B.C. woman wins Chevron’s Bass Boat Sweepstakes
LUMBY, B.C. — Laurel Keating of Lumby, B.C. says winning a Skeeter bass boat from Chevron has been a “life changing experience.”
Edmonton Kenworth rep to chair Parts Council
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Jo Frost of Edmonton Kenworth has been selected to chair the company’s Parts Council.
Canada to align GHG regs with the US
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent visited Bison Transport’s Mississauga terminal today, to announce that Canada will adopt the US greenhouse gas emissions standards for model years 2014-2018 heavy trucks.
N.B. carrier calls police to report stolen load, gets hung up on
DIEPPE, N.B. — The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) is unhappy with the response, or lack thereof, one of its member carriers received when reporting stolen cargo.
What does the future hold? Find out at the Surface Transportation Summit.
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Economic experts are calling 2010 – 2020 the Low Growth Decade. Chronically high unemployment in the United States, slowing growth in a number of other countries, an aging infrastructure and a lack of…
Bridgestone submits four new retreads for SmartWay verification
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bridgestone has added four more retreads to its SmartWay-verified line-up, giving it a total of seven, which is more than any other retread manufacturer, the company announced.
Companies are sweetening deals to attract new truck drivers
Truck driving can be a tough job. The pay isn’t always great, drivers are away from their families for extended periods of time and they may have to wait days in some cities to pick up the next load.
On state highways, troopers don’t wait for accidents to happen
The total number of car crashes on Washington highways dropped between 2011 and 2012 by nearly 70 collisions.
Boom in demand for truck drivers fuels partnership between college, transportation firm
As demand for truck drivers increases, Baker College’s West Michigan Trucking and Logistics Center is gearing up for a new semester of operator training to fill a shortage in the transportation industry.
Truck driver certification a go
Supplied photo The trucking industry has had a perpetual shortage of drivers but the sluggish economy has dampened the impact.