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Specialized Freight <b>Trucking</b> Market Expert Guide to Boost the Industry in Global Market Share
Feb 21, 2020 | 06:22 amThe global Specialized Freight Trucking Market 2019 report serves as a document containing all-around information, which promotes and assists the ...
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Increase in <b>trucking</b> activity
Feb 21, 2020 | 06:22 amSIMEC Mining is informing the Whyalla and Iron Knob communities of increased trucking activity along Playford Avenue and the Iron Knob Road over ...
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Freightliner Manitoba’s new facility opens at CentrePort Canada
Feb 21, 2020 | 03:19 amWINNIPEG, Man. – Freightliner Manitoba has opened a new, state-of-the-art, 78,000 sq-ft facility at CentrePort Canada in Winnipeg, Man. Ken Talbot, president and dealership principal for Freightliner Manitoba, purchased 13.5 acres of land at the inland port in 2018 with…
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Conti adding pair of 19.5" regional on/off-road <b>truck</b> tires
Feb 21, 2020 | 02:15 amATLANTA — Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C. will launch a pair of 19.5-inch regional on-/off-road truck tires at the upcoming Technology ...
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Urban congestion fund targets notorious South Australian freight bottleneck
Feb 21, 2020 | 01:07 amMinister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government Stephan Knoll said this project formed part of the Marshall Government's record $12.9 ...
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Saskatchewan <b>truckers</b> hoping to bust stereotypes, labour shortage with campaign
Feb 21, 2020 | 00:11 amThe Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) is hoping a savvy new marketing campaign can improve their industry's image while hacking away at a ...
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Drivers Say Good Recruiting Starts With Realistic, Honest Approach
Feb 20, 2020 | 23:48 pm[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Professional truck drivers advised recruiters to be realistic and ...
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Volatile LA, Long Beach port <b>truck</b> fee issue postponed
Feb 20, 2020 | 23:48 pmLos Angeles port officials on Thursday, Feb. 20, postponed a harbor commission vote on a proposed truck fee to help transition to cleaner vehicles, ...
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Highlight raises more funds for SickKids
Feb 20, 2020 | 20:56 pmTORONTO, Ont. — Highlight Motor Group has raised another $15,000 for the SickKids Foundation in support of its campaign to build a new hospital in Toronto. This marks the second year in a row that Highlight has contributed to the…
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Canada’s truck drivers to require 103.5 hours of training
Feb 20, 2020 | 16:02 pmTORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s future truck drivers will need to complete at least 103.5 hours of training to earn a Class 1/A licence under standards approved last week by transportation and highway safety ministers.
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Financial support for carriers impacted by Co-op Refinery labor dispute
Feb 20, 2020 | 15:40 pmREGINA, Sask. – Independent lease operators impacted by the Regina Co-op Refinery labor dispute will receive special payments from Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL). FCL announced the financial assistance Feb. 19, saying it will provide financial assistance to carriers contracted to…
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U.S. trailer net orders plunge 15%
Feb 20, 2020 | 13:15 pmCOLUMBUS, Ind. – U.S. trailer net orders dropped 15% in January to 15,000 units, according to ACT Research. And, orders were down 28% year-over-year, it said. “Fleets continued their conservative investment posture in all equipment categories in January,” said Frank…
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Groupe Hugo acquires Stargate Manufacturing
Feb 20, 2020 | 12:57 pmQUEBEC CITY, Que. – Groupe Hugo Corp., a maker of specialized semi-trailers, has acquired Stargate Manufacturing of Milton, Ont., the company announced Wednesday. Stargate, which makes dump trailers, straight truck bodies and transfer trailers, employs about 80 people. Hugo Corp.’s…
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The time is now to focus on driver health
Feb 20, 2020 | 01:50 amLAS VEGAS, Nev. – Stephen Kane believes the trucking industry has done a great job using technology to improve safety, but says it’s now time to focus on the health and well-being of the men and women behind the wheel.…
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Fatal Crash on I-75 / Tractor-Trailer vs. Pedestrian
Feb 13, 2020 | 19:53 pm
