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Bridgestone Americas names new director of marketing

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bridgestone Americas today announced Ben Johnson is joining the organization as director of marketing for the commercial truck bus radial (TBR) tire business. In this role, Johnson…

Violations — and gender — increase likelihood of crashes

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The next time someone jokes about women drivers, they might want to think about the latest research results from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The institute’s updated crash predictor model continues to identify violations for reckless driving or failing to yield the right of way as the top two behaviors that predict future crashes by truck drivers. But gender appears to play a role as well.

UPDATED: Criminal charges laid in 2017 death of driver

SUDBURY, Ont. – Criminal charges have been laid in the death of a 39-yer-old dump truck driver in 2017. Rheal Dionne was working for Sudbury, Ont.-based Rainbow Concrete when a concrete slab fell on the dump truck he was working in Feb. 15, 2017, trapping him inside.

CEDA expands again with new B.C. shop

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Aiming to expand its B.C. market share CEDA has opened the doors on a new shop in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basins area. Newly appointed…

U.S. inspectors to focus on underride guards

GREENBELT, Md. – Roadside inspectors in the U.S. will be taking a close look at rear underride guards during selected days between Aug. 27-31, as the Commercial Vehicle Safety…

Truck-Lite shakes up executive team

FALCONER, N.Y. — Truck-Lite Co. announced three executive promotions and the addition of one new position within its organization this week. Mark Bara is the new executive vice president of…

Toyota unveils hydrogen-electric prototype

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Toyota has unveiled its latest prototype of a hydrogen fuel…

Trimble Transportation announces executive promotions

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Trimble Transportation today announced three executive leadership appointments.These moves include the promotions of Mark Botticelli to chief technology officer, transportation and Keith Mader to vice-president of analytics,…

Truck convoy honors driver after losing fight against cancer

STEINBACH, Man. – A procession of more than 20 trucks made their way along the Trans-Canada Highway this past Saturday to honor long-time driver Harold Reimer, who lost his battle…

Glider cap will remain at 300 for U.S. manufacturers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reversed a previous decision not to enforce a cap on glider vehicles. A court challenge has stopped an early-July…

CORRECTION: Overtime technical document being updated

OTTAWA, Ont. – The Government of Canada is updating the technical document used to explain how overtime is calculated for the trucking industry, a Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) spokesman confirms.

Local truck show all about helping the community

CACHE CREEK, B.C. – In a small town in the interior of B.C. a local truck show has been running for eight years now and has become a valuable part…

Atmore weigh station one of the most advanced in Canada

ATMORE, Alta. – A new Alberta weigh station is setting the bar when it comes to technology. At the top of its class in Canada, you’d have to travel south…

Shippers shouldn’t expect relief this year: FTR

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The FTR Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) remained in negative territory in May, with a -12.3 reading. That comes on the heels of April’s all-time-low reading of -13.4,…

TransCore annual conference and golf tournament a hole-in-one

ETOBICOKE, Ont. — The 20th annual TransCore Link Logistics conference and charity golf tournament was a hole-in-one according to organizers. The sun was shining as members of the transportation industry…