Health & Safety

Man charged, investigation continues into truck shootings

CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Peter Anthony Kampos, 38, has been charged with attempted murder in connection to the alleged March 25 shooting toward a semi-truck that occurred near Chilliwack, B.C. RCMP…

Prescott mayor wants HazMat shipments banned during storms

PRESCOTT, Ont. – Prescott Mayor Brett Todd wants trucks carrying hazardous materials to be banned from Hwy. 401 during storms, local media reports. The call for a ban comes…

Bison driver wins TCA’s Driver of the Year Contest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Murray Manuliak, a driver for Bison Transport was named the winner of the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Company Driver of the Year Award. (L-R) Brad Holthaus,…

Bison, Big Freight win top safety awards at TCA convention

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – O Canada! Patrick Kuehl (left) presents National Fleet Safety Award to Bison’s Garth Pitzel. Two Manitoba-based carriers, Bison Transport and Big Freight Systems, were named the…

Bison named best large fleet to drive for

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For the second consecutive year, Winnipeg’s Bison Transport was named the winner of best overall fleet in the large carrier category in the 2017 Best Fleets to…

Goodyear recognizes heroic truck driver

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – David Webb of Billings, Mont. was named Goodyear’s 34th Highway Hero during an emotional presentation at the Mid-America Trucking Show. Webb was selected from among three finalists…

UPDATED: Arrest made after trucks shot at on Hwy. 97

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The RCMP has made an arrest related to numerous shootings at commercial vehicles over an eight-hour period this past weekend. Between 8:30 p.m. March 24 and 2:45…

Accepting that no one is to blame could be hard pill for public to swallow

While I was at Omnitracs Outlook 2017 in Phoenix recently, I was part of a media luncheon that included a handful of representatives from US media outlets – I was…

Velociti acquires Rolling Strong

RIVERSIDE, Mo. — Velociti Inc. announced today that it has acquired Rolling Strong. Thanks to the acquisition, Velociti is rolling out a comprehensive new program that will benefit the health…

Bendix gives update on safety system developments

Interest in stability control flatlines, disc brakes and collision mitigation systems on the rise

Fire at Cooney Transport destroys trucks

BELLEVILLE, Ont. – Seven trucks at a Cooney Transport yard were lost in a fire over the weekend, with total damage of about $1 million, according to Quinte News and…

ATA outlines new rules for transportation of food during Omnitracs Outlook 2017

PHOENIX, Az. – Amendments to the US’s 2011 Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food rule are set to kick in later this year, with many of the guidelines having…

Stay on the safe side with enough sleep

Do you wish you could crawl into bed and sleep for a week? You may be sleep-deprived. Be careful: getting too little sleep over the long term (chronic) or short…

Use of in-cab video helps, does not hinder drivers, says Omnitracs

PHOENIX, Az. – Andrew Schimelpfenig of Omnitracs Safety Center of Excellence said employing the use of an in-cab video solution is an essential ‘reliable witness’ in the event of an…

PMTC to address marijuana, ELDs and sleep apnea at Calgary seminar

CALGARY, Alta. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) will be returning to Alberta this May to bring its regional seminar series again to Western Canada. Topic will…