Canuck fleets win coveted TCA safety awards August 1, 2014 SAN DIEGO -- Two Canadian fleets were deemed to be the safest truckload carriers in North America by the Truckload Carriers Association
MacKinnon VP named TCA open deck chairman August 1, 2014 SAN DIEGO -- Rick Miller, senior VP of operations for MacKinnon Transport, took charge of the Truckload Carriers Association's (TCA) Open Deck Division.
Super Mario! Robert driver-humanitarian thrives in the clutch August 1, 2014 MONTREAL -- On a narrow mountain pass, Robert Transport driver Mario Fortin comes across an overturned truck blocking his way.
Okie truck stop looks at lot-lizard crackdown August 1, 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY - "Hey! I know. Let's make Walmart register every tube top and short-shorts it sells because those are the clothes that hookers wear! Yeah, that'll put a stop to 'em."
Outgoing AMTA pres Paisley honored for service to industry August 1, 2014 BANFF, Alta. - Dean Paisley exemplifies dedication. It's for that reason the Alberta Motor Transport Association chose to commemorate the outgoing AMTA president's
New Quebec driver association on a roll August 1, 2014 MONTREAL -- A year and a half after its first stirrings, a Quebec-based driver association has signed up more than 1,000 members and is making its presence known
Trio of trucking pioneers find gold at AMTA event August 1, 2014 BANFF, Alta. - Just because he recently retired after 50-plus years in trucking doesn't mean that Darshan Kailly won't continue to be a major fixture at the Alberta Motor Transport Association.
Orlick wheelman wins prestigious driver award August 1, 2014 BANFF, Alta. - Allen Doell never wanted to be anything other than a professional truck driver.
Trimac’s Ken Arthur honored at AMTA event August 1, 2014 BANFF, Alta. - Ken Arthur says "it takes his breath away" to receive the same award once bestowed on the late John Tessier, the much respected and loved trucking safety advocate and a pillar of the Alberta Motor Transport Association.
Eye for the Road: Former trucker snaps a decade of adventures August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- After a nasty fall from a loading dock ended his career as a truck driver, Michael McClure sifted through hundreds of photographs he had taken from the driver's seat
Reggie’s Got the Rig; and HighwayStar OTY honors August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- Reg Delahunt gets behind the wheel of a cherry red Lamborghini. It's not his car. Trucking's been good to him, but not that good.
Les Wakeling cements position as top-grade tech August 1, 2014 MARKHAM, Ont. -- Les Wakeling, 51, the manager of fleet and maintenance services for Canada Building Materials (CBM) has been named the Volvo Canadian Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year.
“I’m no hero,” says life-saving trucker August 1, 2014 SHELBURNE, Ont. -- It was in the wee hours of Friday the 13th when trucker Mel Farnell saved a man's life.
How green is Green Day? Big Brown knows August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- So what if he flew in on a private jet and is now blasting 100 dBs of quote unquote music through multi-megawatt loudspeakers in front of a blindingly bright laser-light extravaganza?
Louise Yako replaces Landry as BCTA boss August 1, 2014 LANGLEY, B.C. - B.C. Trucking Association carriers didn't have to look very far in their search for a new president and CEO.