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PMTC opens award season

MILTON, ON - The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada is officially opening its annual awards program for entries. Honors are presented during the group's annual conference, held this year on June 14 and 15 at the Crowne Plaza - Fallsview Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

TransForce acquires job board

ALEXANDRIA, VA – TransForce, a business that specializes in placing commercial truck drivers, has acquired Trucking Unlimited, which operates the truckdrivingjobs.com job board. “Trucking Unlimited’s portfolio of services is a…

CPC Logistics acquires In Transit Personnel

MISSISSAUGA, ON – Ontario-based In Transit Personnel has been acquired by CPC Logistics Canada. A truck driver and warehouse personnel services company, CPC’s Canadian division says it expects In Transit…

Seaway Express purchases new warehouse and tractor trailers

CORNWALL, Ont. – Seaway Express has acquired a more than 156,000 sq./ft. warehouse in Cornwall Business Park, complete with 25 truck level doors and 30-foot ceilings. The purchases expands Seaway’s…

QRC Logistics moves to Halton Hills

HALTON HILLS, Ont. — QRC Logistics has moved. The company officially celebrated its business relocation on Dec. 20 with an open house to the community, ribbon cutting ceremony and tour…

Chinese firm buys Trucker Path

BEIJING, China – Chinese firm Renren has announced it has agreed to buy 100% of Trucker Path, a social platform for the trucking industry in the U.S. and Canada. Renren…

PMTC awards season now open

MILTON, Ont. — The 2018 Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) awards program is now open for entries, the association announced today. Each year the PMTC teams with member…

Healthy Trucker to release educational videos during wellness challenge

LONDON, Ont. – Healthy Trucker has announced a new series of wellness training videos for drivers. Videos will be released weekly during the Healthy Fleet Challenge, and will be open…

Canada unveils plans to mandate ELDs, mirror U.S.

BRAMPTON, ON - Canada's federal government has unveiled plans to mandate Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) in trucks, largely echoing rules that officially take hold today in the U.S. Draft versions of the rules have been published in Canada Gazette Part 1, and once finalized are to roll out within two years.

China’s Geely Holding becomes largest Volvo shareholder

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – China-based Geely Holding has purchased Cevian Capital’s stake in AB Volvo, becoming the largest shareholder by capital in the global truck maker. Cevian Capital’s co-founder, Christer Gardell, said:…

Accuride expands distribution network

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Accuride has announced the expansion of its North American distribution network, which it says will improve lead times. The expansion provides targeted customer coverage in key regional…

Chinese firm buys stake in Volvo Trucks

A busy year in trucking refuses to go out with a whimper, as new reports broke Wednesday that China's Geely Holding is buying an 8.2% stake in Volvo Trucks. The shares will be purchased from the Cevian Capital investor group for approximately $3.3 billion, according to published reports.

Speedee Transport expands B.C. facility to include cold storage

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Speedee Transport has expanded its Delta, B.C. facility adding a cold storage warehouse to meet market demand in the area. Speedee will open the new cold chain…

2017 Newsmakers of the Year

TORONTO, ON – It has been the Year of the Electric Truck. Few of the vehicles have hit the road, of course, at least in any measurable quantities. But throughout…

Yard Dogs: Equipment to keep trailers on the move

TORONTO, ON -- Yard dogs, hostlers, terminal tractors, shunt trucks ... they are known by a variety of names, but serve a single purpose. Moving trailers around. They are common at distribution centers, marine terminals, and rail heads, and they are often used by larger carriers with cross-docking facilities.