TMW integrates TruckRight recruitment tool March 27, 2017 CLEVELAND, Ohio – TMW Systems has integrated TruckRight’s driver recruitment tool into its TMW.Suite platform, the company announced. Through the integration, driver data created or modified within the TruckRight portal…
Regulations OOIDA calls on Trump to ditch bad trucking regs March 27, 2017 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is encouraging the Trump administration to “knock out bad regs.” The organization, representing small business truckers, launched its campaign at the…
TomTom Bridge adds ELD capability March 27, 2017 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – TomTom says its Bridge ELD (electronic logging device) kit will provide truckers with the tools they need for electronic logging. The company partnered with M2M DataSmart, a…
Business Management FAC plans to outsource parts transportation March 27, 2017 WINDSOR, Ont. – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FAC) has notified Unifor Local 444 that it plans to close its Windsor trucking division and outsource its auto parts transportation, according to a…
Health & Safety UPDATED: Arrest made after trucks shot at on Hwy. 97 March 27, 2017 PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The RCMP has made an arrest related to numerous shootings at commercial vehicles over an eight-hour period this past weekend. Between 8:30 p.m. March 24 and 2:45…
Transportation Gordon Food Services announces new referral program March 24, 2017 HAMILTON, Ont. – Gordon Food Services (GFS) announced recently that it is rolling out a new referral incentive program exclusive to TTSAO Full Member Schools. The incentive program will run…
Transportation Treating aftertreatment failure headaches March 24, 2017 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Reducing maintenance costs related to exhaust aftertreatment systems requires fleets to develop their own preventive maintenance (PM) schedules and not rely solely on OEM recommendations. That’s the advice…
Building dreams preview image Transportation Building dreams March 24, 2017 Transformers lover builds the world's first fan-built replica of Optimus Prime to inspire his son
Transportation To platoon, or to LCV? March 24, 2017 MONTREAL, Que. — As last October’s platooning trials in Blainville, Que. were spinning down (see Truck News, December 2016), I began to wonder what two-truck platoons could offer that long combination…
Prison walls no match for Maxim preview image Equipment Prison walls no match for Maxim March 24, 2017 PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Most people look to bust out of prison, but Maxim Truck and Trailer recently broke in. Coming to the aid of Hipperson Construction, which was performing…
Transportation Off the cuff March 24, 2017 The most common shoulder complaint that I see in my clinic among professional truck drivers are injuries to the rotator cuff. The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and…
Health & Safety Accepting that no one is to blame could be hard pill for public to swallow March 24, 2017 While I was at Omnitracs Outlook 2017 in Phoenix recently, I was part of a media luncheon that included a handful of representatives from US media outlets – I was…
Transportation Schneider National announces launch of IPO March 24, 2017 GREEN BAY, Wisc. – Schneider National launched its initial public offering (IPO) of 28,947,000 shares of its Class B common stock today. The IPO price is between $18-$20 per share,…
Transportation Navistar rolls out new OnCommand Connection Telematics, Marketplace March 24, 2017 LISLE, Ill. — Navistar announced the launch of its telematics solution, OnCommand Connection Telematics today. According to the company, the new solution includes hardware and applications in support of all…
Boosting Canada-US relations preview image Regulations Boosting Canada-US relations March 23, 2017 New NTEA president excited to continue growth of Canada-US trucking relationship
