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OTA calling for zero-tolerance on substance use
THUNDER BAY, ON - The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is calling on the government stand behind fleets who use drug and alcohol testing on their drivers. In an interview with the CBC yesterday, OTA president Stephen Laskowski said the association will be lobbying the government for a zero-tolerance policy for drugs and alcohol for commercial vehicle drivers.
J.B. Hunt, driver to pay US$15.5 million in damages
PHILADELPHIA, PA - A Tennessee truck driver and J.B. Hunt Transport have been found negligent to the tune of more than US$15.5 million in a 2013 collision with a pedestrian. After a three-week trail a jury awarded the damages to Isaac Espinoza who was hit by Ricky L. Hatfield, an independent contractor performing work for broker J.B. Hunt, while he was helping a friend change a tire on the shoulder of I-81 north.
Hyliion is turning diesel engines into hybrids
PITTSBURGH, PA - Hyliion is adding a spark to Class 8 engines. The vehicle hybridizing company launched its second product this week, promising to save fleets up to a combined 30% in fuel costs by electrifying traditional Class 8 tractors. The company's new 6X4HE system can be installed on new trucks or retrofitted on older models to create an electric subsidized Class 8 truck. Hyliion says the system is easily attached to the truck frame, and is self-contained.
