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Glasvan Great Dane shows off CNG-powered shunt trucks

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Glasvan Great Dane has announced it will be carrying the Autocar shunt tractor featuring a natural gas Cummins ISL-G engine at all its locations.

Volvo building off-road track at Virginia truck plant to showcase vocational capabilities

DUBLIN, Va. – Volvo Trucks North America is constructing a road course and vocational track at its New River Valley Truck Plant, where customers can put new vehicles through their paces with or without a commercial driver’s licence...

Progressive fleet first in Mexico to receive Volvo I-Shift

MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- The Mexican truck market often gets overlooked when new technologies are introduced to the industry in other parts of the world. It’s a constant frustration for Laura Mandujano Valdes, director commercial with...

Why’s Volvo hot on Mexico?

GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Volvo Trucks has set out to become a more prominent player in the Mexican truck market, by expanding its dealer presence there and re-evaluating its traditional approach to this market.

Parts availability, connecting with customers the path to growth for Alliance Truck Parts

MIAMI, Fla. -- The bright yellow logo is definitely a standout feature of Alliance Truck Parts, but where the company - a division of Daimler Trucks North America - really excels is in its unwavering commitment to being a leading provider in...

Daimler delivers five-step plan to improve uptime

MIAMI, Fla., – Managing fuel economy, services charges, part prices and downtime are all an integrated function of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for any fleet, so at Daimler, the promise to deliver uptime is one standout method it has...

Bison wins award for corporate culture

WINNIPEG, Man. – Waterstone Human Capital, one of Canada’s leading retained executive search firms, has announced the national winners of the Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures of 2013 program.

Canada Cartage hit with $100-million lawsuit over overtime pay

TORONTO, Ont. -- The debate over unpaid overtime in the trucking industry is heating up, with a $100-million class action lawsuit launched against Canada Cartage.

Caravan rebrands, launches new Web site

TORONTO, Ont. -- Caravan Logistics has a new name and look. The company has been rebranded Caravan Group of Companies as part of a rebranding effort aimed at bringing Caravan’s complementary operating units under one corporate umbrella.

The Truxpo Gambit: Part 3

The story so far…

Prepare former drivers for jobs outside the truck

Choosing an office chair instead of a driver’s seat was not easy.

Shopping Season

TORONTO, Ont. – Those who closely watch the Canadian transportation mergers and acquisitions scene have been bemoaning a lack of activity thus far in 2013. That silence was shattered in mid-November, beginning with the blockbuster...

Training needs go beyond those of drivers

Last month in this column we addressed the question of what the industry needs, wants, or can afford in the way of training for entry level truck drivers. It’s at least a three part question: first, I think we can all agree that training...

‘Muted expectations,’ advised for ongoing economic recovery

Motor carrier executives “Should not have high expectations for the remainder of this recovery.” That was the somber advice from Noel Perry, managing director and senior consultant with industry forecaster FTR, when addressing...

The hour has arrived — or has it?

It’s a rare thing for employees to say they would be willing to accept less money, but a Kriska Transportation driver recently offered that very thing. The driver was happy enough with his annual take, amounting to about $60,000 a year,...