Nearly 400 truck tractors up for bid in early December
TORONTO, Ont. — Ritchie Bros. is hosting a pair of auctions in Montreal and Toronto in early December, which will see more than 390 truck tractors auctioned off. [Full Story]
Jury awards S.C. Johnson $147 million in Freight Fraud Case
The former transportation director of S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. has been sentenced to eight years in prison for defrauding the company of millions of dollars in inflated transportation charges.
Trucker Not At Fault For Accident But Could Sue the At Fault Party…
“In this reported case, it was a clear day, fairly early in the morning, and the roads were good and visibility was fine,” reported Brooks Schuelke, an Austin personal injury lawyer with Perlmutter & Schuelke, L.L.P. “That didn’t stop the horrific …
FMCSA Shuts Down Gunther-clone Clock Transport
Moving with surprising speed, the Federal Motor Carrier Administration last week issued “an imminent hazard” out-of-service order against Clock Transport LLC of Hanover, Md., based on the company’s affiliation with Gunthers Transport.
Commercial Trailer Orders at Highest Levels in 5 months
New and net trailer orders in October rose to their highest levels since April and May at 19,408 units and 17,384 units, respectively.
Monitoring Driver Behavior Can Improve Safety, Reduce Costs
Driver monitoring has evolved tremendously in recent years. Some carriers still rely on reports from a 1-800 “how’s my driving” number to find out when a driver is driving poorly, but many more are putting technology to work
Quickspin: Driving the new Cat Truck
We came, we saw, we drove — but not far. Caterpillar people are very proud of their CT660 vocational truck.They introduced it earlier this year
U.S. cocaine dealers using Canadian truckers to smuggle: police
For several months, FBI agents in Southern California watched as large duffel bags and boxes changed hands in parking lots, homes and at a busy truck stop – part of an investigation into the lucrative trafficking of cocaine from Mexico to Canada.
Pakistani truckers stranded by border closure fear militant attacks
Drivers on Nato supply routes worried that fallout from alleged air strike on Pakistani troops will leave them more exposed Pakistani truck drivers carrying supplies to US-led troops in Afghanistan fear being left like sitting ducks to be picked off by…
Big-rig drivers try to steer away from bad diets
Oran Clay, a truck driver, jumps rope during Driver Appreciation Day in October at the Texas Star Express in Rockwall.