Transportation
U.S. Traffic Delays, Increased Cargo Theft Chances This Week
ORLANDO, FL; AUSTIN, TX and, JERSEY CITY, NJ -- Trucking fleets and drivers that are going to be operating in the U.S. this week face more than their usual challenges with expectations of greatly increased traffic and a higher risk of cargo thefts.
Trucking Company Faces More Than $3 Million in Fines
EDMONTON, AB - Police in Edmonton have charged a locally based trucking company with over $3 million in commercial vehicle related fines this month due to more than 1,900 alleged violations. The Edmonton Police Service's Commercial Vehicle Inspection Detail says it received information AB Gill Trucking Ltd. that was allegedly carrying loads over the allowed weight limits. The investigation began on Sept. 25, 2015, following an anonymous tip. Many of the company's trucks were being used to transport soil to a waste management facility on Yellowhead Trail and 170 Street. From Aug. 15 to Sept. 19, 2015, the trucking company made 1907 trips to the waste management facility, according to police. Also, trucks operated by the same company were reported to be overweight by at least one ton on each visit. One truck was allegedly recorded as nearly 18 tons overweight.
The Impact of Truck Driver Wellness Programs
It's logical to think that helping drivers improve their physical health and general well-being will make a dent in the runaway turnover rates now endemic at many motor carriers. Yet when executives at several large and respected long-haul fleets talk about why they rolled out driver health and wellness programs and why they keep investing in those initiatives, it's apparent they seek to achieve something more altruistic than merely quelling driver churn.
B.C. Port Trucking Commissioner Orders Back Pay for Drivers
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Office of the British Columbia Port Trucking Commissioner on Friday released a series of rulings that truck drivers are owned more than $150,000 in back wages as part of an agreement that ended a 2014 strike at the Port of Metro Vancouver.
