House hearing on new HOS – contentious;’ trucking, Congressmen question common sense of rule
Thirty months after the notice of proposed rulemaking was issued, 18 months after the Final Rule was issued and two weeks before the compliance date for two new key and controversial provisions, the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit of the Com…
Bison Transport driver wins Manitoba Driver of the Year award
WINNIPEG, Man. — The Manitoba Trucking Association and Volvo Trucks Canada have named Bison Transport’s Mark Tricco as this year’s Manitoba Driver of the Year. Tricco was selected from a group of 12 Industry Excellence Award…
Manitoba crowns top truckers at provincial driving championships
WINNIPEG, Man. — Thirty-two competitors were at Peterbilt Manitoba June 15 to take part in the annual Manitoba Professional Truck Driving Championship (PTDC). The competition included a written test, trip inspection station, and the driving…
Armour Transportation buys Way’s Transport of Newfoundland
MONCTON, N.B. — Armour Transportation Systems has completed the purchase of Newfoundland-based Way’s Transport, according to the Canadian Press.
ATA economist surprised by May’s record truck tonnage
ARLINGTON, Va. — US for-hire truck tonnage jumped 2.3%, reaching the highest level on record, according to the latest figures from the American Trucking Associations.
ATA makes last-ditch attempt to postpone HoS rule changes
ARLINGTON, Va. — In a last-ditch attempt to have the July 1 changes to US hours-of-service rules derailed, the American Trucking Associations’ today addressed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on the potential costs…
ATRI study paints costly picture of US HoS changes
ARLINGTON, Va. — A new report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) suggests impending changes to US hours-of-service rules will cost the trucking industry hundreds of millions of dollars.
Trucks, buses face William Nicol ban
Heavy goods trucks and buses might never use William Nicol Road in Roodepoort again if the Joburg metro police department has its way.
Steve Duin: What’s left to save at the U.S. Postal Service?
For a festive 20 minutes, Saturday’s protest at the Portland Air Cargo Center was a demonstration without an audience, robust theater on an empty stage.
Guthrie Man’s Missing Dog Turns Up In Iowa After Hopping Train
“I probably burned half a tank of gas hollering for Lady Bird,” says Allie Blevins.