Flexible hours can be an option – even at truck fleets preview image Business Management Flexible hours can be an option – even at truck fleets March 13, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Freight has to move when it needs to move, and breakdowns need to be quickly repaired so trucks can return to service. But there are still…
AMTA and MTA postpone annual AGMs due to coronavirus concerns preview image Health & Safety AMTA and MTA postpone annual AGMs due to coronavirus concerns March 13, 2020 EDMONTON, Alta. – Heeding advice from provincial governments, the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) and Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) have decided to postpone their upcoming conferences and AGMs. Citing concern…
Canada short 25,000 truck drivers by 2023: report preview image Human Resources Canada short 25,000 truck drivers by 2023: report March 13, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Canada is expected to be short 25,000 truck drivers as early as 2023, representing a 25% increase over the unfilled vacancies in 2019, Trucking HR…
Canada’s truck drivers to require 103.5 hours of training preview image Health & Safety Canada’s truck drivers to require 103.5 hours of training March 13, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s future truck drivers will need to complete at least 103.5 hours of training to earn a Class 1/A licence — along with another 8.5…
Ontario enforcement officers ‘stand down’ after safety complaint preview image Health & Safety Ontario enforcement officers ‘stand down’ after safety complaint March 13, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario highways were left unprotected by Ministry of Transportation enforcement officers for much of yesterday, when officers were ordered to “stand down” while the Ministry…
President’s Choice: Loblaw prepares for a future with electric vehicles preview image Sustainability President’s Choice: Loblaw prepares for a future with electric vehicles March 13, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — Canada’s largest grocer is shopping for something that doesn’t exist. Not yet. But that has hardly slowed Loblaw in a bid to electrify its private fleet within…
Truck drivers have rights after fleet bankruptcies preview image Business Management Truck drivers have rights after fleet bankruptcies March 13, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — Adam Lowry, a company driver with Celedon Canada (Hyndman) first learned about the company’s pending collapse on a news website. There had been lots of chatter…
4 questions to ask before buying a used truck preview image Equipment 4 questions to ask before buying a used truck March 13, 2020 This is not your typical highway tractor. Outwardly, a heavy-spec’ truck may not look much different, but it’s a different beast down beneath the cab. TORONTO, Ont. — You…
Western Star unveils new vocational truck preview image Equipment Western Star unveils new vocational truck March 13, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. – Western Star has provided a sneak preview of its newest vocational truck ahead of its official launch this summer. The vehicle is part of parent…
How Highlight Motor Group attracted the attention of a private equity investor preview image Transportation How Highlight Motor Group attracted the attention of a private equity investor March 13, 2020 From a single shiny purple truck 13 years ago, to a fleet of more than 450 today, Highlight Motor Group’s (HMG) growth has attracted plenty of attention. Most recently, it…
Supply Chain The real Saudi-Russia target is U.S. shale industry March 13, 2020 A scary picture to go along with an intimidating week… As if it weren’t difficult enough to ignore one elephant in a room, try being oblivious to three! Taking this…
Mack executive added to elite list preview image Equipment Mack executive added to elite list March 12, 2020 GREENSBORO, N.C. – A Mack Trucks executive has been added to an elite list of leaders from companies focused on customer experience. John Walsh, vice-president of marketing, was…
Titanium positioned for ‘transformational’ acquisition preview image Business Management Titanium positioned for ‘transformational’ acquisition March 12, 2020 BOLTON, Ont. – After a year of reducing its debt and improving its balance sheet, Titanium Transportation is in a position to potentially double its size through a “transformational” acquisition.
Pride Truck Sales opens in Regina preview image Business Management Pride Truck Sales opens in Regina March 12, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – Pride Truck Sales has opened a new 10,000 sq/ft dealership in Regina, Sask., its fifth in Western Canada and twelfth in North America. “We’ve had a phenomenal…
Truck World rescheduled to June 4-6 preview image Transportation Truck World rescheduled to June 4-6 March 12, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Truck World – the national trade show serving Canada’s trucking industry – is being rescheduled to June 4-6 in the wake of the World Health Organization…
