Ahead of the fitness curve: Q&A with Bob Perry, founder of Rolling Strong
Bob Perry has been trying to help drivers be healthier for about 25 years, but he was way ahead of the curve. It’s only in the past couple of years that the industry has embraced the notion that healthier drivers are safer, happier and more productive.
Widow wants to know what happened in fatal crash
A grieving Kamloops widow is worried the family of her deceased husband will be left in financial trouble after learning she won’t be able to sue the trucker she claims was responsible for the death of her spouse.
Lawsuit: FedEx driver fired over Russian accent
A Utah truck driver alleges FedEx fired him because of his Russian accent, even though he offered to appear before corporate higher-ups to demonstrate his English-speaking abilities.
Driver shortage a good news/bad news story: Prime’s Low
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Prime Inc., a 5,000-truck outfit based out of Springfield, Mo., has constructed a Millennium Building for its drivers that could be considered the envy of the industry.
Lawsuit: FedEx fires driver over Russian accent
The White House and a key congressional Democrat hinted at fresh concessions on taxes and cuts to government benefit programs Wednesday as bargaining with Republicans lurched ahead to avoid the year-end “fiscal cliff” The White House and a key congress…
Investcorp Completes Sale of FleetPride
Aftermarket truck and trailer parts distributor FleetPride has been sold to U.S.-based TPG Capital, one of the largest private equity investment firms globally, for more than $1 billion.
Engine Problems Spell Aftermarket Opportunity
You don’t have to go far to find a fleet having trouble with engines, spelling opportunities for aftermarket parts and service.In its 2012 U.S. Heavy-Duty Truck Engine and Transmission Study, J.D. Power and Associates found 46% of owners of one-mode…
Trucker: ‘Brain shut off’ before fatal crash
A California truck driver charged in a crash that killed two women in southwestern Pennsylvania says the collision happened when his “brain shut off.” Forty-four-year-old Yevgeniy Bugreyev was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on two counts of vehicular…
Dallas trucker talks about time in Mexican prison
Aletha Smith embraced her son, truck driver Jabin Akeem Bogan, 27, during a press conference shortly after re-entering the U.S. after his release from a Mexican prison Friday Nov.
DOT Shuts Down C&D Transportation
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration declared Illinois-based C&D Transportation Inc. an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered the interstate motor carrier to immediately shut down its operations, after numerous violations invol…