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New ‘Essential Trailer’ accepting sponsorships to help truckers

LONDON, Ont. – A new trailer designed to recognize truck drivers and other essential workers for their work will be making the rounds, with funds raised from sponsorship going towards…

HDMA appoints marketing executive

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. –The Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) has appointed Caterina Pontoriero manager, marketing communications and member engagement. She has 12 years of experience in business-to-business marketing and…

They sell trucks against all odds

BRAMPTON, Ont. – Longtime truck salesman Kevin MacDonnell was blunt in his assessment of the current situation. “To do sales and deliveries, and keep social distancing (at the same time)…

Truck crossings continue to fall

OTTAWA, Ont. – Border restrictions are not applicable to commercial vehicles, yet the number of truck drivers entering the country continued to fall last week. Photo: CBSA Arrivals during the…

Athens Truck Show goes virtual

ATHENS, Ont. – This year’s Athens Truck Show is going virtual because of Covid-19, its organizers have announced. The show was scheduled to be held Aug. 14-15 in Athens,…

AMTA, partners to assemble 25K PPE kits 

CALGARY, Alta. – The Alberta Motor Transport Association is leading an initiative to offer 25,000 free personal protective equipment (PPE) kits to truck drivers. “This is being done in support…

‘They stole it right in front of us’

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Harpreet and Mohinder Chadde have had enough – they have been victims of alleged cargo and vehicle thefts, three times in the past year. “How can we…

Harvey Butcher hangs up the keys

OSHAWA, Ont. – Rush Truck Centres of Canada has announced longtime salesman Harvey Butcher has retired. Butcher’s 49-year career concluded May 31. He has spent the last eight years selling…

Special edition of Today’s Trucking focuses on Covid-19

TORONTO, Ont. – There is no bigger story for the trucking industry than the impact of Covid-19 on the supply chain. And Today’s Trucking has responded by printing a special…

U.S. transportation workers to get 15.5M facial coverings

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Thursday it will distribute more than 2 million cloth facial coverings to highway and motor carrier workers. In all,…

1,500 rigs vie for attention at virtual show

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Nearly 1,500 trucks from around the world are competing for attention at the American Truck Historical Society’s virtual show, opening Thursday.

Fleets consider making telecommuting permanent

TORONTO, Ont. – Just a few months ago, working from home was a remote dream for most people. Today, working remotely is the reality for millions, and some Canadian fleets…

DAT appoints two new vice-presidents

BEAVERTON, Ore. – DAT Freight and Analytics has announced three executive appointments, including two new vice-presidents. It has named Nadya Duke Boone vice-president, product; and Greg Hastings vice-president, strategy execution.

Geenevasen joins TruckRight as marketing lead

BELLEVILLE, Ont. — TruckRight Data Management has named Katrina Geenevasen its new marketing manager. Geenevasen joins the team from ReFINEd Kingston Magazine and her own content marketing firm, and will…

Industry flirts with paperless trucking

TORONTO, Ont. – Fleets are quickening the pace of digitization as the trucking industry deals with the challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. While telematics, crash mitigation systems and…