Lawsuit: FedEx fires driver over Russian accent
The White House and a key congressional Democrat hinted at fresh concessions on taxes and cuts to government benefit programs Wednesday as bargaining with Republicans lurched ahead to avoid the year-end “fiscal cliff” The White House and a key congress…
Investcorp Completes Sale of FleetPride
Aftermarket truck and trailer parts distributor FleetPride has been sold to U.S.-based TPG Capital, one of the largest private equity investment firms globally, for more than $1 billion.
Engine Problems Spell Aftermarket Opportunity
You don’t have to go far to find a fleet having trouble with engines, spelling opportunities for aftermarket parts and service.In its 2012 U.S. Heavy-Duty Truck Engine and Transmission Study, J.D. Power and Associates found 46% of owners of one-mode…
Trucker: ‘Brain shut off’ before fatal crash
A California truck driver charged in a crash that killed two women in southwestern Pennsylvania says the collision happened when his “brain shut off.” Forty-four-year-old Yevgeniy Bugreyev was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on two counts of vehicular…
Dallas trucker talks about time in Mexican prison
Aletha Smith embraced her son, truck driver Jabin Akeem Bogan, 27, during a press conference shortly after re-entering the U.S. after his release from a Mexican prison Friday Nov.
DOT Shuts Down C&D Transportation
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration declared Illinois-based C&D Transportation Inc. an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered the interstate motor carrier to immediately shut down its operations, after numerous violations invol…
Body Builder Book
New layout drawings and a PTO compatibility guide are features of Western Star’s recently updated Body Builder book.
Pilot Flying J Offers Breakfast and Hot Soup Bars
Pilot Flying J is offering a new dining experience for its customers with dedicated breakfast and hot soup bars. The new breakfast bar features home-style choices such as biscuits and sausage gravy and southwest egg scramble.
Trailer Wizards appoints new senior account manager
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Trailer Wizards has appointed Dan Holt senior account manager covering Ontario from Scarborough to Cornwall. Based out of the Mississauga office, Holt will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounts, as well as…
In conversation with Mike McCarron Part 2: Finding the right fit
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — On Oct. 23, 2012, Wheels Group announced it had acquired MSM Transportation in a blockbuster deal worth $18.6 million.