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Hong Yang to lead Dana’s e-vehicle systems engineering

  Hong Yang/Photo: Dana Inc. MAUMEE, Ohio — Dana has appointed Hong Yang senior director of electric vehicle systems engineering for its Commercial Vehicle Drive and Motion business unit,…

Bergstrom names Dan Giovannetti president and CEO

ROCKFORD, Ill. – Bergstrom Inc. announced Friday that its board of directors has appointed Dan Giovannetti president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Giovannetti has been serving as interim…

Ex-FMCSA chief urges Canadian carriers to look closely at ELDs

DAVENPORT, Wash.  – As Ottawa prepares to roll out the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate next summer, a former FMCSA administrator is urging Canadian carriers to look closely at the…

Fight against human trafficking expands

WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 200 transportation industry leaders have answered Secretary Elaine L. Chao’s call to help fight human trafficking, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday. That…

ATA prepares for trucker appreciation week

ARLINGTON, Va. – The annual trucker appreciation week is still months away, but one organization has already unveiled plans to celebrate the drivers who are keeping North America moving…

ATA offers free hand sanitizer to truckers

ARLINGTON, Va. – American Trucking Associations has partnered with Protective Insurance Co. to offer free hand sanitizer to truckers along major U.S. freight corridors. ATA said sanitizer drums are…

NHTSA projects higher truck fatalities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Early estimates point to a decline in U.S. traffic fatalities in 2019 except in crashes involving trucks, according to preliminary estimates released by the National Highway…

ECONOMIC WATCH: Survey confirms Covid-19’s negative impact on trucking

ATLANTA, Ga. – The Covid-19 pandemic already had a considerable negative impact on the U.S. trucking industry, according to a survey released Tuesday. The poll of nearly 5,100 people…

Truck crossings continue to fall

OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering Canada dropped almost 36% during the week of April 27 to May 3, compared to the same period last year, the…

FMCSA relaunches Crash Preventability Determination Program

WASHINGTON, D. C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has relaunched an expanded Crash Preventability Determination Program (CPDP). Commercial drivers with an eligible crash that occurred…

Don’t be drug mules – South Asian community tells truckers

BRAMPTON, Ont. – The CBC web drama series The 410 depicts the struggles of a young South Asian woman who is trying to get her trucker-turned-drug-trafficker father out of…

NATSO teams up with IFI to feed truckers

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Truck drivers have now access to information about food options available at truck stops and travel plazas across America. That is made possible through a partnership…

FMCSA to distribute 1M free masks to truckers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is assisting in the distribution of 1 million free protective face masks to truck drivers across America. The…

Goodyear names Zamarro VP finance

AKRON, Ohio – Goodyear has appointed Christina Zamarro vice- president of finance. She has also been named treasurer, replacing Peter Rapin who is retiring next month. Rapin will remain…

CBSA: Truck arrivals declined 33% last week

OTTAWA, Ont. – Trucks entering Canada declined nearly 33% during the week of  April 20 to April 26, compared to the same period last year, the Canada Border…