Knight Transportation chooses Zonar for telematics February 20, 2015 SEATTLE, Wash. — Zonar has announced Knight Transportation has converted its fleet over to the Android-based Zonar 2020 Mobile Tablet for fleet telematics. “Applications that come with the Zonar 2020…
Business Management Fleets can improve fuel economy by 5-8% by optimizing engine paramaters: Report February 20, 2015 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fully optimizing engine paramaters that already exist on today’s modern diesel engines can allow fleets to improve fuel economy by 5-8%. That was the finding of a…
Business Management Mullen feels impact of declining oil prices, says diversification will help weather storm February 13, 2015 OKOTOKS, Alta. — Mullen Group felt the impact of falling oil prices in the fourth quarter of 2014, with oilfield services revenue slipping 11.7% on the quarter and 3.1% on…
Canada’s spot market volumes start year strong preview image Business Management Canada’s spot market volumes start year strong February 12, 2015 TORONTO, Ont. — Canada’s spot market started the year with its second highest January load volumes on record, according to TransCore Link Logistics. Month-over-month and year-over-year volumes were down 1%…
Business Management Stemco buys ATDynamics February 12, 2015 LONGVIEW, Texas — Stemco has announced its acquisition of trailer tail manufacturer ATDynamics. The business will be rolled into Stemco’s Innovative Tire and Mileage Solutions (ITMS) division. ATDynamics manufactures trailer…
Business Management Canada Cartage to “vigorously” defend overtime class action lawsuit February 12, 2015 TORONTO, Ont. — Canada Cartage today acknowledged an Ontario Superior Court ruling that allows a class action lawsuit against the company over unpaid overtime to proceed, and indicated it was…
Kriska awards Harley-Davidson to winner of Fuel Reduction Challenge preview image Business Management Kriska awards Harley-Davidson to winner of Fuel Reduction Challenge February 11, 2015 PRESCOTT, Ont. — When the snow melts, Robert Lavergne will be riding high on the hawg. The professional driver for Kriska was just awarded a Dyna Street Bob Harley-Davidson for…
Business Management Class action lawsuit against Canada Cartage allowed to proceed February 11, 2015 TORONTO, Ont. — A $100-million class action lawsuit against Canada Cartage over unpaid overtime has been given the green light to proceed, by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The…
Business Management CP Rail could be hit by strike as early as Feb. 15 February 11, 2015 CALGARY, Alta. — Canadian Pacific has received notice that more than 3,000 locomotive engineers and conductors could walk off the job as early as 12:01 a.m. Feb. 15. The workers…
Look out for hard-charging Volvo in Class 8 market share battle preview image Business Management Look out for hard-charging Volvo in Class 8 market share battle February 4, 2015 TORONTO, Ont. – The Daimler- and Paccar-owned truck manufacturers enjoyed solid truck sales performances in November, Brought to you by: data from the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association indicates. Daimler-owned…
Business Management Weathering winter February 3, 2015 CITT’s Success in the West panel looks at logistics challenges and solutions for Western supply chain stakeholders
Business Management CANADA WELL REPRESENTED AMONG BEST FLEETS TO DRIVE FOR February 3, 2015 The Top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For have been announced, and five of them are domiciled in Canada. These include Bison Transport, Winnipeg, Man.; Erb Group, New Hamburg, Ont.;…
Business Management PMTC HANDS REINS TO MIKE MILLIAN February 3, 2015 Bruce Richards first signed on as president of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada for a short, three-year term. That was 21 years ago. He has finally decided to…
Business Management PMTC seeking nominees for awards programs February 2, 2015 OAKVILLE, Ont. — The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada has put out the call for nominees, deserving of recognition for their safety record or vehicle graphics. The 2015 PMTC…
Business Management Canadian General Freight Index ticks up a notch in November January 28, 2015 TORONTO, Ont. — Freight costs in Canada continued to rise in November, up 1% compared to October results. The Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI) indicated the base rate went up…
