Today's Trucking Staff

An Ontario court has ruled that Clean Harbors Canada, one of North America’s largest hazardous waste haulers, will not have to cover fire damage to a truck owned and operated by one of its contractors — despite assumptions based on casual conversations…

Ed Bernard, president of Precision Specialized in Burford, Ont., has been named president of the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) for the 2022-23 term.
Bernard also sits on SC&RA’s board of directors, executive committee, …

Rush Enterprises has promoted Gary Willis to vice-president of marketing and communications. The operator of commercial vehicle dealerships announced that Karen Konecny, who has worked in the role since 2010, will retire on June 22.
Willis has served a…

A coroner’s inquest will be held into the death of a dump truck driver who was injured at Vale’s Copper Cliff nickel refinery in Sudbury, Ont.
Ronald Charles Lepage, 59, died in hospital on April 6, 2017, following injuries sustained while disposing wa…

Erika Myers, an electric vehicle advocate, has been selected as the first executive director of the Charging Interface Initiative North America (CharIN).
CharIN is a global association dedicated to accelerating the shift to electric vehicles (EV) by ad…

The Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) is suing the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in a bid to secure at least four model years of lead time before new emission standards are enacted.
The U.S. Congress has already established such …

Kevin Blackman, a recruiting and retention specialist at Armour Transportation Systems, was named national recruiter of the year during the 2022 National Recruiting and Retention Symposium in Truro, N.S.
The 22-year trucking veteran who began his caree…

Traffic to Ritchie Bros. auctions appears to signal continued strength in the market for used equipment.
A regional auction in B.C. set a new record last week, selling more than $35 million in equipment, while the U.S. Rocky Mountain event recorded US$…

A three-day human trafficking awareness initiative recorded no fewer than 163 events including documented cases of human trafficking or signs the crime may be occurring.
The data from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance emerges following the first i…