Wisconsin Hosts Workshops on Idle Reduction Technologies
The Wisconsin State Energy Office is partnering with Wisconsin Clean Cities to host a “Driving the Green Highway” workshop and expo for trucking fleets Friday, Nov. 1 in Pewaukee, Wis.
Disney princess walkie talkie stuck on trucker frequency
When a 9-year-old Kent, Washington girl recently turned on her new Disney princess walkie talkie for the first time, she was subjected to the filthy conversation of two truckers.
Use of booze and drugs common among truck drivers on the road
The use of booze and drugs among truck drivers on the road is common, but seems to be mainly linked to poor working conditions, finds a systematic analysis of the available evidence published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine .
Trucking leader: Tea party ‘corrosive’
Barely a week after conservative activists were counting on a massive protest by truck drivers to snarl the Beltway and bring President Barack Obama to heel, the head of the nation’s largest trucking industry organization denounced the right-wing movem…
ATA’s Graves outlines the major issues that will change trucking in years ahead
ORLANDO, Fla – With Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a Changin” booming into the Marriott World Centre conference hall, American Trucking Associations president Bill Graves took to the stage this morning and addressed how…
Navistar launches open-architecture remote diagnostics program
ORLANDO, Fla. — Navistar has announced an open architecture remote diagnostics program that works with a fleets’ existing telematics provider and covers all makes of vehicles.
Detroit Connect expanded to cover mixed fleets
ORLANDO, Fla. — Detroit Diesel Corp. announced that it is making its Detroit Connect telematics program available to mixed fleets, beginning early next year.
For new global leader of Daimler Trucks, it’s all about product
ORLANDO, Fla. — Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, the head of Daimler Trucks globally, was introduced to the North American trade press today, during a roundtable discussion held at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference &…
BC Trucking Association seeks immigrant drivers
LANGLEY, BC. —The BC Trucking Association (BCTA) has developed a new skills assessment tool called IDRIVE and is looking for 25 recent immigrants with professional truck-driving experience to participate in a pilot test to be scheduled in…
Briway and Agnora partner to develop a new trailer for large and delicate transport
ALLISTON, Ont.–Briway Carriers will introduce a new glass trailer to their current fleet.