Company stresses cargo safety rules preview image Transportation Company stresses cargo safety rules April 20, 2020 BRANCHBURG, N.J. – A company specializing in cargo control technologies is urging fleets to follow proper cargo securement protocols. Kinedyne’s call comes ahead of the Cargo Securement Awareness Month…
Phillips names Rob Phillips CEO preview image Transportation Phillips names Rob Phillips CEO April 20, 2020 SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. — Phillips Industries has appointed Rob Phillips chief executive officer. Rob Phillips, who is president and chief operating officer, replaces Bob Phillips, who has been…
CBSA updates Sask. checkpoint hours preview image Transportation CBSA updates Sask. checkpoint hours April 20, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canada Border Services Agency has updated the hours of service for four border crossings in Saskatchewan. The affected checkpoints are at Carievale, Estevan Highway, Northgate…
MTO lifts reduced load restrictions preview image Transportation MTO lifts reduced load restrictions April 18, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has temporarily lifted reduced load period restrictions for truck drivers in Southern Ontario. It is aimed at supporting Ontario’s need to move…
Open-ended free-meal program kicks off preview image Transportation Open-ended free-meal program kicks off April 17, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The country has witnessed an outpouring of support for truck drivers following the Covid-19 outbreak, but one group in Toronto is taking the generosity a step further.
18 Wheels promotes Wen, Lai preview image Transportation 18 Wheels promotes Wen, Lai April 17, 2020 BURNABY, B.C. – Burnaby-based 18 Wheels Warehousing and Trucking has announced two key appointments. Adrian Wen has been promoted to CEO and Meng Lai to CFO. Wen has more…
Leah Andronyk joins Ocean Trailer team preview image Transportation Leah Andronyk joins Ocean Trailer team April 17, 2020 WINNIPEG, Man. — Ocean Trailer has appointed Leah Andronyk to its operations management team. Andronyk has several years of experience in the trailer industry. She most recently worked as…
Trump calls truckers ‘foot soldiers’ preview image Transportation Trump calls truckers ‘foot soldiers’ April 16, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump on Thursday praised America’s 3.5 million truck drivers as “foot soldiers” in the war against the Covid-19 pandemic. The president was speaking at a…
ATA chief named to White House panel preview image Transportation ATA chief named to White House panel April 16, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations president and CEO Chris Spear is among transportation leaders named by President Donald Trump to the administration’s Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups.
Fleets try to stop the spread of Covid-19 preview image Transportation Fleets try to stop the spread of Covid-19 April 15, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. – Major U.S. fleets are going the extra mile in trying to protect their employees from Covid-19, company executives said Wednesday. They were speaking at a webinar on…
CBSA is at the forefront of the Covid-19 fight preview image Transportation CBSA is at the forefront of the Covid-19 fight April 15, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – With the catchy hashtag #NowIsNotTheTime, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is trying to spread awareness about new restrictions imposed by the federal government to stop the…
CBSA reduces service hours at 27 sites preview image Transportation CBSA reduces service hours at 27 sites April 15, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. — The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced the temporary reduction of service hours at 27 low-traffic ports of entry (POE) along the Canada-U.S. border.
Isaac appoints two new executives preview image Transportation Isaac appoints two new executives April 14, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – Isaac Instruments has appointed Samuel O’Neill business development manager for Eastern Canada, the company announced Tuesday. O’Neill has been with Isaac for more than 13 years.
BYD to donate medical supplies preview image Transportation BYD to donate medical supplies April 14, 2020 LOS ANGELES, Calif. – BYD will donate medical supplies worth $1 million to transit agencies and first responders in the U.S. and Canada, the Chinese electric vehicle giant…
ONroute extends free coffee offer preview image Transportation ONroute extends free coffee offer April 14, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — ONroute is extending its Keep ON Trucking initiative, and offering truck drivers free coffee every Wednesday until mid-May. The travel-plaza chain launched the initiative last week.
