Mad cow crisis put brakes on trucking
Trucker Mark Wendorff says his livestock trucking business has never fully recovered from the BSE crisis 10 years ago.
Semi jackknifes, crashes into barrier on I-84
GRESHAM, Ore. A semi tractor-trailer trying to avoid a car crashed into a concrete barrier on Interstate 84 Friday night.
Roadcheck 2013 slated for June 4-6
Truckers take note: Roadcheck 2013, the annual safety blitz that checks tractor-trailer equipment, driver logs and other safety aspects of truck drivers’ operations, will take place June 4-6, according to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s calendar.
Bluewave Energy ‘Ready to Roll’ with automated fleet fueling service
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — Bluewave Energy is looking to turn fleets’ downtime into uptime with its new “Ready to Roll” automated fueling service. The new service, officially launched today at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at…
Alabama job openings up 10 percent from March, here’s who’s hiring
Truck drivers and registered nurses were once again at the top of the list of occupations with most job openings posted across Alabama, although demand for truckers is now greater than for nurses .
PeopleNet partners with Easy Manifest
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — PeopleNet has announced a new partnership with Easy Manifest, a company that works to help drivers eliminate wait time at border crossings. At least one hour prior to crossing the border, a carrier (driver or dispatch)…
Detroit’s Virtual Technician onboard diagnostic system wins Edison Award
PORTLAND, Ore. — Detroit’s Virtual Technician onboard diagnostic system has won a Silver Award in the Applied Technologies/Smart Systems category at the Edison Awards. Established in 1987 and named after inventor Thomas Alva Edison, the…
Weinstein: Leave the Driving to Us Robots
Nevada was the first state to authorize such vehicles, and at least four others have followed.
Westman border officers foil would-be smugglers
Across southern Manitoba, more than 150,000 travellers were processed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
COMPETITION WATCH: Mullen buys Jay’s Moving & Storage
REGINA, Sask. — Mullen Group announced today the acquisition of Jay’s Moving & Storage in a deal expected to close on June 1.