3 missing after trains collide in rural Oklahoma
Two freight trains that collided in an Oklahoma wheat field weren’t blowing their horns or flashing their lights as they hurtled toward each other, according to long-haul trucker who watched helplessly from a highway as the locomotives collided head-on…
One Well-Paying American Industry Can’t Find Enough People To Hire
DEAR NEW YORK TIMES: Eric Schmidt As CEO? Are You Nuts? Do You Even Know What Business You’re In? Truckers are a crucial component in this equation because a plane or train can’t exactly back into the loading dock of the local grocery store.
Trailer orders soften in May: ACT Research
COLUMBUS, Ind. — ACT Research has reported that trailer orders softened in May, but the decline came as no surprise as May orders have fallen below April volumes in 10 of the past 12 years.
Big Freight trucker wins Manitoba’s Driver of the Year award
WINNIPEG, Man. — Ed Dueck of Big Freight Systems has won the Manitoba Trucking Association and Volvo Trucks Canada’s Manitoba Driver of the Year award.
Reman Group Schedules Heavy-Duty Brake Clinic
The Automotive Parts Remanufacturing Association is hosting its Heavy-Duty Brake Clinic July 26-28 in Chicago.
Hino to Expand West Virginia Plant
Hino Motors will invest nearly $6 million in its Williamstown, W.Va., plant, $2.9 million of which is for machinery, equipment and plant improvements.
Going once, going twice: Manheim refocuses on heavy truck auctions
MILTON, Ont. — Automotive auction house Manheim Toronto is refocusing on the heavy truck market, and opening its wholesale auctions to owner/operators.
NTTC, FMCSA Schedule Cargo Tank Test and Inspection Workshops
Four cargo tank test and inspections workshops offered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Tank Truck Carriers association are open for registration.
Washington State Says Weigh Station Innovations Saving Truckers Time
Technology allowed more than 1.1 million commercial vehicles to bypass weigh stations in Washington State last year, according to the Gray Notebook, the Washington State Department of Transportation’s quarterly performance report.
Truckers, residents protest location of Beaverly brake check
BEAVERLY, B.C. — Nearly 100 truck drivers and local residents gathered last week to protest the location of a new brake check.