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Highlight raises more funds for SickKids

Highlight has delivered another $15,000 to the SickKids Foundation. TORONTO, Ont. — Highlight Motor Group has raised another $15,000 for the SickKids Foundation in support of its campaign to…

Financial support for carriers impacted by Co-op Refinery labor dispute

REGINA, Sask. – Independent lease operators impacted by the Regina Co-op Refinery labor dispute will receive special payments from Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL). FCL announced the financial assistance Feb. 19,…

TFI names Cameron Holzer senior VP in U.S.

MONTREAL, Que. — TFI International Inc. has appointed Cameron Holzer senior vice-president of operations to focus on its rapidly expanding U.S. specialized truckload business. With more than 25 years…

Blockades could lead to spike in demand for trucking

The CN Rail yard in Winnipeg, Man. CN Rail Photo. TORONTO, Ont. – The partial shutdown of one of the country’s biggest railway freight networks could lead to a…

Kenworth names 2020 Parts Council

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Kenworth Truck Co. has named its 2020 Parts Council. Top parts managers from Kenworth dealerships in the U.S. and Canada serve on the council, which focuses…

Bendix excels in safety performance

ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has logged one of its safest years, the company said Thursday. It achieved an excellent safety performance in 2019, even while fulfilling…

Labor ministers discuss key workplace issues

New rules for personnel placement and foreign worker recruitment agencies are already in place in Quebec. Transport Routier photo. FREDERICTON, N.B. — Federal, provincial and territorial labor ministers met…

Fontaine sets up light-duty and e-vehicle division

Pat Griffin CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Fontaine Modification has established a light-duty and e-vehicle solutions division focused on electrification and light truck modifications. Pat Griffin, who has more than 30…

Link appoints Mike Leakey VP of sales and marketing

Mike Leakey SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Link Manufacturing has appointed Mike Leakey vice-president of sales and marketing, the company announced Tuesday. Leakey brings 32 years of sales, engineering and…

Truck protest brings down barricades around Co-op refinery, dispute continues

REGINA, Sask. – A truck convoy protesting the illegal barricades surrounding Regina’s Co-op Refinery Complex went off Thursday, but it was not without a few hitches. Coordinated by C.S. Day…

Nominations open for fleet maintenance award

TORONTO, Ont. – The search is on for Canada’s top fleet maintenance manager, with nominations officially open for the Canadian Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year Award. The honor…

Truck protest to demand barricades around Regina Co-op Refinery be removed

REGINA, Sask. – Truck drivers servicing Regina’s Co-op Refinery will protest what they view as illegal barricades that currently surround the complex, demanding they be removed to restore truck access…

Four arrested in Regina Co-op Refinery labor dispute

REGINA, Sask. – Four people have been arrested for mischief and disobeying a court order related to the labor dispute at Regina’s Co-op Refinery complex. Reginal Police Services arrested Ryan…

Road Knights hope to bring drivers together, educate Alberta youth

Brimming with passion and enthusiasm for all things trucking, Alberta’s new Road Knights can hardly wait to take their message to the province’s youth. Miles McNabb, Henry Wolf, David Horst,…

Miles down, total compensation flat among Best Fleets finalists

MARKHAM, Ont. – Drivers for the Top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For put fewer miles under the bumper than the year before, but saw a small increase in their…