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12 Jan by

Angel on the Coke: Bison driver cited for highway heroics

WINNIPEG—Another Bison Transport driver has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA); this time driver Taljinder Sohi was cited for helping another trucker who jackknifed in B.C. The incident happened May 6, last year. Taljinder Sohi left a brake check and was headed southbound on the Coquihalla highway just north of Merritt, B.C. He was passed by another truck driver who then lost control on a corner. ...Read the rest of this story
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Mack's DME-fuelled rig to service Big Smoke trash

NEW YORK, NY-- In collaboration with the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and Oberon Fuels, Mack Trucks today began a demonstration to test the performance of a Dimethyl Ether (DME)-powered Mack Pinnacle model. DSNY is the first Mack customer to evaluate DME, a non-toxic, clean-burning alternative fuel. “We look forward to gathering data with DSNY and Oberon to better determine the performance and drivability of the DME-powered Mack Pinnacle model,” said Dennis Slagle, president of Mack Trucks. “We believe DME shows great promise, and we are pleased to be working with our longtime customer DSNY to evaluate the fuel as a viable alternative to diesel.” ...Read the rest of this story
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12 Jan by Vitaliy Dadalyan

Chao, ‘ideal candidate’ to lead DOT, emphasizes safety, funding innovation

Well connected nominee breezes through confirmation hearing Trucking didn't get much of a preview of industry-specific priorities for the Trump administration but, if the Senate confirmation hearing for the Transportation Secretary nominee is any indication, whatever the incoming occupant of the White House wants in terms of planes, trains, and automobiles will be capably delivered to Congress by a smooth and well regarded insider.

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