Truck Driver Shortage Could Stress Industry
30,000 Truck Drivers Needed
A shortage of truck drivers, ripple effects from an extraordinarily harsh winter, new federal trucking regulations, more items needing to be transported and higher fuel costs are why some companies are...
TransForce To Control Contrans In Big Merger
Two of Canada's biggest trucking companies, TransForce and Contrans, will be merging together as TransForce will control Contrans. Both are traded publically and now will become stronger companies with the alliance. The proposed deal...
C.R. England Honoring Veterans For Fourth Of July With Painted American-Themed Trucks
C.R. England, a refrigerated carrier based in Salt Lake City, is honoring veterans with five new military-themed trucks and trailers to be driven exclusively by former members of the military. The company also announced...
Peterbilt And Paccar Win Awards For Manufacturing Leadership
Peterbilt Motors Co. and its parent company, Paccar Inc., have received four Manufacturing Leadership Awards from Frost & Sullivan’s Manufacturing Leadership Council, taking top honors in the categories of workplace leadership and engineering and...
NTSB Faults State And Canadian Trucking Firm For Bridge Colapse
A series of safeguards failed to prevent an oversize truck from hitting a low-clearance bridge on Interstate 5 in Washington state last year, leading to the collapse of one of its spans, federal safety...