A Better Way to Drug Test? Hair Testing Reveals Disturbing Facts About Driver Drug Use and DOT Requirements
In late 2005 and early 2006, two J.B. Hunt drivers were involved in accidents that claimed three lives. Both drivers had clean records, but both tested positive at the scene for cocaine.
Why Distributors Might Want to Look into an Employee Ownership Plan
Employee stock ownership plans, known as ESOPs, are gaining in popularity. There even was federal legislation introduced earlier this year to expand their use.
Selfless Trucker Awarded for Heroic Actions
TORONTO Over his relatively short 13-year career, Darryn Belanger, a driver with Kriska Transport has been commended by his company – not just once, but three separate times – for acts of heroism and extreme kindness at highway accident scenes.
NATG presents funds to ‘Good Samaritan’ attack victim
LUMBY, B.C. — Alex Fraser, the ‘Good Samaritan’ truck driver who was beaten during a seemingly random attack last September, has been presented with an award fund that was collected in hopes of finding the attackers. [Full Story]
Concealed carry bill gains momentum
The bill, HR822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011, passed the House by a vote of 272-154 on Wednesday, Nov.
Companies are finding it more difficult to find and retain qualified commercial truck drivers
Lex Prange goes over an inspection of a truck during a class held at the Center for Employment Training in Oxnard on a recent morning.
Maine’s Bisson trucking operation closes; can’t find drivers
Owner Bob Cooper says a lot of truckers got out of the business during the recession, and now that the economy has picked up, they are in great demand.
Additional truck routes to be considered through LB’s 2030 plan
As part of Long Beach’s 2030 General Plan, the city traffic engineer’s staff is in the process of reviewing and updating its 20-year-old mobility plan that would include potential changes and additions to existing truck routes.
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Safe driving, heroism and leadership celebrated at OTA convention
TORONTO, Ont. — Leading executives from the Ontario trucking industry gathered at the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) convention here today, but it was the actions of a couple of drivers that drew some of the biggest applauses. [Full Story]