State Patrol cracking down this week on aggressive drivers
State Patrol troopers are back out this week conducting an aggressive driving emphasis in King County, including Interstate 5 and Highway 167.
We need to see the big picture and act now on driver shortage, Blagden tells MTA
WINNIPEG, Man. — The province’s trucking industry is heading towards a “crisis in the very near future” as a result of the shortage of new people entering the industry, according to Norman Blagden, president of the Manitoba…
Dickinson Water Depot in Bad Location
Traffic in downtown Dickinson is busy enough without dozens of semis mixed in with all the cars.
Spending on infrastructure must be a priority, MTA told
MANITOBA, Ont. – Gas Tax Fund money, which amounts to an about $2 billion per year source of funding for municipalities, should be used for core infrastructure work such as roads, bridges and sewers and not squandered on sexier projects,…
Fletcher, Ashton call for simpler more harmonized trucking regulations
WINNIPEG, Man. – Canada’s transport regulations are under review and the person in charge of overseeing that review, minister of state for transport Steven Fletcher, would like to see fewer of them in the future.
Ohio truckers concerned with permit violation practices
While a provision in Ohio’s transportation budget bill to increase weight limits is getting the most attention, trucking leaders are more concerned with measures dealing with permits and licenses.
Mack to feature information-storing QR codes on all new trucks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mack has announced that all its new trucks will feature a unique QR code to speed service response times and improve customer uptime. QR codes, or quick response codes, are matrix bar codes that supply rapid retrieval of…
Daylight saving time could be hazardous to your health
Research into the dangers of daylight saving time show an hour isn’t all you stand to lose.
U.S. Offers GPS Training for Truckers to Avoid Bridges
The U.S. Transportation Department will require global-positioning system training for new commercial drivers and offer guidelines for existing operators to reduce the number of trucks and buses striking bridges.
Egypt’s fuel crisis adds to its economic woes
At 5:00 am, Egyptian truck driver Allam Mahmoud hurried to a Cairo gas station and joined an already long, snaking line.