to deal with an oversupply of trucks serving the port. The issue came to a head in the spring when container truck drivers…
B.C. Trucker Performs Perfect CPR, Saves Woman’s Life
If it weren’t for the heroism of a Bison driver, a British Columbia woman would probably be dead today. This past August, Bison truck driver Vijaydeep Sahasi was driving on a remote stretch of Highway 5 just past Merritt in B.C. when he saw a parked ca…
Trucker who punched customer in the mouth was fired for cause
One would think it self-evident that employees who punch a customer’s employee in the face may be dismissed for just cause. But it took an appeal for an employer to win on that issue.
Police: Man was nearly 5 times over limit for DWI
Authorities say a 44-year-old man’s blood-alcohol content was nearly five times over the legal limit for driving while intoxicated when he hit a tractor-trailer and fled the scene. The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office tells local media that a truck driv…
Economic Watch: Holiday Sales Expected to Jump Following October Container Surge
After a turbulent start to 2014, the nation’s retailers expect sales in November and December to increase a healthy 4.1% to $616.9 billion, higher than 2013’s actual 3.1% increase during that same time frame. Holiday sales on average have grown 2.9% ov…
FMCSA Ends Cross-Border Pilot, Grants Authority to Mexican Carriers
The Mexican truck lines that have been providing long-distance, cross-border service under a federal pilot program will move to normal operating status. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that it is ending the 3-year pilot progra…
Judge reinstates port truckers fired in labor dispute
Trucks hauling cargo containers drive through the Port of Long Beach near Pier T. A federal judge on Tuesday reinstated two Los Angeles Harbor-area truck drivers, who said they were illegally fired during a labor dispute with their employer, Green Flee…