State court upholds lifetime license ban for trucker over DUI convictions
A Pennsylvania truck driver with two drunken driving convictions must forfeit his commercial driver’s license for life, even though his DUIs occurred while he was in his private vehicle, the state Superior Court has ruled.
Trucking Hits the IP Highway
Gone are the days when a trucker settles down to an uninterrupted 700-mile haul on a full tank of diesel, with country music blaring from the radio and an occasional CB radio conversation.
Faulty asphalt ends up on city streets
Look at the condition of the pavement on any local street, and consider this: Some of the asphalt that isn’t good enough to be poured on a provincial highway in Quebec winds up on municipal streets.
Engineers studying future freight travel in Hampton Roads
The Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization is taking a look into the future.
NJ truckers, sex offenders cited for fake licenses
A yearlong effort to uncover New Jersey motorists who use fake identities to get licenses has resulted in an initial prosecution of 38 people, including a trucker with a history of drunken driving violations and 64 license suspensions and seven other t…
Vitran divests its Supply Chain Operation; will concentrate on LTL business
TORONTO, Ont. — Vitran has reached an agreement to divest its Supply Chain Operation (SCO) division to Legacy Supply Chain, based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for U.S. $97 million in cash, subject to certain working capital adjustments.
New Elite Driving Team Rich with Characters, Accomplishments
The seasoned radio reporter looked at truck driver Dale Fearman and asked: “Why are there so many truck accidents?” Fearman looked the reporter in the eye.
Canada North Resources Expo coming to B.C. this spring
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The first-ever Canada North Resources Expo (CNRE) is coming to Prince George this spring. The event, to be held May 31-June 1, will showcase the leaders and rising stars of the transportation (including air, rail, land…
Car vs. truck: New ATA report offers summary of crash-fault studies
ARLINGTON, Va. — A new report from the American Trucking Associations has summarized a number of large-scale studies that detail the number of times cars versus commercial trucks were found to be “at-fault” during car-truck crashes.
ATA cites studies showing car drivers more at fault in crashes than truckers
In a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute study cars were the encroaching vehicle in 89 percent of head-on crashes; in 88 percent of opposite-direction sideswipes; in 80 percent of rear-end crashes and in 72 percent of same-directio…