Convoy for Hope hitting road for cancer research this month
SALISBURY, N.B. — The Atlantic Canada-based Convoy for Hope will be trucking from Salisbury to Aulac, N.B. to raise money for cancer research on Sept. 15.
Meritor wins Remanufacturer of Year award from European mag
TROY, Mich. — A European remanufacturing magazine has named Meritor its 2012 Remanufacturer of the Year. ReMaTecNews, an international news magazine and Web site for remanufacturing based in Amsterdam, gives the award to an organization that…
DOT Orders Shutdown of Reincarnated Tennessee Carrier
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered Tennessee-based trucking company Terri’s Farm to immediately cease all interstate transportation services, based on evidence that it was a chameleon operation for an unsafe company previously s…
Chain Laws in Effect in Colorado
The Colorado Department of Transportation is reminding commercial vehicle drivers that as of Sept. 1, commercial vehicles weighing more than 26,000 pounds and traveling Interstate 70 between Dotsero (mile 133) and Morrison (mile 259) must carry suf…
Wisconsin Kenworth Opens Parts and Service Location on Northern Peninsula
Wisconsin Kenworth has opened a parts and service Kenworth dealership in Escanaba, Mich., providing access to the combined U.S. Highways 2 and 41.
Upcoming Changes for CDL Holders Already Causing Some Problems
Regulations for commercial motor vehicle drivers are changing in regard to medical cards. The rules remain the same as to which drivers need a federal medical certificate (Fed Med card) while operating a commercial vehicle, but drivers will now hav…
Group Effort Needed to Deal with Crash Accountability Question
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has delayed its promised changes to its Compliance, Safety and Accountability program, and the truck and bus industries are being vocal with their frustration.
Successful Field Tests of DME in Europe prompt Volvo to Consider the Alternative Fuel for U.S.
Engineers at Volvo Trucks are exploring the possibility of using dimethyl ether, or DME, as an alternative fuel in North America, following successful field tests in Europe.
Highway Thru Hell: tough, but Canadian-style tough
As the wide world knows, the celebration of men doing manly things to earn a living has become a significant subgenre of reality TV.
Sapphire Energy’s Commercial Demonstration Algae-to-Energy Facility Now Operational
Sapphire Energy announced that the first phase of its Green Crude Farm, which it says is the world’s first commercial demonstration algae-to-energy facility, is now operational.