Ohio trucker charged after Oro-Medonte crash
Barrie OPP officers have charged a 59-year-old Ohio man with careless driving after he crashed his tractor trailer on Highway 11 northbound Tuesday night.
Driver Turnover at Truckload Carriers Remains High in Q3
The annualized linehaul driver turnover rate at large truckload fleets remained over 100% for the second straight month, and the churn at smaller truckload carriers rose to a five-year high, according to American Trucking Associations Trucking Activ…
Nametag dispute causes delays at border crossings
OTTAWA, Ont. — A dispute over nametags was causing delays at the Ambassador Bridge and Blue Water Bridge yesterday, according to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA).
HDA Truck Pride Expands Master Warehouse Program
HDA Truck Pride has expanded its Master Warehouse to a new, larger facility in the metropolitan St Louis area.
NTSB Says Driver Inattention, Bad Brakes Led to Amtrak-Truck Collision
An inattentive driver and poorly maintained brakes, including antilock brakes that had been rendered inoperable, were the probable cause of a commercial truck hitting an Amtrak passenger train in the Nevada desert last summer, killing six and injuri…
Truckers Savings Journalists Program Enables Truckers Who Share Money Saving Tips to Make Money
Truck-Drivers-Money-Saving-Tips.com announces the launch of the Truckers Savings Journalists program on their site.
2011 Highway Deaths Down, but Truck Occupant Deaths up 20%
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a new analysis showing that highway deaths fell to 32,367 in 2011, marking the lowest level since 1949 and a 1.9% decrease from the previous year. Large-truck fatalities, however, rose, wit…
Jason Swann Wins Top Heavy-duty Tech at Rush Rodeo
For the third time in his career, Jason Swann of Rush Truck Centers in Dallas was named the All Around Winner in the heavy-duty division in the Rush Truck Centers Skills Rodeo.
Amtrak crash blamed on bad truck brakes
An inattentive trucker with a history of speeding violations driving a tractor-trailer with faulty brakes was the probable cause of a fatal collision with an Amtrak train that left six people dead in northern Nevada last year, the National Transportati…
4 Ways to Avoid Selling Counterfeit or Substandard Parts
One of your customers gets sued when his truck is involved in a fatal crash. Faulty brake parts are blamed. Before you know it, you get dragged into court because you sold it to him. You may say, “I didn’t make it! I didn’t know it wasn’t safe!” The…