Trapped trucker survives hours in subzero temps
Truck driver Tim Rutledge was trapped under his truck for about six hours during the height of the cold snap that struck Indiana earlier this week.
Commentary: Rule change puts trucks on the road at bad times
Businesses large and small have found serious flaws in the rule. It’s taking a toll on truck drivers and on the trucking industry.
Covenant Transport offers FIT in-cab workout system to drivers
PORTLAND, Ore. — Freightliner has announced Covenant Transport has become one of the first major fleets to order its FIT in-cab exercise system.
Humberview partners with Tallman to sell medium-duty Internationals
ETOBICOKE, Ont. — Tallman Truck Centre has announced an agreement with Humberview Trucks, that will see Humberview sell and service new International medium-duty trucks out of its Fieldway Drive location in Etobicoke.
Police: Passing I-78 Trucker Rescues Two Before Rig Is Engulfed
State police have released details of Wednesday’s fiery Interstate 78 truck crash in Salisbury Township, with the details that a passing truck driver was a hero- he pulled out a driver and passenger before their rig burst into flames.
Western trucking industry getting short-changed by fuel surcharges
WINNIPEG, MB – Fuel prices are rising, but they’re rising at different rates in different parts of the country, and the Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) wants the industry to do a better job of explaining those differences.
Why Winter Storms Can Cause Semi-Truck Traffic To Increase
Severe storms make most of us run from the highways and put off even short distance trips to the grocery store, instead choosing to live off of ramen noodles rather than die trying to buy a microwavable burrito.
President of A. Duie Pyle Retires
Steve O’Kane, president of A. Duie Pyle, will retire in January 2014. O’Kane’s retirement has been in the planning and execution for the last five years.
Trucking Calls on Washington to Have a Productive 2014
With Congress returning to Washington this week, leaders of American Trucking Associations called on lawmakers and policymakers in Washington to take several steps to improve the nation’s economy and make our highways safer.
He’s Baaaack. LaHood Named Co-Chair of Infrastructure Lobby Group
The Washington, D.C. lobby group, Building America’s Future, has announced that former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Republican Ray LaHood is joining the organization as a new co-chair.