Love’s extends COVID-19 pay boost, benefits
Free meals through end of May
Instructional Technologies’ Laura McMillan Dead at 56
“Fiercely dedicated to improving the trucking industry,” Laura McMillan, vice president of training development at Instructional Technologies Inc., is dead at age 56.
How 7 Drivers Are Dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic [Podcast]
While we’re cooped up at home wishing we could get out, going home isn’t an option for many drivers. In a new two-part HDT Talks Trucking Special Report, host Jim Park introduces you to seven drivers who live on the front line of the battle with COVID-…
International Truck, Triumph Business Capital & TriumphPay Provide PPE to Truck Drivers
International Truck, Triumph Business Capital, and TriumphPay have joined forces to purchase and distribute more than $75,000 worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) to drivers in need.
Refuse Truck Trends to Watch
Here’s the latest in the evolution of refuse trucks.
Covid-19 layoffs won’t answer every labor need: CTEA speaker
MONTREAL, Que. — The day the pandemic was declared, the trucking industry’s longstanding concern about a labor shortage was suddenly relegated to the background. However, finding workers in the skilled trades remains a challenge — particula…
Vipar Heavy Duty, Industry Veteran Mark Iasiello Retires
Vipar Heavy Duty has announced the retirement of Mark Iasiello, who served as director of business development for national accounts.
How to Reduce Costs During COVID-19 Using Telematics
GPS Insight offers tips on how fleets can reduce costs during the COVID-19 pandemic by using telematics.
Cap those broker margins? Readers sound off, and one broker moves to do it himself
And more voices on freight-transaction transparency and rates. In the words of reader Robert Breslin: If owner-operators know the freight charges and brokers’ commissions, “we can decide with whom we want to deal,” no price regs necessary.
Truckers raise $15K for hospital
BRAMPTON, Ont. — The Ontario Aggregate Trucking Association has raised $15,000 for the Brampton Civic Hospital to help fight Covid-19. The money, which was raised during an appreciation convoy Thursday, will be used to procure personal protection…