Business groups slam bid to trim truckers’ hours
“We have to make sure that we don’t start to ignore the human dimension,” said Rep.
Three Canadians among Meritor Aftermarket contest winners
FLORENCE, Ky. — Three Canadians were among the 10 winners in Meritor Aftermarket’s ‘Run with the Bull’ contest, which rewarded customers who insisted on the company’s Meritor, Euclid, Mascot or Meritor Wabco product brands. [Full Story]
Arrow Truck Sales promotes Gupta to branch manager
TORONTO, Ont. — Vikas Gupta, top salesman for Arrow Truck Sales in the US and Canada for three years running, has been named branch manager of Arrow’s Toronto location. [Full Story]
YRC Board of Directors Approves Reverse Stock Split
YRC Worldwide Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders Nov. 30, in Overland Park, Kan., where the company’s board of directors to effect a reverse stock split of YRC Worldwide’s common stock.
Hearing Raises Political Profile of Hours Rule
A new piece of information emerged from yesterday’s hearing on the pending hours of service rule. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief Anne Ferro said that preliminary estimates show a possible uptick in truck-related fatalities, from 3,…
100,000 DD Engines and Counting
Detroit Diesel marked the production of the 100,000th engine to come off the DD Platform assembly line at its Redford, Mich., manufacturing facility.
Truck drivers take precaution for wind storm
Weather Alert: HIGH WIND WATCH expires at 10:00 PM on 12/1, issued at 3:04 PM Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, UT Weather Alert: HIGH WIND WARNING expires at 10:00 PM on 12/1, issued at 7:56 PM Cache Valley/Utah Portion, UT Weather Alert: WINTER STORM WAR…
County official: Illegal dumping could lead to arrests
The latest message out of the Ector County Health Department is not about sickness or quality of food and water.
Politics Takes Toll On Pakistani Truckers
Pakistani drivers rest next to their NATO supply trucks on the Afghan-Pakistani border in Baluchistan Province on November 29.
Truckers tell Congress proposed hours-of-service regulati…
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association told Congress today that proposed changes to hours-of-service regulations are not only unnecessary but also unjustified and burdensome to small-business truckers.