Hazmat tank owner-op Bill Weaver’s ‘Number Three’ delivered as promised; batting, and battling, with giants
It’s a new day, and a new record, for liquid bulk tank-hauling owner-operator Bill Weaver with his “Number Three.” And: Update on owner-operator Howard Salmon, who’s thankful for support he’s felt from the trucking community as his son battles cancer, …
‘Broken’ maps add to logistics costs: survey
[caption caption="Unnecessary miles traveled each year cost logistics businesses $611 million, a survey finds. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Maps aren’t what they used to be, even electronic ones, and that’s imposing billions of do…
Altruck wins top International Truck honor
KITCHENER, Ont. — Altruck International Truck Centres has won the International Truck Presidential Award. The award, introduced in 2018, honors the top International dealerships that achieve the highest level of performance in a number of benchma…
Mike Vincent’s 2012 Peterbilt 389
The rig is powered by a 600-hp Cummins ISX with an 18-speed Eaton-Fuller. Vincent hauls general freight, aggregates and end dump mostly in Ontario and Quebec for Atlantic Freightlines.
‘Extreme’ language emerging in trucking contracts
TORONTO, Ont. – Contracts define responsibilities in any business relationship. But Rui Fernandes is seeing a growing number of documents using “extreme” language that favors shippers. “They’re trying to transfer all liability to the other side, whethe…
4 big rigs in I-39/90 pileup; trucker dies in crash with tractor
Wind topples truck, driver uninjured
News roundup, Feb. 11: Driver recognized for helping motorist after rollover crash
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio established a new task force within the NYPD to step up enforcement of truck weight restrictions on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, part of I-278. An H.O. Wolding driver stopped to help a motorist who was trapped unde…
Love on the Highway: Couples tell how they make it work
When most people think of over-the-road trucking, one of the first things that comes to mind is the time away from home and loved ones. That’s not always the case, however. A few couples have found a way to close the distance of driving over the road —…
U.S. trucking unlikely to take big hit from coronavirus
Could affect freight coming from China
Prepare your fleet for a pandemic
Little did I know while writing last month’s column on “potential speed bumps for supply chains in 2020” that we’d start the year on the cusp of a pandemic. Hopefully by the time you read this the coronavirus is contained…