TransCore rebrands as Loadlink Technologies
TORONTO, Ont. — TransCore Link Logistics is rebranding itself as Loadlink Technologies ahead of its 30th anniversary. The change comes with a new logo as well as a new corporate website, loadlink.ca, the freight-matching company said Thursday. “F…
Women in Trucking event moves online
PLOVER, Wisc. – The Women in Trucking Association (WIT) has become the latest organization to shift its conference online because of concerns around Covid-19. The 6th annual Accelerate! Conference and Expo, scheduled for Nov. 12-13, was originally to b…
Hair testing for drugs would ground 300K truck drivers in U.S.: Researchers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Researchers at the University of Central Arkansas are validating an earlier study that suggests hair testing for drug use could force nearly 300,000 truck drivers off the road in the U.S. The peer-reviewed findings, published this mo…
Meritor facility produces 100 millionth brake shoe
PLAINFIELD, Ind. – Meritor has produced its 100 millionth brake shoe at a facility in Plainfield, Ind., which has been remanufacturing and manufacturing brake components since 1999. The Plainfield site is said to be responsible for nearly half of the a…
Thousands refuse FMCSA tests
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has revealed that thousands of commercial vehicle drivers have refused to take the tests for controlled substances since the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse went online in J…
Mullen Group CEO: The worst appears to be over
OKOTOKS, Alta. – Mullen Group chairman and CEO Murray Mullen believes “the worst appears to be over” in western Canada’s energy sector, but a lack of capital investment and other Covid-19-related pressures continue to dampen results for one of Canada’s…
Trailer Orders See Sequential Improvement in June, Year Over Year
According to ACT Research, U.S. trailer orders in June totaled 13,441 units, a more than 300% jump from May’s total of a little more than 3,100 trailers and 112% higher than June 2019’s level of around 6,200 units.
Trucking Can Set Example in Pandemic Protection
As COVID-19 cases, positive test percentages, and hospitalizations and deaths rise, there’s increasing momentum for widespread use of face coverings to slow the spread of the pandemic. Trucking has been ahead of the curve and should continue to lead th…
Rolling Strong, WIT launch wellness contest
RIVERSIDE, Mo. – Rolling Strong has teamed up with Women In Trucking (WIT) to launch a wellness contest. Accelerate Your Health Wellness Competition, which kicked off last week, will run through Sept. 1. The competition is open to anyone, and is based …
New dispatch platform hopes to combine best of leased, independent models in one package
The SmartHop partially automated dispatch platform for the smallest of carriers is building its owner-op base. At bottom, “we partner with brokers as a trucking company,” says a company cofounder, striking a chord a bit different than those in the digi…