Economy, Trucking to Get Boost from Sandy
The economic recovery is progressing at a normal pace, and rebuilding from “superstorm” Sandy will be a boon for some sectors of the economy, including flatbed truckers, according to trucking economist Noel Perry.
Safety advice lacking for truckers: inquest
There was no-one to raise the alarm when a truck driver who died of heat stroke became stranded in remote desert near Wiluna after his truck became bogged, the WA Coroner has found.
Can an Alabama family file a lawsuit over fetal death?
Family members of a victim killed in a car accident can seek financial restitution through a wrongful death claim in Alabama.
OOIDA to partner with Truckers Against Trafficking
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the largest national association for professional truckers, is partnering with Truckers Against Trafficking in their efforts to stop one of the nation’s most heinous and fastest growing crimes – human…
MTO weighs in on Walmart’s supercube trailers
TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has answered some of the questions surrounding the use of a 60.5-ft. “supercube” trailer developed by Walmart.
Speedy Transport O/O posthumously named Truck Hero winner
TORONTO, Ont. — Chris Fulton, an owner-operator with Speedy Transport, has been posthumously honoured with the 2012 Bridgestone-Ontario Trucking Association Truck Hero Award for his bravery and selfless actions. Each year, OTA and Bridgestone…
Program to Stop Human Trafficking in Colorado Kicks Off
The Colorado Motor Carriers Association, Colorado Truckstop Conference, local elected and law enforcement officials will be kicking off an education and awareness campaign focused on combatting the human trafficking of underage children who are bein…
Meyers Transport trucker dubbed Driver of the Year
TORONTO, Ont. — For his 35 years of highway service and more than four million kilometers without a preventable collision, Barry Elkiw, a truck driver with Meyers Transport in Peterborough, Ont. has been named the 2012 OTA/Volvo Trucks Ontario…
Trailcon’s Al Boughton wins Service to Industry Award
TORONTO, Ont. — Trailcon Leasing CEO and 35-year trucking industry veteran Al Boughton has won the Shaw Tracking-OTA Service to Industry Award for 2012. Boughton is the first OTA Allied Trades member to win the prestigious award. The…
NADA Offers Vehicle Owners Post-Hurricane Advice on Water-Damaged Vehicles
Heavy vehicle components that are submerged in contaminated floodwater as a result of the recent hurricanes may have sustained damage that includes, but is not limited to, rust and corrosion.The National Automobile Dealers Association is urging vehi…