Freightliner continues to gain share; receives orders for 15,000 Cascadia Evolutions
NAPA, Calif. — It has been a mediocre first half of the year for new truck orders, but a spectacular one for Freightliner relative to its competition.
Massive wildfire inconveniences truckers
Two large wildfires in Central Washington are still growing Monday night. Combined, the Mile Marker 28 Fire and Colockum Tarps Fire make up three-quarters of the size of Seattle.
Richardson man who killed 2 truckers in Central Expressway shootings set for execution Wednesday
Fifteen years after a pair of North Texas road-rage killings put Douglas Feldman onto death row, the rage still appears to exist.
Cummins Eastern Canada LP opens new Wabush, NL branch
Wabush, NL– Cummins Eastern Canada LP announced that service sales, parts and repairs for generators and Cummins engines are now available to its automotive, mining and industrial customers in the Fermont and Wabush areas of…
U.S. slaughterhouse workers, truckers fuel deadly piglet virus spread
Questionable hygiene practices among meat processing plant employees, freight truck drivers and others who work at hog slaughter houses are aiding in the spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus across the United States, according to research conducte…
U.S. slaughterhouse workers, truckers fuel deadly piglet virus spread
Questionable hygiene practices among meat processing plant employees, freight truck drivers and others who work at hog slaughter houses are aiding in the spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus across the United States, according to research conducte…
123Loadboard.com announces partnership with Arcline
TORONTO, Ont. — 123Loadboard.com has partnered and fully integrated with Arcline (2000) Inc.
TransForce profits slide; announces acquisition of Texas oilfield firm
MONTREAL, Que. — TransForce saw its Q2 revenue and net income slide, which it blamed on “continued weakness in rig moving activities of the energy sector.”
Audit Notes: Robot truckers, Larry Summers, Detroit not America’s future
The Wall Street Journal ‘s Dennis Berman has an excellent piece on the future of the truck driver, whom he notes has been almost uniquely insulated from the decline of the working class.
Contrans Flatbed Group and Travelers Financial Corporation announce O/O development program
HAGERSVILLE, Ont., and VANCOUVER, BC. — Contrans Flatbed Group and Travelers Financial Corporation have announced new program to assist Contrans drivers to become new owner/operators.