Truck News

Happy 30th work anniversary Kathy Penner!

With this issue we celebrate an important milestone: Associate publisher Kathy Penner’s 30th work anniversary.

Red River College names classroom after Maxim Truck & Trailer following $100K gift

WINNIPEG, Man. -- Red River College has named a classroom after Maxim Truck & Trailer, in thanks of a $100,000 donation made last year.

OTA forecast: Carriers look ahead to 2014 with cautious optimism

TORONTO, Ont. -- Carriers participating in the Ontario Trucking Association’s (OTA) fourth quarter survey of business conditions reported improved freight volumes in three of the four lane segments, which are monitored by the OTA.

Canada Cartage delivers 10,000 articles of new clothing to low income families

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Canada Cartage partnered with the Peel Children’s Aid Foundation by providing new clothing to low income families in the area.

LEADERS: Talking safety with Ryder’s Pushpa Poisson

TORONTO, Ont. -- Ryder Canada was recently presented with an Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) safety achievement award, for recording an injury rate in its Canadian warehouses that was 25% lower than the industry average for...

Infrastructure improvements a success, MTA says

WINNIPEG, Man. – Major trade routes should be constructed and maintained to a higher standard, the Manitoba Trucking Association insists.

Trucks for Change and Shaw Tracking join forces to promote serving charities in need

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – A new video, Filling Trucks, Fulfilling Needs, produced by Shaw Tracking in collaboration with Trucks For Change will highlight the need for support at charities and communities across Canada.

Tallman Truck Centre produces how-to video for parked re-gens

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Tallman Truck Centre has released an interactive training video outlining the best practices for performing a parked regeneration on an EPA10-compliant International truck.

Caravan announces rebranding initiative, new Web site

TORONTO, Ont. -- Caravan Logistics has a new name and look. The company has been rebranded Caravan Group of Companies as part of a rebranding effort aimed at bringing Caravan’s complementary operating units under one corporate umbrella.

Spot market freight volumes climb in October: TransCore

TORONTO, Ont. -- Canadian spot market freight volumes increased 7% in October, according to the TransCore Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index.

Rates climbed slightly in September: CGFI

TORONTO, Ont. -- Canadian ground transportation rates went up 1.1% in September, according to the latest Canadian General Freight Index.

Premier Kathleen Wynne congratulates ATSSA on its 75th anniversary

TORONTO, Ont. -- Ontario’s Premier Kathleen Wynne has extended greetings and congratulated the Automotive Transportation Service Superintendents’ Association (ATSSA) on its 75th Anniversary this year.

Lubecore wins trademark appeal, hires new US executive director

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. -- Lubecore International has won a court ruling that will allow it to resume selling its automated lubrication systems in the US and has hired a new executive director to do so.

CTA issues white paper exploring transportation of dangerous goods by truck

OTTAWA, Ont. -- With the transportation of dangerous goods on the radar of federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt following a devastating train wreck in Lac Megantic earlier this year, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is looking at its own...

Apps Express first company to lease space in new B.C. industrial park

DELTA, B.C. -- Apps Express is the first tenant to commit to moving into a new Boundary Bay Industrial Park near Deltaport, Canada’s largest container terminal.