Engineering from home
LAVAL, Que. – As trucking industry office workers from across North America adapt to the realities of working from home, it should come as no surprise that engineers have employed some fairly clever ways to get the job done. At Nordresa, a Laval, Que.-…
Fragmented demand portends rambling US freight recovery
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Montreal trucker arrested in deadly crash
MONTREAL, Que. – A truck driver has been arrested in connection with a deadly crash in Laval, Que., last August, Quebec provincial police announced Thursday. Jagmeet Grewal, 54, of Montreal has been charged with dangerous driving causing death and dang…
OOIDA offering course for owner-operators
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. – Aspiring owner-operators can take a three-day course, offered by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA). The course, dubbed Truck to Success, is being offered by live video conference Oct. 26-28. “For a variety o…
In worst of times, owner seizes opportunities — Hallahan Transport
Fiscal discipline has paid dividends for this seven-truck Small Fleet Champ semi-finalist, Rob Hallahan, as he navigates the current COVID-19 landscape: “It has been challenging for everyone, but I believe we can overcome obstacles, make changes and gr…
Online Jamboree celebrates 1920 GMC today
Join the party at 2:30 p.m., CDGT
Time is but a vapor — make the most of it
Clifford Petersen on the tragic passing of his wife, Nancy, with a word for his fellow drivers: “Take full advantage of the time you have at home with those you love. Never fail to express that love, for it is a choice we make, and one that never fails…
PMTC endorses early contact tracing
MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) has endorsed the use of contact tracing to help stop the spread of Covid-19. “To flatten the curve, as the medical community refers to it, early warning of the transmission of the Covid-19…
Mississippi driver wins new Cascadia in Landstar drawing
Landstar System, Inc. recently announced the winner of the 2020 All-Star Truck Giveaway sponsored by Pilot Flying J. Million Mile Safe Driver and Roadstar Bobby Jordan of Soso, Mississippi, was the winner of a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia 126. For the fi…
Truck Freight Outlook Murky: FTR
Improvements in industrial production and housing may help drive a truck freight recovery, but spikes in COVID-19 cases in many parts of the country and questions about what Congress may or may not do leave a lot of uncertainty in the forecast, accordi…