Canada Cartage acquires Ottawa-based City Transfer preview image Transportation Canada Cartage acquires Ottawa-based City Transfer January 6, 2021 OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada Cartage has acquired Ottawa-based City Transfer, a fleet that provides same-day transportation, dedicated transportation, third-party logistics, warehousing, and call cartage work in Canada and the U.S.
SPIF rules saved lift axles in Ontario, CTEA says preview image Equipment SPIF rules saved lift axles in Ontario, CTEA says January 6, 2021 OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA) is publicly supporting Ontario updates to Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) dump truck configurations – and notes that such changes actually helped…
Decisiv integrates SRM with Navistar dealer network preview image Equipment Decisiv integrates SRM with Navistar dealer network January 6, 2021 GLEN ALLEN, Va. – Decisiv has integrated its service relationship management (SRM) platform with Navistar, allowing more than 30,000 fleet users of SRM to connect with International dealers across North…
Six Canadian fleets make Best Fleets list preview image Human Resources Six Canadian fleets make Best Fleets list January 6, 2021 MARKHAM, Ont. – Six Canadian fleets have secured spots in the 2021 Best Fleets to Drive For Competition run by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge. Bison Transport (Winnipeg),…
It’s time for dump truck owners to get SPIF-y preview image Equipment It’s time for dump truck owners to get SPIF-y January 5, 2021 There has been plenty of noise on Toronto-area roads in recent weeks, and it’s not limited to isolated cases of road rage. The Ontario Dump Truck Association (ODTA) has taken…
New ownership sets Bison up for future growth preview image Business Management New ownership sets Bison up for future growth January 5, 2021 WINNIPEG, Man. – Bison Transport has new ownership it says will enable it to better meet its ambitious growth plans. On Jan. 1, James Richardson &…
Daseke CEO retires, triggers executive search preview image Business Management Daseke CEO retires, triggers executive search January 5, 2021 ADDISON, Texas – Daseke Inc., North America’s largest flatbed fleet, is now operating under an interim CEO following the retirement of Christopher Easter. Word of Easter’s retirement, effective at the…
BREAKING NEWS: Bison Transport lands new owner preview image Business Management BREAKING NEWS: Bison Transport lands new owner January 5, 2021 WINNIPEG, Man. – One of Canada’s most prominent trucking companies, Bison Transport, has been purchased by James Richardson & Sons. Bison, founded in 1969 by Duncan Jessiman, operates more than…
Pride Group orders more than 6,000 Workhorse electric vehicles preview image Equipment Pride Group orders more than 6,000 Workhorse electric vehicles January 5, 2021 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Pride Group Enterprises has placed an order for 6,320 electric C-Series delivery vehicles from Workhorse Group, representing the manufacturer’s largest single order in its history. The C-1000…
Revealing the true, ugly cost of driver turnover preview image Business Management Revealing the true, ugly cost of driver turnover January 5, 2021 In my role as a driver recruitment and retention coach, I have observed that driver turnover usually originates as an offshoot of some extenuating factors from the past. The company…
A trucking legal review and outlook preview image Business Management A trucking legal review and outlook January 5, 2021 On New Year’s Eve 2020, one might have expected to see developments in any one of several “hot” areas of law relating to truck transportation — such as electronic logging…
MTO is firm on enforcing SPIF regime preview image Equipment MTO is firm on enforcing SPIF regime January 5, 2021 TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is showing no signs of wavering in the face of renewed pressure from dump truck operators over a decade-old weights and dimensions…
Rand McNally brings more power to a seven-inch screen preview image Other, Software Rand McNally brings more power to a seven-inch screen January 5, 2021 Rand McNally is bringing added power to a slightly smaller screen with the launch of the OverDryve 7 Pro II, following the recent launch of the OverDryve 8 Pro…
TIP Fleet Services Canada officially rolling preview image Transportation TIP Fleet Services Canada officially rolling January 4, 2021 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Train Trailer Rentals and Trailer Wizards have officially merged, creating a combined entity known as TIP Fleet Services Canada. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, the division operates under…
Daimler hit with $30-million NHTSA consent order preview image Equipment Daimler hit with $30-million NHTSA consent order January 4, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has been slapped with a US$30-million civil penalty for tardiness in recalling vehicles. A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) consent order…
