Roadcheck inspection blitz set for early May
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual International Roadcheck inspection blitz will be held May 5-7. Inspectors will be emphasizing checking for drivers’ CDLs, medical cards, seat belt use, record of duty status, ELDs and more, in addition to…
Jasper Engines and Transmissions Adds Florida Location
Jasper Engines and Transmissions has opened a branch office in Pensacola, Florida, to better serve customers in the Florida panhandle and southern Alabama markets.
Tensions and tactics escalating during Co-op Refinery dispute
REGINA, Sask. – The ongoing labor dispute between union members and the Regina Co-op Refinery has led to picketers said to now be blocking cardlock customers and fuel trucks from accessing Federated Co-operatives Ltd.’s (FCL) fuel distribution terminal…
Annual Roadcheck inspection blitz May 5-7; focus on drivers
Held one month earlier this year
Freightliner recognizes top sales associates
PORTLAND, Ore. – Freightliner has presented its Leland James Elite Sales Achievement awards to 44 sales professionals and six sales managers. “On behalf of everyone at Freightliner, thank you to all of our dealer sales teams for their outstanding hard&…
Pre-approved extraordinary permit project just a start, says BCTA
VICTORIA, B.C. – Despite the B.C. government’s announcement that Project Cargo Corridor would make it easier for carriers to acquire permits to move overweight and over-dimensional loads, the provincial trucking association says the regulation only scr…
Petroleum commentary: Cooperation eludes politicians
One thing I really like about our Canadian winters is that it lets me watch sun-soaked tennis on TV during the Australian Open, so we can see there’s balance in the world today — when we’re freezing, we watch them…
Watch for autonomous trucks being tested in Texas, NM
Likely to be on Interstate 10
SAF-Holland adds e-commerce tools with POD-Plus
DALLAS, Texas – SAF-Holland has been built on a legacy of bending steel, creating products like fifth wheels, landing gear, kingpins and suspensions. But its latest focus is a digital platform to bring it all together. The Parts on Demand…
Truckers form convoy for terminally-ill Wisconsin boy
50 trucks show up for 9-year-old boy