Whether it’s on the road, on the ice or under a steeple, 40-year-old truck driver Chris Bender is someone who people look to for guidance and leadership. Bender, a truckload driver for Steed Standard Transport in Stratford, Ontario, ...
Tags: Volvo, truck, Canada-OTA, driver, calling
On a spring afternoon in Oakville Ontario, a tanker truck negotiating a ramp at the QEW at Royal Windsor Drive suddenly rolled over at the mouth of the highway. The driver, suffering from life-threatening injuries, became trapped inside as ...
Tags: Stephen Lill, award, Bridgestone-OTA, truck, hero
A study conducted by the Universidade Estadual de Londrina in Brazil on commercial drivers' use of alcohol and drugs has the American Trucking Associations (ATA) calling on news outlets to stop "their inaccurate and sensationalized ...
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Love’s Travel Stops announced that is has opened a new location in Ritzville, Wash., in Ritzville, Wash., on I-90, Exit 221. A Love’s Truck Tire Care center will open at the facility in December, 2013. Love’s says ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Accessories, truck
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman Rod Sims has given the regulator's perspective on the debate surrounding the market share held by the two major supermarket chains. Mr Sims was speaking at the Australian Food and ...
A study conducted by the Universidade Estadual de Londrina in Brazil on commercial drivers' use of alcohol and drugs has the American Trucking Associations (ATA) calling on news outlets to stop "their inaccurate and sensationalized ...
Tags: Truck, Transportation, Auto Parts
The BC Trucking Association (BCTA) has developed a new skills assessment tool called IDRIVE and is looking for 25 recent immigrants with professional truck-driving experience to participate in a pilot test to be scheduled in November or ...
Tags: Transportation
Prince George, BC: The BC Forest Safety Council (BCFSC) has launched a new health and wellness program focused on increasing the physical activity levels and overall health of log truck drivers in British Columbia. The Healthy Hauler ...
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Based on the communications with Chinese truck drivers, our correspondent concludes that Chinese drivers speak highly of Scania trucks. In July, two Scania trucks, operated by Wenzhou Qingfeng Transportation in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
Two congressmen have introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to write a regulation covering sleep disorders, rather than issue a guidance as it is planning to do. Reps. Larry ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use, sleep products
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tyre companies. It employs approximately 69,000 people and manufactures its products in more than 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centres in Akron, Ohio and ...
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Goodyear has put out a call for heroic professional truck drivers. The company is now accepting nominations for its annual Goodyear Highway Hero Award. Nominations will be accepted until Nov. 29, with winners announced at the Mid-America ...
Tags: Transportation, truck, Auto Parts
Both the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) are supporting new legislation that will require the US government to follow the established rulemaking process when introducing ...
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As Volvo Trucks' first authorized 4S store in the mainland of China, together with Volvo Trucks, Beijing Walker Trading Co. Ltd (Beijing Walker) celebrated its ten year anniversary, toasting to the decade's cooperation which leads to an ...
Tags: Trucks, Transportation
September 2nd 2013, Beijing, China. The hot weather cannot defeat the Fuelwatch players' passion and spirits. After more than five-month intense competition, the 2013 Volvo Trucks Fuelwatch Competition China Final concluded today. 21 ...
Tags: Volvo Trucks, Transportation