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Bison’s simulation training program drives industry safety honor

WINNIPEG -- Bison Transport, one of Canada's largest truckload carriers, has had its driver training program recognized by The Truckload Carriers Association in the U.S.

Canuck hero among North America’s finest

AKRON, Ohio - A Canadian trucker who died avoiding an accident has been named as a finalist for Goodyear's 25th annual North America Highway Hero Award. It's one of truck driving's most prestigious honors.

Canadian ‘Viking’ trucker named Trucker Buddy of the month

WAUPACA, Wisc: -- For filling a very special need of 120 eighth-graders in Wisconsin, Gary "The Viking" Ninivirta from Thunder Bay, Ont. was named the MultiMedia Trucker Buddy Driver of the Month of May.

Kenworth manufactures environmental standard

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth Truck Company will begin producing Class 8 trucks to the same environmental standard established at the company's medium-duty Quebec facility.

Trucking still leading in freight-efficient transportation projects

OTTAWA -- Five new projects designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the freight transportation sector, including another two trucking-related ventures, have approved for the eighth round of funding under Transport Canada's Freight Sustainability Demonstration Program.

Frozen Tundra Trucking: Popular trucking show not on thin ice

TORONTO -- Fans of the History Channel's immensely popular TV series on ice-road truckers may be watching an entirely new cast of characters in the second season.

OTA hoping Ontario politicians hitch a ride on speed limiter bandwagon in Quebec

QUEBEC CITY -- Reducing truck crashes and equaling the competitive playing field for fleets may no longer be the main point carrier groups are riding to make mandatory speed limiters a reality across Canada -- not when environmental arguments seems to carry more weight among politicians.

Truck racing making resurgence in the West

CALGARY -- Big crowds, big noise, and big smoke. Sounds like a typical race night at Race City Motorsport Park in Calgary, except that when the Big Rig races touchdown everything is bigger, and louder, and smokier. It's a heck of a way to spend a summer's evening.

Canuck driver, fleet honored by truckload group

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- A Canadian driver for Guelph, Ont.-based MacKinnon Transport was named the grand prize winner in the 2007 Company Equipment Driver of the Year at the annual Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) conference.

Ontario Special Olympics Convoy brings 101 trucks to Paris

PARIS, Ont. -- Organizers of Ontario's 2006 edition of the World's Longest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics knew they could improve on last year's 65 trucks, but they were hesitant to use the "H" word before the event.

BLM = Big Load of Money

GUELPH, Ont. -- BLM Transportation Group of Kitchener, Ont., has donated more than $51,000 to Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning to support skills associated with the bus and truck industries.

OBAC ties the knot with major US owner-op group

OTTAWA -- The Owner-Operator's Business Association of Canada is officially hooking up with the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association -- a 140,000-trucker lobbying group based in Grain Valley, Mo.

Canadian operation recognized as Kenworth’s best

REGINA -- Custom Truck Sales in Regina was named 2007 Kenworth Dealer of the Year for the U.S. and Canada at the annual Kenworth Dealer Meeting held recently in San Diego.

Manitoba carriers name dispatcher of the year; honor industry leader

WINNIPEG -- Dean Omoto, a fleet manager with Big Freight Systems has been named Manitoba's 2006 Dispatcher of the Year.

Once a star always a star

TORONTO -- Do we know how to pick'em or what?