Achieving a 65% reduction in driver turnover preview image Business Management Achieving a 65% reduction in driver turnover October 19, 2020 Seldom do I write about products or specific companies, but I wanted to make an exception for a company that has achieved what is just the beginning of a very…
Volvo receives funding to deploy 70 VNR Electrics preview image Sustainability Volvo receives funding to deploy 70 VNR Electrics October 19, 2020 FONTANA, Calif. – Volvo Trucks will deploy another 70 Class 8 VNR Electric trucks in California, thanks to US$27.1 million in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and…
Transportation Petroleum commentary: Refining industry faces a bleak future October 19, 2020 “Not interested!” Yes sir, putting my foot down on that call… an actual live robocall asked me if I wanted, (not if I needed) our house air ducts cleaned. After…
Autonomous Waymo trucks learning lessons from lighter class preview image Technology Autonomous Waymo trucks learning lessons from lighter class October 19, 2020 TORRANCE, Calif. — Before the industry began eyeing the possibility of driverless semis, there was a little car secretly driving around the country with no one at the wheel. This…
Ritchie Bros. sets Chilliwack auction record preview image Equipment Ritchie Bros. sets Chilliwack auction record October 19, 2020 CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Ritchie Bros. sold more than 1,600 pieces of equipment worth $34 million at an auction in Chilliwack, B.C., last week, surpassing the previous site record by 39%,…
Traton reaches deal with Navistar preview image Equipment Traton reaches deal with Navistar October 16, 2020 MUNICH, Germany – Traton SE, the truck and bus division of Volkswagen AG, said Friday it has reached an agreement in principle to acquire Navistar International. Traton, which already owns…
Comdata enhances controls to combat fuel fraud preview image Software Comdata enhances controls to combat fuel fraud October 16, 2020 Comdata’s next generation of Enhanced Authorization Controls are designed to help protect fleets from losses relating to fuel fraud. The system now combines real-time truck locations, tank capacity, and…
Drivers impaired by more than drugs or alcohol alone preview image Health & Safety Drivers impaired by more than drugs or alcohol alone October 16, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Driving a truck requires plenty of focus, and PJ Barclay knows that focus can be impaired by more than drugs and alcohol alone. Physical factors, fatigue, medical…
Navistar counters Traton’s ‘final’ offer preview image Equipment Navistar counters Traton’s ‘final’ offer October 16, 2020 LISLE, Ill. – Navistar International’s Board of Directors has responded to Traton’s final buyout offer of US$43 per share, saying it will accept US$44.50. Navistar says the $44.50 price has…
Trout River Industries names new president preview image Human Resources Trout River Industries names new president October 16, 2020 COLEMAN, P.E.I. – DLH Group has named Stephen Kennaugh the president and CEO of Trout River Industries, its live-bottom trailer manufacturing division in Prince Edward Island. Kennaugh joined Trout River…
Trucking for a Cure mission continues preview image Transportation Trucking for a Cure mission continues October 16, 2020 WOODSTOCK, Ont. – There will be no Trucking for a Cure convoys this year, but the fight against breast cancer continues. A major event in the Canadian trucking calendar, the…
Shell unveils e-fluid portfolio preview image Lubes/Fluids Shell unveils e-fluid portfolio October 16, 2020 Shell has unveiled a portfolio of E-fluids to support battery-electric and fuel cell electric powertrains. The Shell E-Fluids for commercial vehicles include e-transmission fluids, e-greases, and battery thermal fluids. Commercial…
Pilot Flying J conviction overturned in appeals court preview image Transportation Pilot Flying J conviction overturned in appeals court October 16, 2020 A federal appeals court has overturned the convictions of former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two others in connection with a long-running scheme to defraud trucking companies.
Rosana Preston is HR Leader of the Year preview image Human Resources Rosana Preston is HR Leader of the Year October 15, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – A 50-year trucking industry veteran who “truly does put others first,” has been named the HR Leader of the Year. Rosana Preston of Rosedale Transport was honored…
Canadian tire recycling programs outpace U.S. preview image Regulations Canadian tire recycling programs outpace U.S. October 15, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Canada is recycling a larger share of scrap tires than the U.S., as the American market struggles to keep pace with its stockpiles. Almost 76% of U.S.
