Spear expects there will be “common-sense improvements” to hours-of-service rules, as the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is resulting in HOS violations reaching “an all-time” low. ...Read the rest of this story
Video systems and analytics provider Lytx taps its huge data cache to determine truck drivers' riskiest behaviors, country's riskiest sections of road, and whether a certain Monday night activity might be causing bleary-eyed drivers. ...Read the rest of this story
According to Peter Voorhoeve, who just weeks ago took over the reins at Volvo Truck North America, the OEM's Class 8 market share in the U.S. has risen almost two percentage points in less than a year – from 8.6% for 2017 to 10.5% so far in 2018. ...Read the rest of this story
WINNIPEG, Man. – Today marked the 60th year Arnold Bros. Transport has been in business. Founded in 1958 by Frank and Gerry Arnold, the Winnipeg-based carrier started when the brothers expanded the family farm with the transportation of grain. “It's…...Read the rest of this story
REGINA, Sask. – Regina's Brandt Group of Companies plunged into the specialty transportation equipment sector with the purchase of Camex Equipment Sales and Rentals. “This is an exciting acquisition for us as Camex is a world-class company with the largest…...Read the rest of this story
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The federal government is looking to stop employers from misclassifying employees as a way to avoid source deductions or other labor obligations – a process the trucking industry has come to know as Driver Inc. ...Read the rest of this story
Don't worry about some signs of the economy softening in recent months, Bob Costello, chief economist for the American Trucking Associations, told trucking executives during the American Trucking Associations' annual Management Conference and Exhibition. ...Read the rest of this story