CNG truck retail sales rise 27%
COLUMBUS, Ind. – U.S. and Canadian Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales jumped 27% in the first eight months of 2019, according to Alternative Fuels Quarterly, released by ACT Research. Year-to-date sales at this point in 2018 were down…
Trucking HR turns to kids to promote industry
OTTAWA, Ont. – Trucking HR Canada is turning to the annual Take Our Kids to Work Day to promote careers in the industry. It is collaborating with The Learning Partnership to champion the event on Nov. 6 when Grade 9…
Site lists jobs in 18-20-year-old military pilot program
Program to run for three years
Peterbilt unveils product updates, electric plans, and more
ATLANTA, Ga. – Peterbilt is anticipating a market share of close to 15% of Class 8 vehicles this year, as North America’s trucking industry closes in on one of the strongest sales periods on record. The OEM projects U.S. and…
Grain truck strikes crane truck on I-15
Happed north of Pocatello
TTSAO calls for better instructor standards
TORONTO, Ont. – The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario has called for better driver education standards, especially for instructors. A delegation from the TTSAO recently met Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney to discuss the is…
Group ready to aid truckers in need at Christmas
The Truckers Christmas Group , which raises funds to help professional CDL drivers and their families in the U.S. and Canada, begins this year’s campaign on Nov. 18. Nominations of families in need will open on the group’s website beginning…
XPO trucks now sporting breast cancer awareness logo
XPO Logistics is raising awareness for Susan G. Komen’s mission and supporting women by adding Komen’s pink running ribbon logo to its company trucks. Susan G. Komen is a nonprofit breast cancer organization that drives research and provide…
Hagen ‘Hell Bent’ on saving fuel
ATLANTA, Ga — Celebrity trucker Jamie Hagen of Hell Bent Xpress runs about 30% of his miles in Canada, and he is known for a keen focus on fuel economy. In this video from the North American Commercial Vehicle…
154 parking spots now available with 2 new Love’s
With today’s opening of two new Love’s travel centers, there are 154 new truck parking spots available. Now open are Love’s on Highway 10 West in Missoula, Montana and off Interstate 20 in Eutaw, Alabama. The new 7,000-square-foot loc…