Mack Debuts LR Electric Refuse Truck
Mack makes a major move into the electric truck market on the streets of New York City.
Phillips names Michael Poschner director of sales
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. — Phillips Industries has promoted Michael Poschner to director of sales for Canada. Poschner joined Phillips Industries in 2000 as a sales manager for the Canadian market. He has many years of experience in the heavy-dut…
POLL: What sources do you use to check an unfamiliar broker’s credit?
When you’re weighing the decision to do business with a broker you may be unfamiliar with, what sources for creditworthiness information do you most often use, whether a partner factoring company or load board source of information or a full-blown cred…
News roundup, Jan. 27: Waymo testing autonomous trucks in Texas; Dual dashcam integrates with Transflo
Transflo has added the AI-12 Dual Facing Dashcam solution by Surfsight as part of its Mobile+ suite of digital and telematics products. Plus: Google sister company Waymo is taking steps to test autonomous big rigs in Texas.
Trucker’s attacker sentenced to almost five years
The man who brutally beat a trucker while parked overnight in a small-town Idaho truck stop was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison.
Eaton Announces New Clutches and PTO Offerings
Eaton will expand its mobile power take-off portfolio to include two new Bezares PTO units and has engineered its Advantage Automated series clutches for automated transmissions.
A mid-career hauling pause for the ultimate goal: Danny and Cindy George’s sailing voyage ’round the world
In their mid-50s, the two have put their hauling careers in neutral while they still have the physical and mental ability to attempt such an aggressive feat. How they got to the point where they could afford the move is through a combination of careful…
Roadcheck 2020 to Focus on Driver Inspections
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck will take place May 5-7 and focus on truck driver violations.
Boiling point
Tensions mount between Ontario enforcement officers, MTO
CTA calls for new steps to ease driver shortage
OTTAWA, Ont. — The Canadian Trucking Alliance and other trade associations are calling for fresh federal efforts to address the problem of the driver shortage. The groups met Monday with Carla Qualtrough, the minister of employment, workforce dev…