Cops: Trucker arrested on LIE for driving high on drugs
A truck driver from Florida was arrested Monday morning accused of driving his tractor trailer on the Long Island Expressway while high on drugs, Suffolk County police said.
LEADERS: Tim Burns, Meritor’s new vice-president, North America
ATLANTA, Ga. — After 31 years of focusing on the severe-service and specialty vehicle divisions of Rockwell, ArvinMeritor and now Meritor, Tim Burns brings to his new role as v.p., North America, a desire to adapt technologies developed for…
Shippers should expect delivery delays, price hikes due to flooding: MTA
WINNIPEG, Man. — The Manitoba Trucking Association is warning shippers and consumers that they should expect delivery delays and price increases as a result of anticipated flooding in southern Manitoba this year, particularly that of Highway…
Manac appoints Dave Clark as regional manager
ETOBICOKE, Ont. — Manac has appointed Dave Clark as territory manager for the Mississauga-Oakville-Burlington-Hamilton and Niagara Region of Ontario. Clark will be responsible for leading the company’s direct sales and distribution in the…
Introducing Maintenance Matters e-zine
TORONTO, Ont. – The publishers of Truck News, Truck West and Motortruck Fleet Executive have launched a new e-zine for maintenance managers, technicians and owner/operators who are responsible for their own maintenance.
Shaffer Trucking Now Offering Team Driving Jobs
They are offering the highest wages that any trucking company would offer as a Top Pay Certified Carrier.
Canadian O/O finished Boston Marathon 70 minutes before blasts
BOSTON, Mass. — Just 70 minutes after finishing the Boston Marathon Apr. 15, owner/operator Leo McCosham of Summerfield, P.E.I. and his girlfriend Brenda Benson were recovering in a staging area about a half-kilometre from the finish line when…
Pilot Flying J alleged to have fraudulently shortchanged customer rebates
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Apr. 15, law enforcement officers swept down on the headquarters of Pilot Flying J, as well as the residences of several of its employees.
Derby Telegraph published Trucker tried in vain to save biker after accident
A TRUCK driver tried in vain to save a motorcyclist who had accidentally crashed his sports bike into the side of his lorry.
I-75 acid tanker accident: tanker may have flammable content, highway …
Interstate 75 between Birch Run and Clio could be closed for several hours as crews continue to monitor the situation caused by a tanker truck involved in a rollover accident , according Tom McIntyre, Saginaw County 911 director.