Laval dealer tops Hino sales August 1, 2014 LAVAL, Que. -- Just in case Montrealers need another squad of winners to party about, Jean-Guy Deslauriers' crack sales and service team in Laval sold more Hino trucks than any of the dealers in the country last year.
Solving the riddle of empty repositioning August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- Empty containers sit stacked by the hundreds of thousands all over the globe -- the bane of international transport.
Too bad you can’t deliver your T-dot freight by mountain bike August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- If you thought the closure of the Gardiner Expressway in Canada's most congested city wrought havoc with traffic this past weekend, you ain't seen nothin' yet.
Website puts DEF locations on the map August 1, 2014 BRIGHTON, Mich. -- Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) may not be as widely available as windshield washer fluid, but the folks at Integer want to point you in the right direction.
Cops ask truckers to act as ‘look outs’ during summits August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- Federal police are urging truckers to report irregular activity or other suspicious behavior in the run up to the G8 and G20 Summits in Huntsville and Toronto in late June.
Two Canuck managers make Kenworth’s parts council August 1, 2014 KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Representatives from eastern and western Canada were named to the 2010 Kenworth Parts Council.
Trailcon Scholarship awarded to former truck driver August 1, 2014 WATERLOO, Ont. -- The 2010 Trailcon Leasing Trailer Service Technician Scholarship was awarded to Sky Wemigwans of Wikwemikong, Ont. at the Trades and Apprenticeship Awards Ceremony hosted by Conestoga College in Waterloo.
Ontario’s new bike law deemed “insanity” August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- An Ontario NDP MPP is introducing a bill that would require motor vehicle drivers to leave specified amounts of room between themselves and bicyclists.
CentrePort partners with Asian inland port August 1, 2014 WINNIPEG -- Winnipeg's inland port project continues to develop and recently signed an agreement with a Chinese inland port to support increased trade and investment in Canada and China.
Costs of unreliable transport rival those of congestion August 1, 2014 PARIS -- A study by International Transport Forum is calling for more emphasis on transportation reliability, a problem that it contends is on par with congestion.
Global container traffic down 26% last year August 1, 2014 PARIS -- The International Transport Forum, a think tank related to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, says world container traffic fell 26 percent in 2009.
Passing the Box: Ships offloading container chassis ownership August 1, 2014 NEW YORK -- Some shipping lines are demanding that truckers start supplying their own container chassis -- a move that many in the international supply chain are watching closely.
Truck sales continue to climb August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Net orders for heavy-duty class 8 commercial vehicles increased 91 percent in April 2010 compared to the same month last year, outpacing orders for medium-duty trucks.
NS disputes weigh station drive-bys August 1, 2014 AMHERST, N.S. -- While Nova Scotia still has a week or so before creating an action plan in response to a scathing report about its weigh stations, one item is already in dispute.
Top trailer techs awarded Glasvan Great Dane Scholarships August 1, 2014 WATERLOO, Ont. -- The top two academic achievers enrolled in the 2009/2010 Truck Trailer Service (Co-op) program at Conestoga College were awarded with Glasvan Great Dane Truck Trailer Service Technician scholarships last week.