Truck News

Is trucking in your DNA?

I had the most interesting conversation the other day with an old friend of mine. He recently signed up for DNA testing and his results had just come in.

Like a lamb to slaughter: Part 3

THE STORY SO FAR...Mark has put the accident in Ontario behind him and delivered a load of snowmobile parts to Vancouver. Bud gives him a load of livestock from B.C. to Quebec, and a return load back to B.C., to be driven in a convoy with two...

TSQ: What are your thoughts on the newer generation of engines?

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Our cover story from last issue, ‘Dirty players,’ revealed that tampering of emissions controls for truck engines is both widespread and easily attainable. The so-called DPF Delete process is a booming...

New software capabilities make McLeod solutions available to Canadian carriers, logistics suppliers

BIRMINGHAM, AL  -- The release of LoadMaster, PowerBroker, and LoadMaster LTL version 11.2, will provide Canadian customers with new functionality and business process automation, says McLeod Software.

EOBRs will force carriers to deal with driver issues: task force

OTTAWA, Ont. -- An electronic onboard recorder (EOBR) mandate in Canada could be the “game-changer” that finally forces forcing some carriers to deal with driver issues, according to the CTA’s Blue Ribbon Task Force.

Best Fleets to Drive For seminar series adds eCompliance as sponsor

MARKHAM, Ont. -- CarriersEdge, a provider of online driver improvement solutions, today announcedthe addition of eCompliance as a sponsor for the 2013 Best Fleets to Drive For Seminar Series.  

Trailer Wizards celebrating half-century with customer appreciation events

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Trailer Wizards will be celebrating it’s 50th anniversary with customer appreciation events across Canada this spring. The company started with a single Can-Car trailer purchased in British Columbia on April 30, 1963...

Study finds significant jump in number of carriers adopting e-logs

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Shaw Tracking is enthusiastic about the results from Transport Capital Partners’ latest Business Expectations Survey, which found a significant increase in the percentage of carriers using e-logs across their...

LEADERS: Wes Armour on the evolution of Armour Transportation Systems and the importance of being a total supplier of supply chain services

Q: With the recession a few years behind us, a slow but hopefully durable recovery is placing the emphasis once again on growth. What are the most important steps Armour Transportation Systems has undertaken the last couple of years to enhance...

EXCLUSIVE: GTA truck dealer pleads guilty to rolling back odometers

BRAMPTON, Ont. -- A Brampton used truck dealership has pled guilty to fraud after rolling back the odometer readings on some 21 trucks sold within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

Canadian Freight Index volume surges 24% in March: TransCore

TORONTO, Ont. -- TransCore’s Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index has rebounded from February’s low levels with a 24% increase in month-over-month volume in March. Year-over-year volume remained behind March 2012 levels by 11%.

Navistar starts shipping ProStars with MaxxForce 13 engines early

LISLE, Ill. -- Navistar has started shipping its first International ProStar units powered by the company's SCR-based MaxxForce 13 engine. The first units began shipping April 26 – ahead of schedule, according to the company – from...

Detroit’s DT12 automated transmission now in full production

GAGGENAU, Germany -- The first production model Detroit DT12 automated manual transmissions are now rolling off an assembly line at Daimler’s Gagennau, Germany powertrain plant.

Flo components appoints two new Ontario sales managers

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Flo Components has appointed Greg Pottruff as territory sales manager for Southwestern Ontario and Dave Secord as territory sales manager for Eastern Ontario. Company officials say the primary focus of Pottruff and...

Can insurance companies separate meaningful data from all the noise about to be generated by telematics?

As regulators restrict the kinds of data insurers use for pricing models, the data-centric insurance industry is turning to a potentially revolutionary new source, User-Based-Insurance (UBI) or Telematics, in an attempt to more accurately...