Country singer honors trucking ‘Angels’ on 26-truck stop tour
Country singer Lindsay Lawler will represent the Truckload Carriers Assn. Highway Angel Program on a 26-stop tour at select TA/Petro truck stops.
Trailer Wizards names new Quebec region manager
MONTREAL, Que. — Trailer Wizards has named Nadio Zacchigna fleet and operations manager for the company’s Quebec region.
Cat now offering SAF-Holland fifth wheels
MUSKEGON, Mich. — SAF-Holland has announced Caterpillar is now offering its fifth wheels as factory-installed options on its Class 8 trucks.
Back in the Big Labor Fold
Of the six unions that left the AFL-CIO in 2005 to form Change To Win-the Service Employees International Union , the Teamsters, the UFCW, UNITE HERE, the Laborers, and the United Farm Workers -only SEIU, the Teamsters, and the Farm Workers remain.
N.Y. Independent-Contractor Bill Moves Toward Passage
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to sign a bill next month that classifies independent-contractor truck drivers as employees, the New York Post reported.
123Loadboard.com launches Load Planner to help find most profitable loads
Load Planner reduces the time required to locate a sequence of the highest potential paying loads to plan a trip without having to perform countless load searches, according to the load service provider.
Navistar reaches ISX milestone; claims market share is improving
LISLE, Ill. — Navistar announced today it has now received more than 10,000 orders for International trucks with the Cummins ISX15 engine with selective catalytic reduction (SCR).
A Trucker’s Life – Chapter 2
In a comment on my first diary someone asked if the recent changes in the Hours Of Service regulations was having any effect on me.
A Trucker’s Life
I am exempt from the Fair Labor Standards act. This means that I am not required to be paid minimum wage, I am not required to be paid overtime.
Transportation Sales: Can you adapt to the New Normal?
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The sales process in Freight Transportation has undergone major changes over the last decade. The economics of having a street sales team is being called into question when you consider the compensation, incentives, office…