Great Dane 'great' passes away

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Chris C. F. Hammond, Jr., a trailer industry pioneer and former president of Great Dane Trailers in Savannah, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 3, 2011 at the age of 98.

AMTA wants wrinkles ironed out of distracted driving reg

CALGARY – The Alberta Motor Transport Association is calling on regulators to better clarify how the province's recently announced distracted driving laws will impact the trucking industry.

PMV OKs pilot tests before full-scale truck tracking rule

VANCOUVER -- Port Metro Vancouver (PMV) has accepted an industry recommendation to use of onboard tracking systems at the Port before it considers imposing wholesale requirements on all tractors

XATA partners with reseller

MINNEAPOLIS -- XATA Corp. announced that Barcoding Inc. has become an authorized reseller of XATA's fleet management solutions.

Emerald City port launches 'green' truck program

SEATTLE -- The Port of Seattle’s Clean Truck Program is now in effect, and port authorities say there have been just a few delays as a result.

Driver Daigle's a good-deed dude

MONCTON, N.B. -- Who says truckers aren't chivalrous any more? Paul Daigle was driving along New Brunswick’s Highway 1 last April when he noticed a Midland truck flipped over.

Keeping MDOT boss 'encouraging' for DRIC

LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan Gov.-elect Rick Snyder announced last month his decision to retain the current director of the Michigan Department of Transportation.