OOIDA, Land Line offices closed for Presidents Day
The offices of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Land Line Magazine and Land Line Now will be closed Monday, Feb. 21, in observance of Presidents Day.
Chevron completes Atlas acquisition, Atlas shuffles names
The Atlas-Chevron deal is official and Moon-based Atlas Energy Inc. is no more. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be a number of Atlas-named companies around.
Make shippers pay for trucker detention: Congressman
EUGENE, Ore. The Department of Transportation would have to establish a maximum number of hours drivers may be detained without being paid and study the problem of industry detention if Rep.
Is it Possible For Fun and Fuel Economy to Coexist? The 2012 Ford Focus Thinks So
Small, fuel efficient cars are proliferating like never before. Venerable oldies like the Toyota Corolla and the Honda Civic are now facing stiff competition from the likes of the 2011 Chevy Cruze, the 2011 Hyundai Elantra, and the just released 2012 …
2012 Honda Civic Gets 41 MPG: Hybrid Bumped to 45 MPG
What you see before is the all-new 2012 Honda Civic. Sure, it looks the same, but there’s a whole lot of new here, from the 41 mpg HF model from a torquey new 2.4 liter for the sporty Si model.
Honda joins a growing list of car makers offering an e…
EXCLUSIVE: Anatomy of an acquisition
BELLEVILLE, Ont. — It was 8 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 31 when Rob Haggarty and Craig Cottrell gathered to address the office staff at CSI Logistics at its headquarters in Cornwall, Ont. At the same time, Max Haggarty was summoning International… [Full St…
Record used truck registrations
The demand for clean used equipment was greatest for Class 8 vehicles.
How Erik Bornman went from powerful B.C. lobbyist to star Crown witness
Erik Bornman, the lobbyist who became the Crown’s star witness in the successful prosecution of ministerial aides Dave Basi and Bob Virk, was at a nexus of political power in British Columbia when the police came calling.
4 finalists named for Highway Hero award
Truckers Jaime Avitia, Tilden Curl, Bill Howard and David Nelson were selected.
Family of Pa. trucker killed in ’05 NY…
The family of a Pennsylvania trucker killed in a 2005 highway collision in western New York will receive more than $2.6 million in damages in an out-of-court settlement.