ST. JOHN’S, Nfld. – Marine Atlantic has altered the schedule for its ferry service as it responds to lower traffic volumes connected to Covid-19.There will continue to be at least two daily crossings between Port aux Basques, Nfld. and North Sydney, N….
OSHAWA, Ont. – Rush Truck Centres of Canada has announced longtime salesman Harvey Butcher has retired.Butcher’s 49-year career concluded May 31. He has spent the last eight years selling new and used trucks and trailers to customers in Durham Region o…
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Michigan-based Rivian, purveyor of electric trucks and SUVs (OK, one electric truck and one SUV, which have been delayed until 2021 because of coronavirus), is going to follow Tesla in trying to insure its own cars. Musk’s…
Naqi Hasnain wasn’t always a truck driver. Before he moved to Canada with his family two years ago, he was a banker in Dubai making good money.
“I used to be a banker. I was into wealth management. It was a totally different sector and I was worki…
100-Year-Old Hockey Stick Found In Otsego Farmhouse AtticIn the hockey crazy city of Elk River, site of the 2014 Hockey Day Minnesota, stories and relics of the games’ past are literally coming out of the woodwork, Bill Hudson reports. WCCO 4 News – …
DALLAS, Texas – Omnitracs is integrating Covid-19 information into its fleet mapping tool, giving fleets a way to identify risks associated with specific locations and routes.“Drivers are on the front lines of national response efforts around this pand…
NAIROBI – These days 40-year-old truck driver Bob Njagi has a lot of free time. He spends much of it meeting colleagues to talk about COVID-19.
Njagi’s contract was terminated after it took too long to deliver goods because of coronavirus restrictions….
NOVI, Mich. — Specialty vehicle manufacturer Spartan Motors has changed its name to The Shyft Group following the divestiture of its emergency response business, the company announced Monday.“For 45 years, the company has gone to market as Spartan.&nbs…
Truck Plaza to include dedicated ADNOC Distribution service station, parking bays, mosque andrestaurants
Abu Dhabi, UAE – 1 June 2020: The Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports and the Middle East’s largest indu…
PHOENIX, Az. – Nikola and Ryder System have terminated an agreement that was to see Ryder exclusively support Nikola’s hydrogen electric semi trucks.“Ryder has been incredible to work with and they have been with us since late 2016,” says Trevor Milton…
Khamis Makaranga did not intend to cause a diplomatic incident. He just wanted to deliver the tomatoes in the back of his truck.
Makaranga plies the highway between Dar es Salaam and Nairobi. Those tomatoes, from Tanzania’s central Iringa region, were …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. regulators have granted the company that provides truck drivers to the movie industry an exemption from pre-employment full query as required under the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse program.The FMCSA says MPCS has its own uniqu…
Drivers and fleet managers must invest in life-saving road safety technology because of a plan to grow the number of cyclists and pedestrians, a leading safety campaigner warns.
The UK Government has announced a £2bn package with the aim of doubling cy…
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Anand Motor Products, an aftermarket supplier based in India, has named Scott Austin sales director for North America as part of its aggressive growth plans.
Scott Austin, sales director, Anand Motor Products. Photo: AMPAustin will …