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White Paper: The Unacceptable Increase in Truck-Involved Crashes and Fatalities

Author: Sponsor - Published 2022-10-19 09:38 - (111 Reads)

Commercial fleets have not escaped the alarming increase in vehicle collisions and fatalities over the last couple of years. We reached out to Safety Advisor Don Osterberg to gain insights on the factors contributing to these disappointing developments in road safety, as well as to ask what fleets can do to protect their drivers, their …

Express Mondor raises $30K for breast cancer foundation

Author: Today's Trucking Staff - Published 2022-10-19 08:14 - (122 Reads)

Express Mondor has raised $30,000 for the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation through an annual golf tournament and dinner that was revived following a two-year hiatus linked to the pandemic. More than 150 players and 205 guests participated in the event at the Le Portage Golf Club in L’Assomption on Sept. 22. Pierre Vercheval, a former …

J.B. Hunt looks to balance costs with moderating demand

Author: Todd Maiden - Published 2022-10-18 21:41 - (120 Reads)

J.B. Hunt Transport Services beat third-quarter expectations Tuesday but said that cooling freight demand will place greater scrutiny on cost control moving forward.

Nikola founder Trevor Milton guilty of fraud

Author: Today's Trucking Staff - Published 2022-10-18 17:20 - (114 Reads)

Nikola founder Trevor Milton once presented himself as a visionary who would bring hydrogen-electric and battery-electric trucks to market. But a New York jury has found that he deceived investors by exaggerating claims about the company’s progress when it was under his watch. He was found guilty of one count of securities fraud and two …

Natural gas truck sales rise, but public CNG stations decrease

Author: James Menzies - Published 2022-10-18 14:28 - (131 Reads)

Class 8 natural gas truck sales in the U.S. and Canada are up 18% through August compared to the same period last year, ACT Research reports. But while retail sales are rising, fueling infrastructure is contracting, the industry analyst reported in its Alternative Fuels Quarterly. “Sales of natural gas (NG)-powered vehicles, as reported by the …

U.S. truck tonnage grows y-o-y for 13th straight month

Author: James Menzies - Published 2022-10-18 13:04 - (83 Reads)

U.S. for-hire truck tonnage grew 0.5% in September, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), boosting levels to the third-highest level ever and the best since August 2019. The latest gain came on the heels of a 2.1% increase in August. “This is another example of how the contract freight market remains strong despite weakness …

KAG Canada trailers carrying impaired driving message

Author: James Menzies - Published 2022-10-18 13:02 - (119 Reads)

KAG Canada is raising awareness about the dangers of impaired driving through a mobile safety campaign that kicked off Tuesday. For the 10th year, the Canadian division of bulk hauler Kenan Advantage Group is working with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) by honoring a Manitoba victim of impaired driving on decals attached to 20 Canadian …

Driver Inc. threat approaching point of no return: CTA

Author: Today's Trucking Staff - Published 2022-10-18 10:18 - (110 Reads)

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA)  is warning that the labor scheme known as Driver Inc. will become the dominant business model in trucking if regulators fail to act on the issue this year. “The industry is approaching the point of no return as upwards of 25% of the industry is estimated to be involved in …