United truckers protest in downtown Vancouver
Hundreds of commercial truck drivers are gathering in downtown Vancouver to protest the long line-ups they face to pick up their cargo at Metro Vancouver ports.
Trucker arrested after shooting suspect
Oct. 23, 2013: Deputies say a trucker shot a man he caught vandalizing his big rig overnight.
Dollars from diesel taxes and truckers’ fees should go to roads, not transit
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association has a simple message for the Transit Investment Strategy Panel: The diesel fuel taxes and driver/vehicle registration fees paid by the trucking industry should be dedicated to fixing and…
SmartTruck defends fuel savings, releases new third-party test results
ORLANDO, Fla. — SmartTruck has rolled out more data that shows its undercarriage trailer aerodynamics system does, in fact, save fuel.
Canadian Freightliner dealers among winners of Alliance Truck Parts contest
PORTLAND, Ore. — Several Canadian Freightliner dealers are among the winners of an Alliance Truck Parts contest that will send them to the season-ending Nascar Nationwide race in Homestead, Fla.
Phil Byrd Elected 69th Chairman of American Trucking Associations
The board of directors of American Trucking Associations elected Phil Byrd, president of Bulldog Hiway Express, Charleston, S.C., as the federation’s 69th chairman.
Truckers Want Reboot of MTO Tow Truck Safety Committee
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association is urging the provincial Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to reestablish a special committee dedicated to finding ways to encourage faster clean-up of highway collisions and get traffic in…
Truckers Commonly Use Drugs And Alcohol On The Job
Drinking and doing drugs on the job are commonplace among truck drivers around the world, according to a research review of international data published in Monday in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine .
Widow of fatal crash truck driver from Silsden leads tributes to him
Family and colleagues of a truck driver killed in a horror motorway crash have paid tribute to a “salt of the earth” man whose two great passions were “his lorries and his family”.
Trucker charged in crash
A truck driver involved in a fatal wreck on Ga. 400 in September has been charged with homicide by vehicle.