Training targets new truckies
Trucking companies are so in need of qualified big-rig drivers they have rallied together and once again engaged an accredited training institute to come into the area and deliver a Heavy Transport Driver Training Programme for “wanna-be truckies”. Oto…
B.C. container fleet rolls out red carpet for truck inspectors
DELTA, B.C. – Freight idled on the roadside while the powers-that-be poke around your equipment may not be the trucking equivalent of a colonoscopy, but – whether they’re a royal pain or a minor irritation – they still throw a…
Jost fifth wheels now standard on Volvo trucks
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo Trucks has announced Jost International is now its standard fifth wheel supplier.
XRS develops hands-on Road Science Lab
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — XRS Corp. (formerly Xata Corp.) has created a hands-on Road Science Lab at its Minnesota headquarters, where customers and prospective customers can visit to try the XRS platform on all its compatible mobile devices.
MTO issues bulletin outlining changes to senior driver licensing procedures
TORONTO, Ont. — It’s officially official. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has issued a notice to its signing authorities and registered authorities that licensing rules for A/Z drivers 65 years of age and older are changing.
Diesel prices increase worry Rapid City truckers
Not only has the price for unleaded gasoline gone up in the past week, the cost for diesel has also increased, and that’s affecting local trucking companies and their drivers.
Marine Atlantic rate increase draws ire from APTA
DIEPPE, N.B. — Marine Atlantic has announced it will be raising its rates by 4% for all traffic, drawing ire from the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association. The APTA says it intends to appeal the case, but notes that the local trucking…
Tightening capacity causes drop in shipper conditions in December
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Tightening capacity lead to a drop in the FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) in December, which came in with a reading of -4.9.
MS Bill Would Allow Vision-Impaired Truck Drivers
Do you need two eyes on the road at all times? In Mississippi, many lawmakers support legislation to give people with vision problems the right to drive 18-wheelers House Bill 441 would let truckers with only one good eye get their commercial driver’s …
OTA knights exemplary professional drivers
TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has crowned its latest Road Knights team, comprised of 10 exceptional professional drivers.