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Canadian spot market load volumes outgrow equipment volumes in February

TORONTO – TransCore Link Logistics’ Canadian spot market continued its upward trend with a significant 20% increase in daily freight availability in February compared to January. Total truck volumes declined…

Learning from the Best Fleets

What the Best Fleets To Drive For are doing to stand out against the competition

FMCSA is ‘very close’ to reaching decision on HOS changes

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is close to reaching a decision on proposed hours of service changes, thanks to data collected from those fleets…

Winner of Lee J. Crittenden Memorial Award named

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI) awarded its highest award, the Lee J. Crittenden Memorial Award to Kevin Burch, president of Jet Express. The award was…

Bison wins TCA Fleet Safety Award for ninth year in a row

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – For the ninth consecutive year, Winnipeg’s Bison Transport has been named the grand prize winner for the large carrier category in the Truckload Carriers Association’s annual…

Bison’s Ester Nemeth wins Driver of the Year Award at TCA convention

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Ester Nemeth, a long-time professional truck driver for Bison Transport was named the winner of the Company Driver of the Year Award at the 81st annual…

Winner of Highway Angel of the Year award revealed

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Brian Snell of Pottle’s Transportation has been named the 2018 Highway Angel of the Year. The former paramedic, Marine Corps veteran, and rescue worker at Ground…

Compensation is key to reducing turnover: Panel

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Want to keep your drivers from jumping over the fence to greener pastures? Pay them adequately, and on time. That was the message at this year’s…

CarriersEdge reveals Best Fleets to Drive For overall winners

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Prime Inc. has been named the best overall large carrier in the Best Fleets To Drive For program. The Best Fleets survey and contest, now in…

2019 Shell Rotella SuperRigs location revealed

ALBERT LEA, Minn. — The 37th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs will be held July 25-27 1 at Trail’s Travel Center which is located right off Interstate 35 in Albert Lea,…

WTFC, Crossroads launch scholarship program

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – The Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada (WTFC) along with Crossroads Truck Training Academy announced today a new joint scholarship program. Shelley Uvanile-Hesch and Ken Adams “In celebration…

New HR-related blog series coming to TruckNews.com

OTTAWA, Ont. — Need to step up your HR game? No problem. There’s a new blog series coming to TruckNews.com and it’s all about how to innovate your existing HR…

Trailcon’s Boughton era coming to an end

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- It’s next to impossible to mention Trailcon without speaking of its outspoken founder, Al Boughton. His name is virtually synonymous with the trailer leasing empire he established some 26 years ago. But on Jan. 31, the company announced that senior vice-president and general manager Jerry Brown would take over as president, marking the end of an era with Boughton at the helm.

Making the case for millennials

TORONTO, Ont. – Millennials get a bad rap. They’re labelled as lazy, entitled narcissists who are always on their smartphones. But if you want to hire millennials into your business…

Ford introduces new F-600, Transit

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Ford announced at the Work Truck Show a new F-600 Super Duty chassis cab. The Class 5 truck has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 22,000…