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T.J. Reed rejoins Daimler to lead remarketing division

T.J. Reed has been named president of Daimler Trucks Remarketing. He will be charged with overseeing all activities for the Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) remarketing division, including sales, marketing…

Goodyear promotes Patterson

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has named Ryan Patterson to the newly created role of chief operating and integration officer for Goodyear Americas. He was previously senior vice-president, business integration,…

18 Wheels Logistics launches beverage distribution division

18 Wheels Logistics has added a new division, focused on beverage warehousing, co-packing and transportation. The new division has been dubbed Drinx Logistics. “At Drinx Logistics, we’re a full-service alcohol…

Ontario trucking employers to save 5.6% in WSIB premiums next year

Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is rolling back rates next year, by an average of 5.1%, with trucking employers saving even more. This after holding rates steady in…

Trucking HR Canada launches advisory group

Trucking HR Canada on Tuesday announced the establishment of a new advisory group called the National HR Transformative Change Group.  Trucking HR Canada is seeking diverse, forward-thinking, disruptive innovators and…

Goodyear wants to hear about heroic truckers

Goodyear is seeking candidates for its 2020-2021 Highway Hero Award. The program looks to reward truck drivers who acted selflessly for the good of others on North American highways. “We…

Tryson returns home

After 275 days in hospital undergoing grueling cancer treatments, Tryson McGrath, the four-year-old Nova Scotia boy who captured the trucking industry’s hearts with his passion for trucks, is home. He…

Former DTNA CEO joins autonomous tech company board

Roger Nielsen, former CEO of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), has joined the board of SafeAI, a technology company that retrofits construction and mining equipment for autonomous operations. Nielsen was…

DataDis names Mares as sales director

DataDis, which specializes in fleet maintenance software solutions, has appointed Marcus Mares as its new sales director. Marcus Mares (Photo: DataDis) Mares has worked in the industry for more than…

Nussbaum, Boyle named best overall fleets

Two companies were named overall winners of the 2021 Best Fleets to Drive For contest on Monday, during the Truckload Carriers Association’s annual convention — Truckload 2021: Las Vegas. For…

Entrepreneur shifts sights from grocery business to trucking

I’ll make a confession up front: Pierre Robitaille is a long-time friend. When I met him, he was the owner of the IGA market in the small town where I…

Reviews, teamwork drive safety culture

Safety should be a company’s cornerstone value and not a priority, because priorities change over time and values don’t. Gary Falldin, Trimble’s senior director of industry solutions drove home the…

Blended approach helps achieve driver training goals

A combination of physical and virtual classrooms and online self-study will help companies achieve their driver training and development goals, a customer experience professional said Wednesday. A blended approach allows…

Autocar appoints Antonucci as CXO

Vocational truck OEM Autocar has announced the hiring of Craig Antonucci as chief experience officer (CXO), a newly created position. Antonucci brings to the Autocar team decades of knowledge in…

MacKinnon joins Left Lane Associates

Supply chain merger and acquisitions firm Left Lane Associates on Monday announced the hiring of Alex MacKinnon as investment banker – M&A. “Alex MacKinnon brings with him a wealth of…