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CarriersEdge reveals Best Fleets to Drive For overall winners

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Prime Inc. has been named the best overall large carrier in the Best Fleets To Drive For program. The Best Fleets survey and contest, now in…

2019 Shell Rotella SuperRigs location revealed

ALBERT LEA, Minn. — The 37th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs will be held July 25-27 1 at Trail’s Travel Center which is located right off Interstate 35 in Albert Lea,…

WTFC, Crossroads launch scholarship program

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – The Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada (WTFC) along with Crossroads Truck Training Academy announced today a new joint scholarship program. Shelley Uvanile-Hesch and Ken Adams “In celebration…

Titanium reports strong results, pays down debt

BOLTON, Ont. – Titanium Transportation Group capped off a strong fourth quarter and full year, growing Q4 revenue 20% and recording a net income of $1.3 million. For the full…

OOIDA fights back against underride guard legislation

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. – The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is opposing legislation that would mandate underride guards on all sides of commercial motor vehicles over 10,000 lbs. The organization…

New HR-related blog series coming to TruckNews.com

OTTAWA, Ont. — Need to step up your HR game? No problem. There’s a new blog series coming to TruckNews.com and it’s all about how to innovate your existing HR…

Searching for the right wheel bearing adjustments

TORONTO, Ont. -- The tolerable end play for truck wheel bearings lies somewhere between the thickness of a human hair and a sheet of paper. In other words, it's perfectly acceptable to adjust wheel bearings so that they are just a little bit loose, but not too loose. How do you set your end play?

Quebec’s TM4 part of drive toward electric vehicles

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. -- In a facility that appears more laboratory than assembly line, Quebec-based TM4 is looking to play a leading role in the future of electric vehicles.

Trailcon’s Boughton era coming to an end

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- It’s next to impossible to mention Trailcon without speaking of its outspoken founder, Al Boughton. His name is virtually synonymous with the trailer leasing empire he established some 26 years ago. But on Jan. 31, the company announced that senior vice-president and general manager Jerry Brown would take over as president, marking the end of an era with Boughton at the helm.

Making the case for millennials

TORONTO, Ont. – Millennials get a bad rap. They’re labelled as lazy, entitled narcissists who are always on their smartphones. But if you want to hire millennials into your business…

Three new rest stops to open in Alberta

AMTA holds grand opening of new Edmonton facility

NTEA address cites Canadian policy work, association support

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The NTEA opened its annual meeting with the singing of O Canada this morning, and there were plenty of references to Canadian initiatives being tackled by…

Canada-U.S. trade likely to suffer further

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – North American trade is being conducted in a “climate of suspicion and retaliation” and is not likely to improve anytime soon. That was the sobering message from…

Utilimaster reveals electric and grocery delivery designs

The new last-mile grocery delivery vehicle includes a temperature-controlled truck body with a cargo area that can be divided for refrigerated, frozen, and ambient temperature goods. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Spartan…

Fuso going with gas in Class 5 cabover

“Customers want gasoline and we see our competition, we see other players, going in the same direction,” says Justin Palmer, president and CEO of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America. INDIANAPOLIS,…