Gordon Food Services joins KRTS’s Preferred Partner Program
CALEDONIA, Ont. – Gordon Food Service (GFS) has recently joined the Preferred Partners Program offered at Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists as a way to grow their fleet of drivers.
Italy’s ‘pitchfork protests,’ in fourth day, spread to Rome
Italy’s “pitchfork” protests spread to Rome on Thursday when hundreds of students clashed with police and threw firecrackers outside a university where government ministers were attending a conference.
Love’s partners with Truckers Against Trafficking
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is partnering with Truckers Against Trafficking to combat human trafficking in the U.S. TAT is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness among professional truck drivers and travel stop em…
For-Hire Freight Index Drops After Hitting Record High
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 0.7% in October from September, the first monthly decline after three months of increases, according to a new figures from U.S. Department of Transportation and its Freight Tran…
Man found dead on roadside 12 hours after reported by 911 callers
On Nov. 12, two 911 callers reported a man lying along Interstate 88 alive and waving his arms, 12 hours before teacher Lee Catlin was eventually found dead along the highway.
DOT’s Porcari to Step Down at Year End; Mendez Tapped for Post
In a message to DOT employees, Secretary Anthony Foxx thanked Porcari and said he has asked Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez to step in as Acting Deputy Secretary starting Jan. 1. Porcari led the Department’s effort to streamline the infrast…
Truck driver survives slide off Loveland Pass
Loveland Pass was closed Wednesday while crews removed a truck that rolled down an embankment Tuesday night.
The future of freight brokering in Canada: Part 1 of 3
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — After selling MSM Transportation to Wheels Group last year, Mike McCarron joined Wheels to oversee mergers and acquisitions in a bid to consolidate the Canadian 3PL space.
The future of freight brokering in Canada: Part 1 of 3
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — After selling MSM Transportation to Wheels Group last year, Mike McCarron joined Wheels to oversee mergers and acquisitions in a bid to consolidate the Canadian 3PL space.
Shelley Bridgeman: Are truckies misunderstood?
Before I gained my truck licence last year, I held a one-dimensional stereotypical view of truck drivers.