Transportation OOIDA Says It Supports DoT Bid To Curb Distracted Driving December 1, 2009 GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. - The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is supporting the DoT's efforts to curb distracted driving by participating in upcoming rulemaking sessions related to th...
Transportation Chemical Hauler Takes Responsibilities Seriously December 1, 2009 CALGARY, Alta. - What's better than the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval? If you're a company involved in the chemical industry, it could be Responsible Care-In-Place Verification, a way to help ens...
Transportation Beyond ‘ABC-123’ December 1, 2009 OTTAWA, Ont. - Workplace communication has become ever more immediate and technical, but the old fundamentals of reading, writing and arithmetic have not quite fallen by the wayside. It's just that th...
Transportation Nine Billion And Counting December 1, 2009 In my October column in this space I wrote about the growing concern with criminals targeting and infiltrating the trucking industry. One of the people I quoted was Sgt. Rob Ruiters, national program ...
Transportation Alberta Joins Convoy For A Cure December 1, 2009 SALISBURY, N.B. - The sun was barely over the horizon when final preparations got underway at the Irving Big Stop in Salisbury, N.B. The first New Brunswick Convoy for a Cure had been in the planning ...
Transportation CTA Urges Industry To Properly Dispose Of Bodily Fluids, Litter December 1, 2009 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and its provincial member associations are asking carriers and drivers to help the industry clean up its act when it comes to dumping bodily fluid a...
Transportation OTA’s Bradley Hails ON/QC Trade Deal December 1, 2009 TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario Trucking Association president David Bradley has applauded the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between Ontario and Quebec. Bradley, speaking to about 100 policy-makers at a rec...
Transportation New FAST Cards Required By Dec. 1 December 1, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. - First generation FAST cards will no longer be accepted at the border as of Dec. 1, US Customs and Border Protection is warning.
Transportation O/O Takes Delivery Of Harley LoneStar December 1, 2009 MILWAUKEE, Wis. - It's no surprise that the very first professional driver to take delivery of an International LoneStar Harley-Davidson Special Edition tractor is a motorcycle enthusiast.
Transportation Volvo, Mack Merge Organizations December 1, 2009 GREENSBORO, N.C. - Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America are merging into a single organization. The new company, called North American Trucks (NAT), will be lead by Dennis Slagle, current presid...
Transportation Harbour International Trucks Opens New Facility December 1, 2009 LANGLEY, B.C. - Harbour International opened the doors to its new location at 19880-96th Ave. last month, after a $2 million investment into the facility.
Transportation Carrier Transicold Offers 2010 Reefer Engines Early To Extend CARB Compliance Life December 1, 2009 ATHENS, Ga. - Carrier Transicold says it is rolling out transport refrigeration units (TRUs) that comply with 2010 EPA and CARB requirements early.
Transportation FCCC Eliminates Landfill Waste December 1, 2009 GAFFNEY, S.C. - Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) says it has achieved Zero Waste to Landfill Status in the US.
Transportation MTA Awards Industry’s Finest December 1, 2009 WINNIPEG, Man. - The Manitoba Trucking Association held its fifth annual awards banquet on Oct. 29 to recognize excellence among the people in the industry. Individuals are selected for four different...
Transportation Announcements December 1, 2009 Paul Harper has assumed the role of dealer principal of Harper Truck Centres, replacing former dealer principal John Nelligan, the company has announced. Harper already served as co-president of the c...