CANADA SHOULDN'T COPY US GHG STANDARDS, SAYS CTA

CANADA SHOULDN'T COPY US GHG STANDARDS, SAYS CTA

TORONTO, ON — The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says that while it’s onside with the principles of the Phase II Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, it doesn’t want Environment Canada to simply piggy back on the GHG plans of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ONE IN FIVE HIGH-RISK EXPORTS NEVER INSPECTED AT BORDER

ONE IN FIVE HIGH-RISK EXPORTS NEVER INSPECTED AT BORDER

OTTAWA, ON — A new report from Canada’s Auditor General has found that one in five high-risk shipments flagged by the Canada Border Services Agency is never inspected.

Auditor General Michael Ferguson’s report notes that exports are vital to Canada’s economy and prosperity, but issues such as CBSA staffing deficiencies and coverage during vacations and sick leaves are threatening border security.

SENATE TO TAKE ANOTHER CRACK AT S.C. ROAD FUNDING THIS WEEK

,COLUMBIA, S.C. — A pair of senators — a Republican and Democrat who are not seeking re-election — plan to spend this week trying to shape a bill to get more money to improve South Carolina roads and get the rest of the Senate to finally go along.

Love’s Truck Stops Acquires Trillium CNG, Adding 37 New Locations

Love’s Travel Stops has entered into an agreement to purchase Trillium CNG, a provider of compressed natural gas (CNG). The agreement will add 37 public-access CNG locations to the Love’s network, bringing the number of Love’s-operated public CNG facilities to 65.

Now in T-shirts: ‘Don’t like trucks? Quit buying stuff’

A few days ago, I was tooling through the grocery store and saw a lady down the aisle from me. She was wearing a T-shirt that said, “Don’t like trucks? Quit buying stuff. Problem solved!” in giant print across the back.

There was no way to miss it. And I had to giggle to myself as I saw other people spying what it said. They read it, kind of looked around. The wheels were turning. Were opinions changed? Who knows, but it got them thinking. That’s for sure.

Trucks showcased at World of Concrete

LAS VEGAS. While Navistar has made a lot of news with the introduction of its new HX Series of Class 8 vocational trucks this week at the World of Concrete show here, other truck makers garnered their share of attention with prominent displays of vocational models as well.

USA TRUCK REPORTS RECORD Q4 AND FULL-YEAR 2015 RESULTS

USA Truck Inc. a leading capacity solutions provider headquartered in Van Buren, Ark., announced its financial results for the three months and year ended Dec. 31, 2015.
For the fourth quarter of 2015, operating revenue was $118.0 million compared to $150.1 million for the prior-year period, reflecting improved pricing offset by lower volume. Base revenue, which excludes fuel surcharges, was $106.5 million compared to $125.8 million for the same period in the prior year.