HDT Wants to Know How the COVID-19 Outbreak is Affecting Your Fleet
HDT recently put together a survey to gain more insight to how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the commercial truck industry.
CDC Travel Advisory, Rhode Island, Florida Quarantines Don’t Apply to Trucking
Truck drivers are not supposed to be affected by a new CDC travel advisory in the Northeast or by new checkpoints in two states.
Truck Renting and Leasing Association’s Annual Meeting
$2 trillion stimulus package ‘has the back’ of trucking industry
Includes help for individual truckers
Focus On: Mack Electric LR [Video]
Early in 2020, Mack Trucks handed the keys to its first fully electric refuse truck to the New York City Department of Sanitation. Equipment Editor Jim Park gives us a tour of the truck and a few early driving impressions.
B.C. passes legislation to coordinate provincial supply chain, but only if needed
VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. government is using what it calls “extraordinary powers” under its Emergency Program Act, issuing a series of ministerial orders to ensure a coordinated response to the Covid-19 crisis. The move addresses several actions the g…
Mid-range hauls paying better across reefer and van lanes in the last week as replenishment drives volumes
Any overnight stay for the driver involves safe parking, decent food and other roadside necessities that can be in short supply right now. Shippers are paying more for van capacity on “tweener” lanes with lengths of haul in the 250- to 600-mile range. …
TDG training, containment inspection requirements, temporarily eased
OTTAWA, Ont. – Transport Canada has eased requirements that apply to Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) re-training dates and containment inspections, in the wake of challenges that have emerged during the fight against Covid-19. “Many registered …
CDC issues guidance for truckers who drive in or to NY City
Stay in your truck as much as possible
Waste haulers introduce new safety protocols amid Covid-19
HAMILTON, Ont. – Waste collection remains an essential service in the days of Covid-19, but those who run garbage trucks in this city west of Toronto walked off the job Monday because of concerns relating to the virus. The job action by members of CUPE…