Truck Driver Creates 3D Printing Group for Face Shields
Canadian truck driver Petko Ganachev has created a 3D printing group that is making face shields and mask straps to help ease shortages across the country in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.
Funding Opportunity for Zero- and Low-Emission Heavy-Duty Vehicles
The South Coast AQMD released Program Announcements for the 2020 Carl Moyer Program, including the SOON (Surplus Off-Road Opt-In for NOx) Provision. Applications are now being accepted.
Women In Trucking Association Names 2020 Distinguished Woman in Logistics
The Women In Trucking Association named Sue Spero, president of Carrier Services of Tennessee, the winner of the sixth annual Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award.
International defers payments, provides Covid-19 resource
LISLE, Ill. – International Truck has come out with deferred payments for six months, as well as an online Covid-19 resource for customers. “Whether they are on the front lines of this fight or not, our customers are facing many unforeseen challenges d…
New COVID-19 resource created for truckers
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POLL: What’s changed at open shippers/receivers as the COVID-19 coronavirus has spread?
What’s changed fundamentally at shippers/receivers you service in your trucking operation these past few weeks? Reports have been mixed, with access to restrooms and greater distancing between facility staff and drivers common, but what’s been most not…
Several Canadian-specific changes in CVSA updates
GREENBELT, Md. – Commercial vehicle inspectors are following an updated set of guidelines in the form of the 2020 North American Standard Out-of-Service (OOS) Criteria – and several recent changes were specific to Canada. The new criteria took affect o…
TMC: Chlorine Dioxide Effective Cab Disinfectant for COVID-19 Contamination
A antimicrobial pesticide under consideration as a treatment for bed bugs is now considered an effective disinfectant treatment for trucks whose drivers have been confirmed as COVID-19 carriers, according to the American Trucking Associations’ Technolo…
Trailer hits the road with message … to stay home
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada is taking to the road with a message … that it’s important to stay home. Today the group will unveil a 53-foot trailer donated by Sharp Transportation, wrapped with a message of “Stay …
PMTC conference rescheduled for September
MILTON, Ont. — The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada has rescheduled its annual conference for Sept. 8-10 because of Covid-19, the organization announced Wednesday. It will be held at the Marriott on the Falls in Niagara Falls, Ont. The event…