Job hopping: Truck drivers on the move
The competition among fleets for drivers seems to be heating up along with the weather across the country, as turnover is on the rise and the new hours-of-service regulations are cutting into productivity.
Train Trailer, WestVan merge under single brand
MALTON, Ont. — Semi-trailer rental companies Train Trailer and WestVan have announces they will be integrating under a singular brand: Train Trailer.
Federal limits on truck drivers’ hours fuel controversy, lawsuit
Because he is based out of Texas, stopping outside of Nashville is part of his regular routine to reach the Northeast.
New US regulations could leave industry short a million drivers by 2016: FTR Associates
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An incoming regulatory tsunami could leave the American trucking industry in need of a million drivers by 2016, if all the new regulations currently being considered are implemented.
Turnover rate rises in first quarter at small, large truckload carriers: ATA
ARLINGTON, Va. — The turnover rate at both large and small truckload carriers rose in the first quarter of 2013 due to the improving economy and continued competition for drivers, according to the latest figures from the American Trucking…
Trailer Wizards announces changes to executive team
MISSISAUGA, Ont. — Trailer Wizards has announced a number of recent changes to its executive team.
Trucker killed while fleeing burning rig
A truck driver fleeing his burning rig after it crashed was struck and killed while crossing the Will Rogers Turnpike after a crash in a construction zone in the westbound lanes of the turnpike near Adair, OK, at about 4:30 a.m. on June 28. The Oklahom…
‘Lucky’ trucker’s close call follows week of prangs
A TRUCK driver was flown to hospital yesterday morning after his B-double ran off the road on the Wimmera Highway at Tarnagulla.
I-70 incident leaves truckers and travelers delayed for hours
Today’s impact had far-reaching effects, impacting thousands of travelers who were headed west on I-70 when the shooting took place.
The 2014 GMC Sierra and the art of towing
CALGARY, Alta. — Southern Alberta is the ideal place to showcase the towing capabilities of the new 2014 GMC Sierra. Alberta represents an important market to GMC, accounting for a quarter of its Canadian truck sales. The southern reaches of…