Deloitte study concludes mass adoption of EVs in Europe is some distance away
A new study by Deloitte, the business advisory firm, concludes that despite rising fuel prices, the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe is still some distance away. According to the survey of 4,760 European consumers, 16% see themselves …
Acton trucker honoured
An Acton man is being called a “Highway Angel” for helping an injured couple in a serious collision near Blind River, Ont.
Truckers Take $900 Hit At The Gas Pumps
Gas prices are still on the rise with the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded hitting $3.52 on Wednesday according to AAA.
Pinnacle Airlines reaches tentative deal with flight attendants
Pinnacle Airlines Inc. , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp. , has reached a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers AFL-CIO which would amend the collective bargaining agreement covering 797 flight attendants.
Weather Guard Offers Two New On-board Storage Systems
Knaack and Weather Guard Truck Equipment have announced a re-designed Hi-Side truck box and a customized van storage system for the new Nissan NV Commercial Van.
Spot freight rates up slightly in February
Flatbed rates increased 1.9 percent nationwide and reefer rates moved up 1.6 percent compared to January.
Spot freight rates up slightly in February
Flatbed rates increased 1.9 percent nationwide and reefer rates moved up 1.6 percent compared to January.
U.S. will pay for EOBR on Mexican trucks
The EOBR with GPS will aid in monitoring Mexican c…
OOIDA challenges ‘unusable’ proposed changes to HOS regs
OOIDA filed its comments to the hours-of-service regulations proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Friday, March 4. The Association’s leadership laid out opposition to reducing the driving time to 10 hours; restricting the 34…
Pot bust points to flaws in cross-border trucking
On the very day that President Barack Obama and Mexico President Felipe Calderon announced that a cross-border trucking program is imminent, a major drug bust in Arizona did little to bolster arguments that Mexican trucks won’t bring problems with th…