Experience trumps age in truck driver safety: Study preview image Transportation Experience trumps age in truck driver safety: Study July 28, 2020 BLACKSBURG, Va. — While age does have some impact on potential truck driver risk, commercial motor vehicle driving experience is more important when considering risk, according to …
Heavy fines for heavy weights on Alberta’s Vinca bridge preview image Transportation Heavy fines for heavy weights on Alberta’s Vinca bridge July 27, 2020 EDMONTON, Alta. – Alberta’s Sheriff Highway Patrol has fined three truck operators in just two days for exceeding 20,000 kg weight limits on the Vinca bridge northeast of Edmonton –…
Colored coverings available for Eaton Fuller shifters preview image Other Colored coverings available for Eaton Fuller shifters July 27, 2020 United Pacific Industries is bringing a new look to truck cabs with the Vibrant Color Series of shift knobs, shift covers, and shifter shaft extensions. The 13/15/18-speed gearshift knobs for…
Mack now producing medium-duty models preview image Equipment Mack now producing medium-duty models July 27, 2020 ROANOKE VALLEY, Va. – Mack Trucks has begun producing its new MD Series of medium-duty trucks. Full production is slated to begin Sept. 1. However, a Class 7 Mack MD7…
vHub adds GPS tracking to trailer marketplace preview image Software, Trailers vHub adds GPS tracking to trailer marketplace July 27, 2020 vHub, an online marketplace that can be used to reposition and share trailers, is now adding precise GPS tracking to its offerings. The system is now integrating TrackLight tail…
New Penske app feature supports social distancing preview image Software New Penske app feature supports social distancing July 27, 2020 Penske Truck Leasing is building on its Penske Driver mobile app, with remote service check-in capabilities. The new feature, the company says, offers commercial drivers more convenience and speed,…
The time is right to rethink border processes preview image Regulations The time is right to rethink border processes July 27, 2020 These are strange days along the 49th parallel. Non-essential travel has been restricted since March 21 in a bid to limit exposure to Covid-19. Four reviews later, the restrictions are…
Meritor appoints a chief legal officer preview image Transportation Meritor appoints a chief legal officer July 27, 2020 TROY, Mich. – Meritor announced Monday that Hannah Lim-Johnson will join the company as senior vice-president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary as of Aug. 3. Lim-Johnson will have responsibility…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Surging Covid cases could derail economic recovery preview image Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: Surging Covid cases could derail economic recovery July 27, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – An escalation of new Covid cases in the U.S. is threatening to abort a nascent economic recovery currently underway, industry analyst ACT Research warns. In its Transportation…
How to drive out empty miles preview image Business Management How to drive out empty miles July 27, 2020 It’s been the scourge of trucking for decades, chipping away at carrier revenues. Yet, many fleets don’t have reliable data on how bad the problem of empty miles is. Nor…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Canadian spot market load volumes stormed back in June preview image Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: Canadian spot market load volumes stormed back in June July 27, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Canadian spot market load volumes soared 42% in June, marking the largest ever May to June improvement in Loadlink’s history, the company reported. (Source: Loadlink Technologies) The…
NATSO urges truck stops to enforce mask rule preview image Transportation NATSO urges truck stops to enforce mask rule July 24, 2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NATSO is urging truck stops and travel plazas to adopt a policy requiring customers to wear face coverings or masks during the Covid-19 pandemic. The organization that…
ECONOMIC WATCH: U.S. trailer orders rebound sharply preview image Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: U.S. trailer orders rebound sharply July 24, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Net U.S. trailer orders for June rose sharply to 14,400 units, 10,000 above May, transportation intelligence provider FTR said Friday. June orders were the second-highest monthly total…
Truck arrivals drop for another week preview image Transportation Truck arrivals drop for another week July 24, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – The week of July 13-19 witnessed a 6% fall in truck drivers entering Canada compared to the same period last year, the Canada Border Services Agency said…
Access to Drivewyze bypass service expands in Alberta preview image Transportation Access to Drivewyze bypass service expands in Alberta July 23, 2020 EDMONTON, Alta. – Alberta is expanding access to the Drivewyze PreClear weigh station bypass service, building on a program that has been limited to members of the Partners in Compliance (PIC)…
