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.

MEET ELIAS DEMANGOS, THE 31-YEAR-OLD PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF FORTIGO

I’ve been spending some time lately with Elias Demangos, founder and president of Fortigo Freight Systems, getting to know him for a profile that will appear in an upcoming issue…

US trailer orders remain solid

COLUMBUS, Ind. – According to ACT Research, October wasn’t the best month for trailer orders. Despite exceed 33,000 units, trailer orders were down 7% from September and 30% from October…

ATA Truck Tonnage Index increases in October

ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index went up 1.9% in October. According to the ATA, in October, the index equaled 135.7 (2000=100), up from 133.1…

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.

Reduction in hours at Raymond Port of Entry questioned

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following last week’s announcement by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that it would reduce operational hours at the Raymond, Mon. Port of Entry, calls to reverse…

Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia becomes a zero landfill operation

  SANTA ANA, Calif. –  Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia (YTMV) has become the latest Yokohama facility to become a zero landfill operation, the company announced today. According to Yokohama, all…

Highway 401 Section of the New Parkway Now Open

WINDSOR, ON -- The final stretch of the new Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway opened to traffic on Saturday, eventually connecting with the Gordie Howe International Bridge, linking Windsor to Detroit.

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.

B.C., Ontario Poised to Drive Canadian Economy in 2016

TORONTO, ON -- A changing of the guard in Canadian growth is well underway, with British Columbia and Ontario poised to be the biggest drivers in a still-sluggish Canadian economy next year, according to new report from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), and that could force some trucking companies to rethink how they are doing business.

Daimler Trucks to Make New Medium Duty Engines in Detroit

DETROIT, MI -- Daimler Trucks on Friday announced it is making a big financial investment to enable production of the new Detroit DD5 and DD8 medium duty engines at Detroit's headquarters and manufacturing facility in Redford, MI. Joined by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, and nearly 2,000 United Auto Workers employees, the company celebrated the announcement of the new lines of DD5 and DD8 medium duty engines and officially launched production of the company's Detroit DT12 automated manual transmission, previously manufactured in Germany. The new engines, first announced at the 2014 American Trucking Associations annual conference, will be available in select Daimler Truck North America vehicles by the end of 2016.

B.C. Truck Parking Project Runs into Opposition

SURREY, BC - There is increasing opposition to a plan to build a facility to allow hundreds of trucks to park in a part of British Columbia. Local groups and residents are lining up against the company GG Metro Holdings, which wants to construct the facility in Surrey on nearly 80 acres on three parcels of land near 16th Avenue, according to The Vancouver Sun newspaper.

Minister Concerned About Truck Wheel Separations

TORONTO, ON -- Truck wheel separations have gotten the attention of one government official who is calling on the trucking industry to step up and address the problem before more people are hurt or killed.

Hours of operation reduced at Raymond Port of Entry

GREAT FALLS, Mon. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced yesterday (Nov. 19) that it would be reducing its operational hours at the Raymond, Mon. Port of Entry effective…

Montana Commercial Entry Port Cutting Back Hours

RAYMOND, MT -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the reduction of operational hours from 24 hours per day to 16 hours per day at the Raymond, MT port of entry (POE), effective Dec. 27.