TORONTO, Ont. – Jean-Claude Fortin, president and CEO of JE Fortin in St-Bernard de Lacolle, Que., has been named chairman of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA).He begins a two-year term, replacing Scott Smith of JD Smith & Sons.
Jean-Claude Fort…
New holiday destination opens to Sydneysiders from NEXT MONTH as New South Wales successfully suppresses COVID-19
The Northern Territory will open its borders to Australians from Greater Sydney
From October 9 Sydney will no…
DURING this pandemic there have been many heroes. Along with the NHS and carers we must not forget the long-distance lorry drivers who for four months, 24/7, have transported goods into and out of Scotland along the umbilical chords that are the M74, A…
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(Reuters) – Digital road freight platform Sennder on Wednesday said it will form a joint venture with Italian logistics operator Poste Italiane that will move parcels and mail between sor…
TORONTO, Ont. – The Canada Border Services Agency has expanded a program that involves collecting personal contact information from drivers on behalf of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).The initiative, first reported by trucknews.com, is now i…
The real meaning of mysterious green dots found on highways on Australia’s east coast – and why people want them used nationwide
Road safety advocate groups shared images of posts with reflective green dots
Dots indicate to drive…
They are a throwback to a golden era of motoring, when cars were a little less reliable, the open road a bit more unpredictable and grinding to a halt in the middle of nowhere was significantly more stressful.Whereas today’s cossetted motorists have a …
We have just completed our round-up of criminals locked-up in May but now it is time for another run in June.
People have been locked up for all manner of criminal offences with M.E.N. reporters there to cover the most serious.
There was the drug add…
Edinburgh based, Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes has added three new cranes to its fleet during the Spring of 2020. A Spierings SK1265-AT6 that entered service on March 1st was recently joined by two Liebherr models with 50-tonne and a 230-tonne capacitie…
A popular ice cream seller from Falmouth has died after catching coronavirus.
The funeral of Alan Hitchens took place at Truro’s Penmount Crematorium earlier today, although due to coronavirus restrictions only a small number of his close family and fr…
PERRY, Kan. (AP) Divers have recovered the body of a Kansas trash truck driver who was reported missing on Friday.
Authorities say 32-year-old Bernard Singleton, of Topeka, apparently lost control of his truck west of Perry during inclement weather Fri…
‘Beloved’ mother-of-two Beverley Gill died from multiple injuries after the vehicle she was travelling in was in collision with a HGV on a busy road.
The 61-year-old front-seat passenger was trapped inside the Toyota Hilux pick-up truck following the c…
– Manufacturers of semi-trailers have been improving the load-bearing capacities, and loading and unloading technology to meet range of heavy cargo transportation demands.
– Governments’ spending in numerous economies to improve road infras…
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Adding to its already expansive collection of true crime documentaries, Netflix has just released The Pharmacist, which details the tragic murder of Danny Schneider in 1999.
Told through the perspective of Danny’…
An HGV driver’s 39-year career came to an abrupt end after he was caught drink-driving in Northumberland .
Anthony Murray, who had no past convictions and a clean driving licence, was spotted sipping booze in his car by members of the public in Hexham …