Features
They’re been around for 110 years, so why are air ships being talked about as the cargo delivery model of the future? Paved New World – by Peter Carter — OTA’s newest chairman is a small guy staking his plot in a very big and evolving sandbox.
Engine Emissions
The EPA dismissed Navistar’s bold claim that its rivals’ SCR engine systems are routinely ‘tricked’ and circumvent the 2010 emissions regulation, but the agency did propose tougher guidelines for those engines.
Truck Statistics
What is the Truck Stats page? A Need to know how the truck sales market is doing? Don’t subscribe to one of the expensive reporting services? Our Truck Stats section is where to turn for sales figures and more.
Man in Photo Connected To Florence Murder …
This man may have been the last person to talk to Bill Stephenson before he and his wife were murdered in May, 2011.
Cocaine ring wiretaps
With no immediate end to the crop insurance strike at hand, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is asking the Speaker to recall the legislature.
Home Hardware, John Deere and Maple Leaf Foods win private fleet safety awards
KING CITY, Ont. — The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada and Zurich Insurance awarded three of Canada’s safest private fleets at an industry dinner last night. [Full Story]
Three private fleet drivers added to PMTC Hall of Fame
KING CITY, Ont. — Three professional drivers with nearly 100 years of safe driving between them were inducted into the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada Hall of Fame for Professional Drivers. [Full Story]
Reauthorization? Maybe Next Month
By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor Congress is inching toward legislation to reauthorize the federal highway program, but details are scarce and the schedule remains a “maybe.” “We may move forward in July,” said Justin Harclerode, spokesman for th…
FMCSA Opts for Wireless Web-Based Transmission of Electronic Logs
By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor One of the tough, unanswered questions about electronic logs for hours of service is how to give the roadside inspector access to the log.
Penray Names Tom McGonigle CFO
Penray named Tom McGonigle the company’s chief financial officer, effective immediately. He reports to Penray president, Howard Laga.