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THEY ARE THE CHAMPIONS, SO LET’S TREAT THEM AS SUCH

I’m proud to say that Truck News and our entire group of transportation publications is the exclusive media sponsor of the Ontario Truck Driving Championships to be held July 11-12 in Barrie. These driving championships - held right...

AN UNEXPECTED DELIVERY

When Challenger Motor Freight driver Peter Holland set out on a delivery to the southern US, he couldn’t have had ‘baby’ on his manifest. But that’s exactly what he ended up delivering - on Nov. 30, at a Denny’s no...

BEST FLEETS TOUR HITTING THE ROAD

There are a lot of events out there competing for your attention, but if you’re in the fleet management or recruiting business, it’s hard to find one that delivers better value than the Best Fleets to Drive For seminar series....

YOUNG FREIGHT BROKERS SPEAK OUT

We have a new assistant editor at Truck News. Sonia Straface comes to us from Ryerson where she was a top performer. She’s a heckuva writer, but as all of us were at one time, she’s new to the transportation industry. So I sent her...

TWO EQUIPMENT TRENDS TO WATCH FOR

While at the Mid-America Trucking Show, I visited with Joe ElBehairy, Meritor’s top techie. But that’s not what his business card reads; his official title is vice-president of engineering and quality. We spoke of trends in the...

A CHARITY TRUCK SHOW IN STEINBACH

From Truck News columnist (and now an owner/operator) Mark Lee, comes word that there’s a truck show being hosted in Steinbach, Man. June. 7.  United Driver Training is hosting a charity truck show June 7, at its location just off...

WOULD AMAZON’S QUITTING BONUS WORK IN TRUCKING?

I bet most trucking companies every day hand the keys to one or more drivers who’d rather not work there. It’s a frightening thought, really. You’re entrusting them with a machine worth well over $100K, not to mention the...

DON’T LOOK NOW, BUT NATURAL GAS MAY BE FALLING OUT OF FAVOUR

I could fill a book the size of a George R.R. Martin novel (and if you’re not watching or reading Game of Thrones, you should be) with what I’ve written about natural gas over the past three years. But for the first time, the...

FUEL ECONOMY THE #1 THEME AT THIS YEAR’S MATS

Just back from the Mid-America Trucking Show, where the mood was universally upbeat with expectations of continued strength for new truck demand. It’s unlikely that the CEOs of the various manufacturers compared notes prior to the show,...

UPTIME THE #2 THEME AT THIS YEAR’S MATS

In addition to fuel economy, uptime was addressed by every OEM at the show. Mack and Volvo execs spoke of a new Uptime Center being built in Greensboro, N.C., which will bring together under one roof all the employees who have a role to play in...

WHY IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO REPLACE OLDER TRUCKS

The improving fuel economy offered by this year’s trucks and engines makes updating older equipment an attractive proposition, according to Jeff Jones, v.p., North American engine business for Cummins. He noted an ISX15 engine bought this...

THREE THINGS THAT CAPTURED MY ATTENTION AT MATS

A made-for-Canada rating: From Cummins, a new horsepower rating for the ISX15 developed with Canadian customers in mind. The rating offers 560 hp/1,850 lb.-ft. of torque, but can deliver 585 hp when spec’d for applications that require...

FOUR THINGS I LEARNED AT MATS

The 6x2s are coming...but when?: We’ve been hearing a lot over the past year about the advantages of 6x2 axle configurations, where power is supplied to only one drive axle, providing about 400 lbs of weight savings or fuel economy...

TCA WALKS THE TALK OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), which has taken a leading role in promoting health and wellness initiatives for drivers, issued a challenge at this year’s convention to activate attendees. The challenge saw TCA board members and...

SAFE DRIVERS RECOGNIZED

Motortruck Fleet Executive editor Carolyn Gruske filed this report from Saturday night’s Driver Awards banquet, hosted by several companies in the region, including Erb Transport, Home Hardware and the Rothsay division of Darling...