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Charges “without merit” says counsel for Rainbow Concrete
SUDBURY, Ont. – Lawyers for Rainbow Concrete are saying the charges against their clients are completely without merit. The company, including its owners and two supervisors, were in an Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury today to answer to charges relating to the 2017 death of a driver who worked for the company.
Apps for That
Whatever you need to do, they say there’s an app to help get it done. From smartphones to telematics devices and electronic logging devices, apps are at your side in the cab and on the road. But If you’ve ever looked at the pile of offerings and wondered what they all do, we have you covered with this list.
Violations — and gender — increase likelihood of crashes
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The next time someone jokes about women drivers, they might want to think about the latest research results from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The institute’s updated crash predictor model continues to identify violations for reckless driving or failing to yield the right of way as the top two behaviors that predict future crashes by truck drivers. But gender appears to play a role as well.
UPDATED: Criminal charges laid in 2017 death of driver
SUDBURY, Ont. – Criminal charges have been laid in the death of a 39-yer-old dump truck driver in 2017. Rheal Dionne was working for Sudbury, Ont.-based Rainbow Concrete when a concrete slab fell on the dump truck he was working in Feb. 15, 2017, trapping him inside.
