Ice-road mushers face tough sledding

NOME, Alaska -- The 2010 edition of the 1,150-mile Iditarod dog-sled race is history.

Family praises trucker for heroics

ARLINGTON, Va. -- A Werner Enterprises truck driver is being praised for saving the life of a 7-year-old girl.

TOP 100: Industry snapshot shows fleets getting fit

TORONTO -- We were putting the finishing touches on this year's Top 100 For-Hire carrier charts when into our inbox dropped another chart -- this one from Nulogx Transportation Management. They're the rate-tracking people who produce the monthly Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI).

Your kids’ tuition bill? There’s an app for that

TORONTO -- Got a bright young'un or two headed to post-secondary school? Would you like a little something to help offset those ungainly education costs?

Trucker’s widow campaigns for more safe places to park

WASHINGTON -- Hope Rivenburg was pregnant with twins the night her truck-driver husband Jason was killed.

Hero Chuck Sibley does Navistar proud

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Engine maker Navistar prides itself on innovation and performance. But it wasn't just horsepower or torque that the folks around head office were boasting about last month,

Lousy roads contest rewards best of the worst

HOUSTON -- Got a tale to tell about a particularly nasty stretch of highway? And do you like NASCAR racing?

Goodbye recession, hello Truck World

TORONTO -- Wandering amidst more than 300 exhibitors spread around 300,000 square feet of exhibition space, visitors to last week's Truck World 2010 show seemed like a pretty happy bunch. There was an upbeat buzz in the air.

Mechanic Class: There’s an APPS for that

TORONTO -- APPS Transport driver and Ontario Road Knight Guy Broderick dusted off his urban-driving skills this week delivering a load of 16 V6 and V8 engines to Toronto's Central Tech High School, part of a donation of some 128 motors from General Motors

highwaySTAR of the Year spent life helping people, on and off road

TORONTO -- Growing up in a boy's home in Montreal, alongside about 200 other young guys with equally unenviable childhoods, the two constants in Cliff Lammeren's youth were fighting and alcohol.

Ice Road Truckers leaves viewers frozen in seats

ALASKA -- Never mind worrying about whether the Lost crew will ever make it off that island for good.

Shippers amour Armour

TORONTO -- One of Atlantic Canada's best known truckers was honored by a group of Canadian shippers.

Female drivers easier on equipment?

MIAMI - - "Women." That was Ellen Voie's rapid-fire response when todaystrucking.com asked her to guess which sex took better care of the family wheels.

Supply chain lagging in use of social media: consultant

TORONTO -- A consultant who specializes in the use of social media says logistics and transport providers are lagging behind other industries in applying the latest web-based technology for business purposes.

Lessons learned for Volvo

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- We've heard our share of complaints from Volvo owners about some of the EPA-'07-configured trucks, so we felt compelled to ask Volvo about the status of those concerns.