Trucking employment dives in latest signs of Covid-19’s impact on industry
Skyrocketing unemployment. Cratering freight volumes. Plummeting spot market freight rates. Record-low Class 8 truck orders. These are just a few of the new realities the North American trucking industry is grappling with as global economies reel under the effect of...
Funds raised by Truckers for hospital – $15K
BRAMPTON, Ont. — The Ontario Aggregate Trucking Association has raised $15,000 for the Brampton Civic Hospital to help fight Covid-19. The money, which was raised during an appreciation convoy Thursday, will be used to procure personal protection equipment and...
Trucker Tools and SecurSpace to help drivers find more overnight parking
There’s a lot of space for trucks to park that isn’t traditional. Trucker Tools is teaming up with SecurSpace this month to create an “Airbnb for truckers” looking for a safe space to rest at the end of their shift. Drivers and fleets using Trucker...
Drivers: Find any Motel 6 with this app
Motel 6 and Trucker Path, are partnering to help professional drivers find any of the nearly 1,400 Motel 6 locations through the app while on the job. Since the onset of the global health crisis, Motel 6 has launched enhanced protection protocols for guests...
Ex-FMCSA chief urges Canadian carriers to look closely at ELDs
“It is really incumbent upon the carriers to look closely at the system and not just accept any system because it was certified by a third party,” said Annette M. Sandberg, who led the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from late 2002 to early 2006....
Mississauga, Brampton men charged after police stop stolen truck with spike strip
A man from Mississauga and his Brampton passenger are facing charges following a "bizarre situation" that saw provincial police pursue a stolen truck around area highways before finally stopping it using a spike belt. Officers began following the tractor truck...
Get unlimited access to Sensor Transport during COVID-19
SensorTransport, a cloud-based solution provider of live shipment tracking and electronic proof deliveries, is offering unlimited use of its platform for free through the end of June to help drivers follow the CDC’s no-contact guidelines during the COVID-19...
FMCSA relaunches Crash Preventability Determination Program
WASHINGTON, D. C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has relaunched an expanded Crash Preventability Determination Program (CPDP). Commercial drivers with an eligible crash that occurred on or after Aug. 1, 2019, can now submit a Request...
ECONOMIC WATCH: April Class 8 orders plummet 46% from March
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 net orders plummeted to 4,100 units in April, according to preliminary data from ACT Research, down 46% from March and 72% year-over-year. “April represents the first full month of Covid-19 impacts on the trucking industry, and given broadly...
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