Utility Trailer Achieves Safety Milestone
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company’s Marion, Va. manufacturing facility has achieved over 2 million hours without a single lost time accident.
UPDATED: MacKinnon Transport files NOI; Contrans COO says it’s "premature" to discuss van line acquisition
GUELPH, Ont. — Trucknews.com has learned MacKinnon Transport has filed a Notice of Intention (NOI) under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act in order to restructure the company. [Full Story]
FMCSA Proposes Tougher Procedures on Reincarnated Carriers
A new rule proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would make it tougher for carriers that have been sanctioned to reincarnate themselves under a new identity.The agency is proposing to change its procedures in several areas affec…
Holiday Shipping Season to End on an Up Note
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports should be up 0.3% in December compared with the same month last year as retailers head to the finish line of the holiday shopping season.
BREAKING NEWS: MacKinnon Transport files NOI; Laidlaw to take over van line
GUELPH, Ont. — Trucknews.com has learned MacKinnon Transport has filed a Notice of Intention (NOI) under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act in order to restructure the company. [Full Story]
Jacksonville trucker killed in Brevard County accident
A 57-year-old Jacksonville truck driver died this morning when his rig ran into the rear of another tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in Brevard County.
NSTB Calls for Nationwide Ban on PEDs while Driving
The safety recommendation specifically calls for the 50 states and theDistrict of Columbia to ban the non-emergency use of portable electronic devices (other than those supporting the driving task) for all drivers.
Driver who led police on long-distance truck chase given lifetime ban
MILTON, Ont. — The trucking industry wanted to see a punishment with some teeth handed down to the cargo thief who stole a load and led police on a televised, long-distance chase Oct. 31. [Full Story]
Some states are backing away from ‘killer chemical’ de-icers
Here’s some welcome news: Some states are looking for alternatives to de-ice their roads, instead of the extremely corrosive magnesium chloride and calcium chloride de-icers that have vexed the trucking industry for the past decade.
Sleep apnea: hidden cause of wrecks
Contributed by WSPA Lincolnton attorney Jeremy S. Wilson died in a crash that killed three people on I-85 in South Carolina Saturday.