Trucking coalition calls for help with payroll taxes, meal deductions
TORONTO, Ont. – A coalition of associations representing fleets, owner-operators, unionized drivers and more is calling on Canada’s federal government to help truck drivers and trucking companies who are struggling in the face of Covid-19. Specif…
Sutton Transport opens terminal in Minnesota
A family-owned carrier based in Wisconsin today announced it is opening a new terminal in Minnesota. Sutton Transport, which is based in Weston, Wisconsin, is expanding its direct service area to include Minnesota through a terminal located in Maple Gr…
U.S. Tire Shipments to Drop by 17.8% Due to COVID-19
Original equipment (OE) passenger tire shipments are now expected to decrease by 24.3%, while passenger tire replacement shipments are projected to decrease by 17.2% compared to 2019.
Clayton Warren’s 1999 Peterbilt 379
The rig is powered by a Cat 3406E with a 13-speed Eaton and 3:70 rears. Warren, of Gates, Tennessee, has added 129 chicken lights to the truck.
Covid-19 Operations: Ulch Trailer Sales
Ulch Trailer Sales Ltd. is focused on meeting our customers’ needs while maintaining the health and safety of our customers and employees. We are monitoring the current COVID-19 situation closely and wanted to share what we are doing to keep ever…
Covid-19 Operations: 401 Trucksource
A Message to Our Customers We are striving to continue to provide the same level of service to our customers, as we deal with this unprecedented COVID-19 situation. We are continuing our same hours of service during the weekday (7am to midnight, Monday…
Overdrive recognized for reporting; Dills, Heine honored
Coverage of trucking-related topics in 2019 by our sister publication Overdrive earned four prestigious Jesse H. Neal awards, which recognize exemplary work in business journalism. Overdrive’s in-depth coverage of the ELD mandate in 2019’s ELD Data Gra…
As White House celebrates, I’m picking up produce with a ripped-up T-shirt for a face mask
‘How do we get masks out here? I doubt cotton is stopping this stuff, if it’s as bad as they say it is.’ This dispatch came in via phone Wednesday from a longtime independent owner-operator, a food hauler who’s been busy in recent weeks running nationw…
Guilbault driver honored for saving toddler
MONTREAL, Que. – About two years ago, Guilbault Group truck driver Gildor Fortier lived a day he will never forget. It was the morning of April 2, 2018, and the 19-year driver from Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce was driving southbound on 111 toward Temiscaming…
Workhorse, UPS Test Drones to Deliver Medical Supplies
The tests, which were also conducted by Virginia Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) and DroneUp, evaluated the commercial drone industry’s ability to assist the U.S. healthcare system during the coronavirus crisis.