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Mount Vernon, KY. (February 13th 2020) – On Thursday, February 13th 2020 around 5:00 A.M. Officer Eric Stallsworth with Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement responded to a commercial vehicle vs. pedestrian fatal crash located on I-75 near the 63-mile marker in Rockcastle[…] -
First Individual in Maine To Be Tested for 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Feb 11, 2020 | 05:27 am
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AUGUSTA (February 10, 2020) – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) announced today the first instance of an individual in the state being tested for 2019 novel coronavirus. -
UPDATE: Road Closure in Whitley County, KY Due to Hazmat Spill from Overturned Semi
Feb 4, 2020 | 11:21 am
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Williamsburg, KY. (February 4, 2020) – The Kentucky State Police Commercial Enforcement Division investigated a single vehicle collision on Buck Creek Road in Williamsburg at 5:45 A.M. ET on Monday February 3, 2020 that closed the road and evacuated several homes. -
Road Closure in Whitley County, KY Due to Hazmat Spill from Overturned Semi
Feb 4, 2020 | 00:24 am
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Williamsburg, KY. (February 3, 2020) – The Kentucky State Police Commercial Enforcement Division is currently on the scene of an overturned semi hauling Hazardous Material on Buck Creek Road 5 miles south of Williamsburg. -
DUI arrest at traffic crash investigation / Pickup truck allegedly struck tractor-trailer
Jan 24, 2020 | 15:48 pm
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LONDON, KY (January 24, 2020) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Tommy Houston along with Deputy Shannon Jones and Sgt. John Inman arrested two individuals on KY 770 near I–75 approximately 10 miles South[…] -
Injury Semi crash closes southbound I-75 Thursday
Jan 24, 2020 | 15:31 pm
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LONDON, KY (January 24, 2020) - The Laurel County Sheriff's Office is reporting that: The southbound lane of I-75 was reopened at 3:40 PM Thursday afternoon. The lane was closed earlier due to a single vehicle tractor trailer crash. -
Fatal Collision involving Pickup & Semi in Marion County, KY
Jan 23, 2020 | 00:00 am
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Lebanon, KY. (January 22, 2020) – The Kentucky State Police investigated a fatal collision on Veterans Memorial Highway this morning at 1:41 a.m. ET inside Lebanon that closed the road for several hours. -
Three Loves of His Life
Jan 1, 2020 | 21:08 pmThe Saga of Football, Trucking & Angie To say that the saga of Jeff Minock’s life would provide an abundance of interesting subject matter for a long, involved novel would be an understatement. Suffice to say that his life has[…]
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Are You Transportation Tech Savvy?
Jan 1, 2020 | 21:03 pmUnderstanding Evolving Terms & Technologies By: David A. Kolman, Senior Editor WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES DRIVING UNPRECEDENTED TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGES IN THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY, YOU NEED TO STAY CURRENT ON WHAT IS GOING ON AND THE IMPACT THESE ON-VEHICLE & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES[…]
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Great Loss is Driver’s Great Gain!
Jan 1, 2020 | 20:49 pmReady for Change after tipping Scales at 475 pounds By: Siphiwe Baleka, Founder, Fitness Trucking “It happened gradually over time, and I didn’t really realize it. I was thinking about the future and wanted to be around to see my[…]
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Straight Talk, Tough Subject
Jan 1, 2020 | 20:29 pmRecognizing Depression, Preventing Suicides BY: DR. JOHN McELLIGOTT, DR. JOHN’S MEDICAL SOLUTIONS Many articles have been written about suicide, its causes, prevention suggestions, and the impact on those left behind. Every year, approximately 50,000 people take their own lives in[…]
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Driving the Road to Light
Jan 1, 2020 | 20:11 pmIn Loving Memory of Adam Dixon When owner-operator Andy Dixon pulls his sharp-looking, midnight blue Volvo 18-wheeler dedicated to Landstar Inway into truck stops, other drivers notice, and conversations start. “Recently, I was at a shipper in Memphis, and a[…]
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Tire-Shredding HellScout™
Jan 1, 2020 | 20:03 pmWinner Takes Possession after SEMA Debut “Run with the white-tail, the bighorn and the rainbow trout in a four-wheel-drive Scout II.” With the above headline, the 1979 International Scout II sales brochure identified this unique-for-its-time vehicle as a forerunner to[…]
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‘In God We Truck’
Jan 1, 2020 | 16:52 pmDaniel, Phyllis & The Goose When you have some downtime at a truck show or happen to be stopped for the night at a truck stop and you see The Goose parked there in all of its green glory, that’s[…]
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