Profile: Riding shotgun with a paraplegic truck driver
BELLEVILLE, Ont. — On a mild mid-April day, owner/operator Mike Dingler is shooting the breeze with fellow drivers, while waiting for his paperwork before setting out on an afternoon run. Paperwork in hand, he says his farewells and then…
CTA, OSA Canada launch sleep apnea pilot program
OTTAWA, Ont. — The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and OSA Canada have launched what they’re describing as a “first of its kind” pilot project to deliver a full-service sleep apnea program to Canadian commercial truck…
COMPETITION WATCH: Trimac to acquire Liquid Cargo Lines
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Trimac has announced its intention to purchase Ontario-based Liquid Cargo Lines (LCL).
Ottawa could move to force CP Rail strikers back to work as early as Monday
OTTAWA, Ont. — Talks between Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd and its striking locomotive engineers and conductors failed to reach a deal this weekend and the Harper government may move to introduce back-to-work legislation as early as…
Dropping fuel prices a boon for businesses but could stifle local travel
Photos by Thomas Metthe/Reporter-News Andrews Furniture employees Chance Fletcher and Kevin Courtney carry a sofa out to be loaded on a truck Wednesday afternoon at the Andrews warehouse on North First Street.
The glamorous life of a (fashion) truck driver: Behind the scenes of ‘The Styleliner’
An 8-year-old girl steps out of the late-May sun beating down on a Georgetown parking lot and right into her own little version of heaven – a food truck.
Truck driver training program hosting info session
An information session about the Truck Driver Training Program at John Wood Community College will be held Monday, June 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the Workforce Development Center, 4220 Kochs Lane, Quincy.
Mystery trucker Murphy rolls in to CD 1 race
Former Denver Republican Party Chairman Danny Stroud is a well-known personality in the 1st Congressional District who is clamoring for a chance to take on incumbent Democrat U.S. Rep.
Trucker Leads Police On 20-Mile Chase In Wilson County
LEBANON, Tenn. A Smithville trucker has been charged with driving under the influence after leading police on a 20-mile chase in his 18-wheeler. Fortunately no one was hurt, but the incident was caught on camera.
TCA launches inaugural issue of Truckload Authority magazine
The cover of the inaugural issue of Truckload Authority features Robert Low, TCA chairman and president and founder of Prime inc.