OTA launching new program for future leaders at annual retreat
TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Trucking Association will be launching a new program at the OTA Spring Board Retreat for future leaders of the industry to discuss issues that matter to them “openly and candidly,” the association has…
Truckers using Valleyfield as shortcut to Highway 30
The newly-built Highway 30 connecting the off-island towns of Vaudreuil, Valleyfield and ChA teauguay may have been meant to help alleviate traffic through Montreal – but truck drivers seem to be using Valleyfield as a shortcut now.
Homicide charges dropped against trucker
Reckless homicide charges were dropped against a truck driver involved in a crash that killed a young Myrtle Beach, FL, girl last November.
Truckworx Kenworth – ” Birmingham Named Kenworth’s 2012 Paccar MX Engine Dealer of the Year
Truckworx Kenworth Birmingham was named Kenworth’s 2012 Paccar MX Engine Dealer of the Year for the United States and Canada during the Kenworth Dealer Meeting held recently at the Paccar Engine Company’s manufacturing plant in Columbus, Miss.
Truck Driver Training
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YRC Reports First Quarter Profit for the First Time in Six Years
While consolidated operating revenue for the first quarter was $1.162 billion, 2.7% lower than the $1.194 billion reported in the first quarter of 2012, consolidated operating income increased from a loss of $48.8 million to income of $9.9 million, or …
LEADERS: Scott Perry, Ryder’s chief truck buyer, on what the GHG regs mean to you
Recently James Menzies, executive editor of Truck News and Truck West and equipment editor of Motortruck Fleet Executive, launched a new Maintenance Matters e-zine. It features articles, interviews and guest columns on topics important to fleet…
Want a Pay Raise? Get a PhD or a Trucker’s License
The reports on wage stagnation in the United States are troubling. The share of wages as part of the G.D.P. – 43.5 percent – slumped to an all-time low in 2012.
Trimac’s tough task
The driver shortage is real, it’s already here, and – despite certain opinion that razor-tight capacity is good for the long-term prospects of trucking – a capacity crunch costs carriers and will reign in their ability to grow…
Chevron’s Delo truck now touring Eastern Canada
VANCOUVER, B.C. — The Chevron Delo truck is back in Canada, and will be visiting the provinces of New Brunswick and Newfoundland for the first time during its three-week tour.