Can insurance companies separate meaningful data from all the noise about to be generated by telematics?
As regulators restrict the kinds of data insurers use for pricing models, the data-centric insurance industry is turning to a potentially revolutionary new source, User-Based-Insurance (UBI) or Telematics, in an attempt to more accurately…
Mergers and Acquisitions in transportation: Are you ready to seize the opportunities?
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Mergers and Acquisitions activity is expected to intensify in the transportation sector over the next several years.
Navistar’s Jack Allen sees big industry changes ahead
BANFF, Alta. – Jack Allen thinks there are some pretty heavy-duty changes coming to the trucking industry in the not too distant future – as if there haven’t been some already! But he also thinks that, rather than bemoan the…
Trucker Fell Asleep In Crash That Killed Trooper Report
The truck driver involved in the fiery Tri-State Tollway crash last month that killed an Illinois State Police trooper allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel before the truck he was driving veered out of its lane, according to a report obtained by the …
Bond revoked for trucker charged with reckless homicide on I-526
A truck driver who was arrested following a wreck that killed a Charleston medical student in January had his bond revoked Friday after he was charged with DUI in Georgia, Ninth Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson said.
Why Truckers and Huskies Face Hard-Sledding
What do truck drivers and dog sled drivers have in common? If you were expecting a cheap joke like “not mush,” you’ve come to the wrong story.
Hinesville trucker charged for Illino…
A Georgia truck driver has been indicted for reckless homicide by a Montgomery County, Ill., grand jury in the November death of Illinois State Police Trooper Kyle Deatherage of Highland on Interstate 55 near Raymond, Ill.
With shortage of drivers, this trucker loves his job on the road
David O’Neill began driving big rigs for Kriska Transportation more than five years ago.
Petro-Canada preparing to roll out new natural gas engine oil
TORONTO, Ont. — Petro-Canada is developing a new oil formulated for natural gas engines, which will be available beginning in June.
Murder mystery has a Kamloops connection
Visits with her uncle in Kamloops and the Shuswap provided the inspiration for the first book in Ruth Donald’s ongoing series of detective novels.