Experts offer wellness advice at several TA Petro, Express locations
Several TA Petro and TA Express locations around the country will host wellness experts for truckers to talk to in the next several months. During StayFIT days, Bob Perry, the founder and president of Health in Transportation, and Hope Zvara, the co-fo…
Canadian truckers named Highway Angels
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Three Canadian truckers have been named Highway Angels by the Truckload Carriers Association. Jeffery Zeeb and Charles Vos of Bison Transport and Linden O’Donnell of Challenger Motor Freight were honored for helping motorists in distr…
TCA promotes Zander Gambill to VP
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Truckload Carriers Association has announced the promotion of Zander Gambill to vice-president of membership and outreach. Gambill started with the TCA in 2018 as director of membership and outreach. He will now oversee the associ…
Kee names Liam O’Briain chief operating officer
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Kee Human Resources has appointed Liam O’Briain chief operating officer. O’Briain joined the company in 2012 as a senior recruiter in Mississauga, quickly rising to management positions. He is also a board member of the Toronto Tran…
Transplace acquisition expands collaborative shipping
[caption caption="Lanehub claims to have helped shippers match freight with 180,000 lanes. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Transplace, a third-party logistics provider (3PL), is taking aim at empty miles in shipper and trucking networks…
Survey: Paying monthly bills tops list of truckers’ concerns
More than half the truck drivers in a recent survey see their work as only a job with which to pay the bills, almost a third said they would like to get out of the industry, and the majority believe new trucking technology will be used to monitor and c…
Still time to be part of Trucker Talent Search
The annual Trucker Talent Search singing competition produced by Overdrive and Red Eye Radio is back for its seventh year. Featuring a grand prize of a professional studio recording session, the Trucker Talent Search is accepting video submissions from…
Expect delays on I-20 bridge over Mississippi
If your trucking travels take you across the bridge over the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Mississippi, you can expect delays starting Monday, Jan. 20 and lasting at least until early 2021. The nearly 50-year-old span that carries Interstate 20 over …
Judge extends hold on California contractor law
A federal judge Monday, Jan. 13, indefinitely extended a temporary restraining order that exempts trucking from compliance with the new California law that effectively forced carriers to stop contracting with owner-operators and small fleets. Following…
EPA seeks port input on tougher truck emission plan
[caption caption="Federal officials want to further limit the emission of nitrogen oxide from heavy trucks, such as those in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Photo credit: Hugh R. Morley"][/caption]With NY-NJ port stakeholders in support, a fe…