B.C. dealer named best in Kenworth customer service August 1, 2014 KIRKLAND, Wash., (June 17, 2003) -- Inland Kenworth in Kamloops, B.C. was named Kenworth Customer Support Canadian Dealer of the Year at the recent Kenworth Customer Support meetin
PM rebukes cattle aid for fear of setting precedent August 1, 2014 KELOWNA, B.C. (June 12, 2003) -- While he says he's sympathetic to workers in the beef and cattle industry who have had their export business crippled due to a ban on Canadian beef
Cat gets EPA certification for third engine August 1, 2014 PEORIA, Ill., (June 12, 2003) -- Caterpillar has received official certification by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the company's heavy-duty C15 engine. The engine,
Animal feed carriers should provide ingredients at border: OTA August 1, 2014 TORONTO, (June 20, 2003) -- As a result of the BSE (Mad Cow) scare, border officials are recommending that truckers transporting shipments of animal feed or pet food into the U.S.
Navistar gives Chatham plant a lifeline August 1, 2014 CHATHAM, Ont. (June 20, 2003) -- Navistar International, parent company of International Truck and Engine, announced yesterday it will delay the closing of its Canadian heavy-duty
Gustafson named boss of American LaFrance August 1, 2014 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (June 19, 2003) -- The former Volvo Trucks North America president and CEO has been named president of Freightliner LLC subsidiary American LaFrance Corp.
FMCSA rules against young driver pilot program August 1, 2014 WAHINGTON, D.C. (June 20, 2003) -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied a request by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) to conduct a pilot program that
Truck convoy expresses beef with closed border August 1, 2014 LETHBRIDGE, B.C., (June 18, 2003) -- Alberta beef and livestock haulers are sending U.S. border authorities a message -- open the border to Canadian beef exports now. A convoy o
Transport Canada publishes concerns with in-vehicle telematics August 1, 2014 OTTAWA, (June 18, 2003) -- Transport Canada has published a discussion paper in the Canada Gazette Part 1 that deals with reducing driver distraction from in-vehicle telematics dev
Challenger, Bruce R. Smith, go all-natural August 1, 2014 TORONTO, (June 24, 2003) -- Two Ontario carriers have agreed to be the first fleets to showcase Canada's first multi-fleet deployment of natural gas in heavy-duty trucks. Challe
Administrative errors slowing down FAST August 1, 2014 OTTAWA, (June 24, 2003) -- Canada Customs and Revenue Agency is reminding the trucking and shipping industry to be diligent in completing and filing applications for the Free and S
PeopleNet names new COO August 1, 2014 BURLINGTON, Ont. (June 25, 2003) -- PeopleNet Communications, parent company of Burlington-based PeopleNet Canada, has named Ron Konezny chief operating officer. He will be respons
BCTA elects execs August 1, 2014 LANGLEY, B.C. (June 25, 2003) -- The British Columbia Trucking Association has recently elected a new group of association executives. Hanne Madsen of DanFoss Couriers was named
Day and Ross buys refrigerated carrier August 1, 2014 WINNIPEG, (June 25, 2003) -- The Day & Ross Group has acquired Central Freight Distributors Ltd., a Winnipeg-based refrigerated trucking operation. Day & Ross president John Dou
Vehicle out-of-service up, benched drivers down: CVSA August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, (June 25, 2003) -- The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, an association of highway safety enforcement agencies in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, has announced that this