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Group Pushing For International Autonomous Truck Route
BISMARCK, ND -- No sooner than the first autonomous driving truck got a licence to hit the highways in the U.S. earlier this month, one group is hoping to take things a step further by having such trucks move freight from Mexico to Canada along their own route. According to a CBC News story, the Central North American Trade Corridor Association wants to have a self-driving truck corridor along U.S. 83, which connects with Mexico in Brownsville, TX and Manitoba in Canada. Members reportedly discussed and planned a feasibility study last week in a meeting in Bismarck, ND and hopes to work the Canadian, U.S. and Mexico governments.
Wear Plaid for Trucking and Dad
TORONTO -- You don't have to be Don Cherry or a 1990s grunge rocker from Seattle to pull off plaid. In advance of Father's Day, the Ontario Trucking Association is urging people in trucking to join the legion of Canadians, including at least one OTA carrier, who will be Wearing Plaid for Dad on June 19.
Orders, Purchases for New and Used Trucking Equipment Down
COLUMBUS, IN -- Demand for new and used trucking equipment slowed in April, according to new reports from commercial vehicle data provider ACT Research. Net orders for new Class 8 trucks in North America fell to a 17-month low of 22,400 units while Class 5 through Class 7 posted 17,700 new orders. "These are numbers that would be close to an average monthly reading in an expanding economy, but the current context is that the prior six months' net orders run-rate was 400,000 on an annualized basis and some correction from these unsustainable levels was inevitable," said Jim Meil, principal, industry analysis.
Trucking Investigation Leads to Convictions, Including Murder
ALBANY, GA -- The long arm of the law has caught up to two people in the U.S. in case that started with charges of violating federal trucking regulations, but expanded to include one person receiving a life sentence in prison for trying to kill a co-conspirator. According to news releases from the Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Transportation Department, on May 15, a federal court in Georgia granted a motion filed by federal prosecutors to dismiss charges against Devasko Lewis for conspiracy to criminally violate an imminent hazard out-of-service order issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The dismissal of the federal case was based upon the sentencing of Lewis on April 17 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of a relative of a federal witness.
The Worst Road in Ontario is….
TORONTO -- Algonquin Boulevard West in Timmins tops the list of the just released Canadian Automobile Association's Top 10 Worst Roads in Ontario. Timmins has three roads on the provincial list, while Toronto has two, including Dufferin Street, which previously help the number one spot for three years. Representatives from Ontario Road Builders' Association (ORBA) have reviewed and verified the 2015 Top 10. "We are pleased to see the City of Toronto has begun road resurfacing along Dufferin Street. Although Dufferin and the city were bumped from the top spot by focused efforts in some communities, just over 300 roads in the City of Toronto were nominated, demonstrating the need for council to keep infrastructure as a top priority," said Caroline Grech, government relations, CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO). The 2015 campaign also saw a 26% increase in votes highlighting that the condition of the roads across the province are on the minds of many Ontarians, according to CAA.
Continental Tire Sponsors Big-Rig Truck Racing Series
FORT MILL, SC -- Get ready to start your engines! Continental Tire's Commercial Vehicle Tire group is now the named tire sponsor of the ChampTruck series, North America's competitive big-rig truck racing as the second contest this season is set for this weekend.