Stop denying basic services to truck drivers, says Manitoba carrier
WINNIPEG, Man. – Dave Tyrchniewicz, president of Turk Enterprises, is calling out truck stops that have chosen to keep their revenue streams open while closing essential services to drivers. With carriers scrambling to get essential Covid-19 relief ite…
After 30 years of show truck evolution, Pride & Polish still boasts ‘best of our industry’
Pride & Polish has added and removed events since its humble beginnings at the 1990 Mid-America Trucking Show, and the competition, categories and judging have gotten tougher, but the event still remains the premier show truck competition each year.
News roundup, April 2: New owner-op-focused guide to CARES Act benefits, FMCSA’s guidance for haulers on local/state shelter-in-place orders
Bottom line assessment of ATBS on the CARES Act? It could deliver between $2,500 up to $25,000 in financial relief. FMCSA in new guidance: transportation workers, including truckers, are essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis. Free coffee, drinks…
Automotive Fleet & AFLA Partner for COVID-19 Webinar
Automotive Fleet magazine has partnered with the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA) for its second COVID-19 webinar titled “Real-World Best Practices, Solutions, and Lessons Learned in Managing a Fleet During a Pandemic,” scheduled for Thurs…
Goodyear Extends Tire Production Shutdown ‘Until Further Notice’
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has extended its shutdown of tire manufacturing plants in the Americas “until further notice.”
Prime gets an assist to bottle hand sanitizer for drivers
Cocoa Cola bottler helps out
NM Girl Scouts deliver cookies to truckers
Handing them out at Love’s along I-40
Turkey flies through truck’s windshield
Trucker uninjured
Addressing driver mental health during Covid-19 crisis
EDMONTON, Alta. – As the world stays at home to curb the spread of Covid-19, truck drivers continue under greater pressures and isolation both inside and outside the cab. Under normal circumstances, professional truck drivers suffer from mental health …
War Room: How the CTA developed its Covid-19 strategy
TORONTO, Ont. – The response to Covid-19 is often described in the language of battle. It’s a fight against the virus. We’re mobilizing resources. It’s a wartime strategy. It’s only appropriate that the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has come to refe…