Bennington: Trucker died on familiar route

A Canadian truck driver who died on June 12 after his tractor-trailer unit rolled over on Route 202 in Bennington was a regular visitor to New England Forest Products in Greenfield, where he had picked up a load of lumber shortly before the accident.

Boarding up the roundabout

Lumber spilled on the roadway at the roundabout Wednesday afternoon causing traffic to be detoured on SR 51. According to witnesses on the scene, the truck driver, Brian Owens, said that he had picked up the load of lumber bound for Virginia.

Trucking HR Canada outlines projects at PMTC conference

KING CITY, Ont. — When the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council lost the majority of its federal funding, it would’ve been easy to fold its tent and leave the trucking industry to deal with its own HR-related challenges.