Wear Plaid for Trucking and Dad
TORONTO -- You don't have to be Don Cherry or a 1990s grunge rocker from Seattle to pull off plaid. In advance of Father's Day, the Ontario Trucking Association is urging people in trucking to join the legion of Canadians, including at least one OTA carrier, who will be Wearing Plaid for Dad on June 19.
Orders, Purchases for New and Used Trucking Equipment Down
COLUMBUS, IN -- Demand for new and used trucking equipment slowed in April, according to new reports from commercial vehicle data provider ACT Research. Net orders for new Class 8 trucks in North America fell to a 17-month low of 22,400 units while Class 5 through Class 7 posted 17,700 new orders. "These are numbers that would be close to an average monthly reading in an expanding economy, but the current context is that the prior six months' net orders run-rate was 400,000 on an annualized basis and some correction from these unsustainable levels was inevitable," said Jim Meil, principal, industry analysis.
Trucking Investigation Leads to Convictions, Including Murder
ALBANY, GA -- The long arm of the law has caught up to two people in the U.S. in case that started with charges of violating federal trucking regulations, but expanded to include one person receiving a life sentence in prison for trying to kill a co-conspirator. According to news releases from the Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Transportation Department, on May 15, a federal court in Georgia granted a motion filed by federal prosecutors to dismiss charges against Devasko Lewis for conspiracy to criminally violate an imminent hazard out-of-service order issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The dismissal of the federal case was based upon the sentencing of Lewis on April 17 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of a relative of a federal witness.
The Worst Road in Ontario is….
TORONTO -- Algonquin Boulevard West in Timmins tops the list of the just released Canadian Automobile Association's Top 10 Worst Roads in Ontario. Timmins has three roads on the provincial list, while Toronto has two, including Dufferin Street, which previously help the number one spot for three years. Representatives from Ontario Road Builders' Association (ORBA) have reviewed and verified the 2015 Top 10. "We are pleased to see the City of Toronto has begun road resurfacing along Dufferin Street. Although Dufferin and the city were bumped from the top spot by focused efforts in some communities, just over 300 roads in the City of Toronto were nominated, demonstrating the need for council to keep infrastructure as a top priority," said Caroline Grech, government relations, CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO). The 2015 campaign also saw a 26% increase in votes highlighting that the condition of the roads across the province are on the minds of many Ontarians, according to CAA.
Continental Tire Sponsors Big-Rig Truck Racing Series
FORT MILL, SC -- Get ready to start your engines! Continental Tire's Commercial Vehicle Tire group is now the named tire sponsor of the ChampTruck series, North America's competitive big-rig truck racing as the second contest this season is set for this weekend.
U.S. For-Hire Truck Tonnage Softens
ARLINGTON, VA -- The amount of for-hire truck freight moved in the U.S. fell in April to its lowest level in a year, according to the American Trucking Associations. Its seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 3% from the month before following a revised gain of 0.4% in March. The April index reading of 128.6 is the lowest level since April 2014. The all-time high of 135.8 was reached in January 2015.
Tolls Mulled as Solution for Gardiner Expressway Costs
TORONTO -- As the debate continues both inside and outside of Toronto about whether to tear down or rebuild the eastern end of the Gardiner Expressway a new plan has surfaced within the city's government. Some councillors have been discussing the idea of putting tolls along the route for non-Toronto residents, with the money going to pay for repairs and upkeep of the elevated roadway, according to published reports. If such a plan is adopted, the city owned freeway, would either turned over the provincial government or Toronto would at least have to get permission from the Ontario government to implement tolls
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