KRTS collects more than 2,500 lbs of goods for local food bank
CALEDONIA, Ont. — Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists (KRTS) collected more than 2,500 lbs of non-perishable food items during its seventh annual Honk for Hunger Food Drive Oct. 16. [Full Story]
ATA renews contract of president Bill Graves
ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations has reached an agreement on a new three-year contract with association president and CEO Bill Graves. The announcement was made earlier this week at the ATA’s annual Management Conference… [Full S…
COMPETITION WATCH: New Contrans, CP partnership focuses on multimodal flatdeck containers
WOODSTOCK, Ont. — Canadian Pacific is set to become the exclusive Canadian rail transportation provider for Contrans Group, using Raildecks multimodal flat rack containers. [Full Story]
Ford to Move Medium-Duty Production to U.S.
Ford says it will move production of its F-650 and F-750 medium-duty trucks from Mexico to the U.S. following strong ratification of a new contract by members of the United Auto Workers union.
Right to Repair Question Makes it to 2012 Mass. Ballot
The Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition has collected 106,658 voter signatures after just 19 days of effort, easily exceeding the 68,911 required for the pro-consumer initiative to appear on the 2012 ballot.
LaHood Asks Ayotte Not to Move Against Hours of Service Rule
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is urging Sen. Kelly Ayotte not to proceed with her amendment to block the rewrite of the hours of service rule. In a letter yesterday, LaHood defended the work of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in…
Trucker Nabbed Trying to Avoid Tolls in New York Area
A Virginia truck driver who used a device to hide his license plate as he passed through tolls in the New York metropolitan area was arrested, the Associated Press reported.
Michigan Senate Scuttles Plans for New Detroit-Windsor Bridge
Plans for a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ont., hit a dead end after the Michigan Senate rejected a $5.3 billion funding bill needed get construction started.
Behaviour-based safety management is ‘old school,’ Schneider exec says
DALLAS, Texas — Fleet safety programs that focus on driver behaviour are ineffective, as it’s an individual’s beliefs that drive their behaviour and in some cases those beliefs must be reshaped before any meaningful outcome is achieved. [Full Story]
Prophesy Releases Advanced Fuel Card Manager
Prophesy Transportation Solutions, Inc. has released an Advanced Fuel Card Manager module for the DispatchSeries solution.