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Nortrans buys Micra Transportation Services

Nortrans Freight Management has purchased Micra Transportation Services, which operates a fleet of roll tite and curtainside trailers, specializing in third-party logistics. The acquisition expands Nortrans’ fleet to 85 trailers…

Trucking wants more drivers. It doesn’t need them.

I have a money shortage. I want more of it. I know others in this situation, so we’re going to band together to petition the government for more money. We’ll…

Westcan truck driver loses challenge over drug and alcohol testing

Truck driver Randall Phillips has failed in a legal bid to challenge Westcan Bulk Transport’s random drug and alcohol testing program. Phillips had argued the fleet shouldn’t be able to…

Add a broker arm to your truck fleet

The freight business is booming as consumers spend all that cash they saved by staying home on stuff they think will make life at home more interesting. The last time…

Peterbilt GM talks growing truck market, electric vehicle plans, and more

Peterbilt GM and Paccar vice-president Jason Skoog is clearly bullish on the state of today’s truck market and the OEM’s position within it. North America’s Class 8 truck orders are…

XL Specialized Trailers boosts warranty

XL Specialized Trailers is boosting its warranty coverage, with a new “5-3-1” policy that features five years of structural coverage, three years of paint coverage, and a year of…

Kenworth achieves record Class 8, medium-duty market share

Kenworth says it achieved record Class 8 and medium-duty market share in the U.S. and Canada in 2020. Its Class 8 market share was 15.8% in the U.S. and Canada,…

Manitoba offering more funding for green truck technologies

Manitoba has opened the second round of applications for grants towards heavy truck fuel-saving technologies and retrofits. “One-third of greenhouse-gas emissions in our province comes from the transportation sector, so…

DTNA invests in Detroit plant to build ePowertrain

Daimler Trucks North America (DNTA) has invested US$20 million into its Detroit manufacturing plant to build the new Detroit ePowertrain. It will be used to power Freightliner eCascadia and eM2…

FedEx Ground names Smith president, CEO

John A. Smith, president and chief executive officer of FedEx Freight, will become president and CEO of FedEx Ground on June 1. He replaces Henry Maier, who will remain at…

Transource Freightways’ journey from a single truck to full-service regional carrier

With the internal drive to build something from nothing, Kal Kajla was determined to make a better life for him and his family. Starting in 2005 with a single truck…

Ontario driver named to Penske’s Driver Wall of Fame

Chris Secord of Ontario was among the 18 professional drivers Penske Logistics named to its Class of 2020 Driver Wall of Fame. The awards are part of its Premier Driver…

Truck drivers must mask up at ports of entry

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed it’s requiring truck drivers to wear masks at all ports of entry, in keeping with an executive order issued by the Center for…

Peterbilt honors Canadian dealers in annual awards

Several Canadian Peterbilt dealerships have secured annual honors from the maker of trucks with a red oval. Peterbilt Manitoba secured TRP Dealer of the Year honors, while B.C.-based Peterbilt Pacific…

Green transportation plan comes to Montreal Port

Europe’s Lean and Green certification program has landed in Greater Montreal, introducing a program to measure the environmental performance of the Montreal area’s logistics and transportation operations. Recognized transportation companies…