Today's Trucking Staff

OTA launches exclusive C-TPAT seal product line

TORONTO -- The Ontario Trucking Association is launching a unique line of C-TPAT-compliant trailer seals for the trucking industry after entering into an exclusive national arrangement with One Seal Inc.

PacLease opens doors to new S. Ontario locations

LONDON, Ont. -- Paccar Leasing continues to expand its franchise network in Canada, with the addition of two locations in southern Ontario this month.

Kinedyne taps new customer service GM

TORONTO -- Kinedyne Canada, a provider of cargo control devices, has named Romolo Di Vito as the company's new inside sales and customer service manager.

Wife of murdered trucker appeals to industry

BROCKVILLE, Ont. -- Nicole Woods is reaching out to the trucking industry to help find out what led to her trucker husband's death in last month.

FMCSA hires medical center to study truckers’ back pain

WASHINGTON -- The impacts of lower back pain on truck drivers is being studied by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Complete truck crash study now available

WASHINGTON -- The Large Truck Crash Causation Study announced by U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this past spring is now available to the public.

OTA to supply accident reporting kits

TORONTO -- The Ontario Trucking Association has announced yet another supplier venture by entering into an exclusive provincial arrangement with Trieagle Marketing Team to provide members with more compliance product options, the centerpiece of which will be an accident reporting kit.

IRD hired to collect truck and border data for Transport Canada

SASKATOON -- Western traffic management and ITS company International Road Dynamics has been awarded a $3.3 million contract by Transport Canada to collect data on heavy-truck traffic for national roadside surveys program.

ArvinMeritor CVA capabilities support tire inflation system

TROY, Mich. -- ArvinMeritor and Pressure Systems International have signed a deal to support the sales of retrofit kits and aftermarket components for the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI.

New Quebec Kenworth dealership completed

CHICOUTIMI, Que. Kenworth dealers continue gobbling up real estate in Canada -- this time with a new Kenworth du Fjord full-service facility in Chicoutimi, Que.

Leading far north carrier offers to bankroll roadwork

YELLOWKNIFE -- Fed up with financial hurdles slowing down the widening of Old Airport Road, the owner of RTL Robinson Enterprises has told the City of Yellowknife he'll fund the project himself to get it completed.

Big Rig show to double as fundraiser for family of slain trucker

LANSDOWNE, Ont. -- The sixth annual 1000 Islands Big Rig Show in Lansdowne, Ont. this weekend will be dedicated to the memory of a murdered trucker.

Hamilton Port sees Halifax connection as key to intermodal cargo service

HAMILTON, Ont. -- Port of Hamilton authorities haven't given up on a "short sea" shipping strategy in the Great Lakes and are now looking at a Halifax connection to make it happen.

Shovels break ground at new Pacific Highway FAST lane

SURREY, B.C. -- Construction to Hwy 15's new FAST lane for trucks leading to the Pacific Highway Border Crossing in Surrey, B.C. has begun.

Transport Canada puts the brakes on some Ontario rail ops

TORONTO -- Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon announced that CN Rail has been issued a Notice and Order that restricts certain CN train speeds in Ontario.