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Mount Pearl fleet owner named APTA chairman

ST. JOHN'S -- D.D. Transport's Gordon Peddle has been elected chairman of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association.

Equity Sweat

How Albertan Tom Kenny went from being a driver to sitting as CEO of a private equity division in, well, 33 short years

A Modest Machine

Quebec broker Jean-Guy Lachance made this excellent '84 Freightliner his own. And called it Peggy Sue

Best in Class II

In the second Mastio & Co LTL survey, nearly 300 more Canadian-based shippers were consulted than in the 2006 survey, resulting in thousands of observations on over 150 different LTL carriers.

Atlantic truckers, professionals honored at industry meeting

ST. JOHN'S -- Warren Group driver Irenee Joseph Maillet was one of several truckers, fleet owners, and other workers who were recognized by the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association

Larger than Ever

This owner-operator thinks that the trucking industry could learn something from the oil patch.

MTA recognize the industry’s best

WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) presented Driver of the Month awards to three professional truck drivers at a reception on Nov. 23 in Winnipeg.

Industry pioneer passes away

OWEN SOUND, Ont. -- John Thompson, one of Canada's most respected fleet owners and trucking industry advocates, died this week at St Joseph's Hospital in Toronto.

Trucking Hero: “Something inside me made me stop.”

LOUISVILLE, KY - Driver Mike Schiotis awarded GoodYear Highway Hero Award.

Logistics provider hoping environmental program will blossom

OAKVILLE, Ont. -- After achieving a carbon neutral footprint through their in-house Vision Green program, Lakeside Logistics has launched the second phase of their program and is urging other industry players to follow suit.

Our Editor in Chief Lockwood Named North American Industry Leader

LOUISVILLE, KY. - North American trucking journalists honor Rolf Lockwood with Lifetime Achievement Award.

Pennsylvania groups benefit from OEM sponsorship

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. -- Mack Trucks got into the giving spirit by providing funding for a number of community projects through the 2007 Mack Community Grants Program.

Marketing veteran joins B.C. engine outfit

VANCOUVER -- Westport Innovations appointed Tony Picarello vice-president of sales and marketing of its Global Heavy-Duty Business Unit, in an effort to capitalize on the company's recent growth.

Ontario leg of world’s longest convoy comes up golden

PARIS, Ont. -- Southern Ontario's first Special Olympics Convoy was a smashing success. Part of the "World's Largest Truck Convoy" program, created in 2000 to raise money for Special Olympics athletes, the southern Ontario chapter raised proceeds of $30,000.

Canadian owner-op has love for road and rhyme

TORONTO -- One Canadian owner-op recently realized that the pen is as mighty as any 500-hp big bore engine.