An attorney for a Texas trucker whose rig was filled with ammunition when he crossed the Mexican border said a re-enactment conducted Thursday confirms that his client simply made a wrong turn and wasn’t trying to smuggle thousands of bullets into Mexico. A Mexican court allowed local prosecutors and Jabin Bogan’s lawyer to gather with […]

Ancra Canada has appointed George Bates as regional sales manager for Atlantic and Central Canada. Bates brings with him more than 25 years of experience in sales and service to the heavy-duty transportation industry, including 10 years of previous load securement sales experience, six years specifically with Ancra as a territory manager. He has been

Alberta’s top drivers from across the province descended on the Rosenau Transport yard Calgary to compete in the AMTA Truck Driving Champtionship June 16. The annual event, hosted by Alberta Motor Transport Association, challenges each driver to demonstrate his or her driving and inspection skills, knowledge and professionalism through a series of rigourous tests. The

It’s 10 a.m. and Bobby Costine is winding down, his workday on the verge of being complete. His blue eyes show a bit of exhaustion and he’s ready for his salad from the work cafeteria and his afternoon nap. At the start of his work day, at midnight, most of Polk County is tucked away

The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers decreased 2.3% in April compared with March results, according to results published today by the Canadian General Freight Index. The Base Rate Index, which excludes the impact of accessorial charges assessed by carriers, decreased by 2.0% when compared to March. Average fuel surcharges assessed by carriers have

As of Tuesday, June 26, reported FMCSA Senior Transportation Specialist Bryan Price, language was added to the public Compliance, Safety, Accountability Safety Measurement System website, the SAFER website and to results from the Pre-Employment Screening Program that underscores the lack of crash responsibility in crash data. “We’ve added language to all our websites,” he said,

Each year, truck drivers rack up almost 400 billion miles transporting goods across the United States. Now, truckers are putting those miles to good use by participating in an initiative to stop human trafficking. “They’re the eyes and ears of our nation’s highways. They see things that we don’t,” Kylla Leeburg, with Truckers Against Trafficking,

A sign posted in the office proclaims ‘This is Detroit,’ and it is right in every sense of the word. This is the home of a brand that shares its name with America’s motor city, and the Detroit name is gradually taking hold as the Diesel reference is removed from old Detroit Diesel signs around