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TRUCKING WITH TOM: EPISODE 18: Stuck in Buda, Texas

March 4, 2014BlogBuda, Buda Texas, Business, Farm to Market Road 1626, Texa, Transportation and Logistics, truck, United StatesTomWiles

TRUCKING WITH TOM: EPISODE 18: Stuck in Buda, Texas

Rural communities get $25M
MARKSTAY-WARREN, Ont. – The federal and provincial governments said Tuesday they will offer $25 million for eight road and bridge projects in rural communities in Northern, Central and Eastern Ontario. It was the latest infrastructure program announced by the two governments. Last week, $25 million was allotted for 11 projects in Western Ontario. The new […]
Feds remain committed to June 2021 ELD rollout
TORONTO, Ont. – Transport Canada remains committed to the June 2021 rollout of electronic logging devices (ELDs) for federally regulated operations, even though a related third-party testing and certification process has yet to be finalized. “Transport Canada is on track to meet the coming-into-force timelines for electronic logging devices,” a Transport Canada spokeswoman said in […]
U.S. extends emergency relief for specific Covid-19 loads
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended its Modified Emergency Declaration through Aug. 14, offering regulatory relief for those hauling specific Covid-19 emergency supplies. A previous exemption had been set to expire today. It eases Hours of Service (HoS) rules in specific situations, and was first issued March 13 following […]
Governors embrace zero-emission truck targets
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fifteen American states and the District of Columbia are calling on all new trucks and buses to be zero-emission vehicles no later than 2050. The Multi-State Zero Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Memorandum calls for 30% of new truck and bus sales to reach the emissions-related targets by 2030. Signatories include California, […]
Truck arrivals fall 9% during July 6-12
OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering the country dropped 9% to 104,008 during the week of June 6-12 from 114,787 in the same period last year, the Canada Border Services Agency said Tuesday. In the previous week, truck arrivals had returned to normal for the first time since Covid-19 struck four months […]
Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel Moroun dies at 93
DETROIT, Mich. – Trucking magnate Manuel (Matty) Moroun, who owned the Ambassador Bridge and waged a war against the construction of a new bridge nearby, has passed away. He was 93. Detroit media reports said Moroun died of heart failure Sunday. The Ambassador Bridge, linking Detroit and Windsor, Ont., is the busiest border crossing between […]
U.S. trucking industry moved 11.84B tons of freight last year
ARLINGTON, Va. – The trucking industry moved 11.84 billion tons of freight in the U.S. last year, including 67.7% of surface freight between the U.S. and Canada. That according to the American Trucking Associations’ American Trucking Trends 2020 report. The trucking industry generated US$791.7 billion in revenue and employed 3.6 million American drivers. Trucking’s revenues […]
U.S. drops drug charges against trucker
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A truck driver who was arrested in a US$20 million marijuana bust at the Peace Bridge Cargo Facility in Buffalo, N.Y., last month has been freed and returned to Canada, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western New York said Monday. Prabjot Nagra, 26, was arrested June 25 after U.S. Customs and Border […]
Truckers strike it rich in lottery draws
TORONTO, Ont. – Two truck drivers have won $100,000 each in separate draws, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) said Monday. Thinesh Nadarasa won $100,000 by matching the last six of seven Encore numbers in exact order for a Lotto 6/49 draw in May, the OLG said. The 35-year-old from Brampton discovered his winning […]
ECONOMIC WATCH: Driver shortage, low truck production to push up spot market rates
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The U.S. CARES Act is incentivizing laid-off truck drivers to stay home, and creating a driver shortage, which is pushing up spot market rates. That’s according to ACT Research’s Freight Forecast: U.S. Rate and Volume Outlook report. Its survey-based measure of the direction of spot rates turned to a 10% year-over-year increase […]
Canadian fleets top Plaid for Dad fundraising
TORONTO, Ont. – Canadian fleets have once again counted themselves among the top fundraisers in the fight against prostate cancer, supporting the Plaid for Dad campaign. Sutco Transportation Specialists of Salmo, B.C. was the top workplace fundraiser for Prostate Cancer Canada’s annual campaign, raising $22,152, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) reports. Tandet of Oakville, Ont. […]
Canadian among Highway Angels
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Canadian is among three truck drivers recognized as Highway Angels by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). David Hill (left), a driver with Challenger Motor Freight of Cambridge, Ont., was honored for rushing to help a 16-year-old driver who hit black ice and skidded off the road north of Fargo, N.D., in […]
Toronto automates speed enforcement
TORONTO, Ont. — The City of Toronto has begun issuing tickets in Community Safety Zones near schools as part of its Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program. The initiative kicked off Monday. The ASE system uses a camera and a speed measurement device to detect and capture images of vehicles, including commercial trucks, traveling in excess […]
Engineering from home
LAVAL, Que. – As trucking industry office workers from across North America adapt to the realities of working from home, it should come as no surprise that engineers have employed some fairly clever ways to get the job done. At Nordresa, a Laval, Que.-based developer of electrified powertrains recently acquired by Dana, a tight-knit group […]
Montreal trucker arrested in deadly crash
MONTREAL, Que. – A truck driver has been arrested in connection with a deadly crash in Laval, Que., last August, Quebec provincial police announced Thursday. Jagmeet Grewal, 54, of Montreal has been charged with dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm, they said. Four people were killed and another 15 injured in […]
OOIDA offering course for owner-operators
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. – Aspiring owner-operators can take a three-day course, offered by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA). The course, dubbed Truck to Success, is being offered by live video conference Oct. 26-28. “For a variety of reasons, many businesses tend to fail within the first year of operating. Let us help you navigate […]
PMTC endorses early contact tracing
MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) has endorsed the use of contact tracing to help stop the spread of Covid-19. “To flatten the curve, as the medical community refers to it, early warning of the transmission of the Covid-19 virus is key to stopping the spread,” the organization said in […]
Truck collisions surge in Ontario
TORONTO, Ont. – “People are dying,” Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said in frustration as he recounted grim crash statistics involving commercial vehicles in Ontario. Last year, there were 8,432 crashes and 96 deaths involving trucks in OPP patrolled areas. That was the highest number of commercial vehicle collisions and fatalities in more than […]
N.B. travel registration service opens
FREDERICTON, N.B. — New Brunswick has launched a travel registration program to make trips to the province smooth during Covid-19. “Each person who registers will receive a travel registration number which can then be presented to border control officers at the point of crossing,” the province said Thursday. It said the program is designed to […]
Fleet Safety Council conference shifts to Oct. 2 webinar
ETOBICOKE, Ont. – Ontario’s Fleet Safety Council has opened registration for its 29th annual education conference, and this year the event will come in the form of a webinar. The Oct. 2 event will include an Ontario Trucking Association update from Geoff Wood, senior vice-president – policy; an insurance update by Todd MacGillivray, Northbridge Insurance’s […]

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