ECONOMIC WATCH: Freight recession ending, pricing to swing back in carriers’ favor preview image Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: Freight recession ending, pricing to swing back in carriers’ favor March 2, 2020 ORLANDO, Fla. – The freight cycle has bottomed and trucking conditions should improve later this year and into 2021 as freight demand and capacity come into balance. That was the…
Focus On: Stoneridge swaps mirrors for monitors preview image Equipment Focus On: Stoneridge swaps mirrors for monitors March 2, 2020 From the driver's perspective, Stoneridge's MirrorEye system is simple enough, but there's a lot going on in the background of this technology designed to replace traditional mirrors.
We need to talk about driver loneliness and isolation preview image Transportation We need to talk about driver loneliness and isolation March 2, 2020 is a fine line between solitude and loneliness when you live in the cab of a truck. There is a deep attraction to the independence and freedom posed by…
Boyle, Nussbaum named overall Best Fleets to Drive For preview image Business Management Boyle, Nussbaum named overall Best Fleets to Drive For March 2, 2020 ORLANDO, Fla. – Boyle Transportation and Nussbaum Transportation took top honors as the overall winners of the 2020 Best Fleets to Drive For contest, in the small and large fleet…
Polaris Transportation Group acquires PRI Logistics preview image Transportation Polaris Transportation Group acquires PRI Logistics March 2, 2020 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Polaris Transportation Group has acquired PRI Logistics, a third-party logistics brokerage based in Vaughan, Ont., the company announced Monday. With this, Polaris has reinforced its position…
Daimler shifts from brands to business segments in new business model preview image Business Management Daimler shifts from brands to business segments in new business model March 2, 2020 DTNA shifts business approach from brand recognition to focus on vocational and on-highway segments
Trucking industry executives discuss leadership at TCA preview image Business Management Trucking industry executives discuss leadership at TCA March 2, 2020 ORLANDO, Fla. – A panel of second- and third-generation trucking industry leaders took part in a panel at the Truckload Carriers Association annual convention this week, diving into a wide-reaching…
Four ways to improve driver orientation preview image Health & Safety Four ways to improve driver orientation March 2, 2020 ORLANDO, Fla. – Gina Anderson, CEO and co-founder of Luma Brighter Learning, gave fleets attending the Truckload Carriers Association annual convention a lesson on how to improve driver orientation sessions.
Newcom South Asian Media hosts Truck World countdown dinner preview image Transportation Newcom South Asian Media hosts Truck World countdown dinner March 2, 2020 BRAMPTON, Ont. – Industry leaders, politicians and senior government officials gathered in Brampton on Thursday for a Truck World kickoff dinner, hosted by Newcom South Asian Media. Truck World, the…
TTSAO offers a reality check on virtual training preview image Human Resources TTSAO offers a reality check on virtual training March 2, 2020 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Simulators have evolved over the years and become an integral part of driver training across Canada, but industry leaders say simulation-based tools can merely augment traditional training, not replace it.
A Truckload of Safety Technology preview image Paid Transportation A Truckload of Safety Technology March 1, 2020 There are approximately 2 million semi-trucks on the road in America, each one capable of hauling 80,000 pounds and logging 2,000-3,000…
Trucks rely on data, and that data is open to attack preview image Transportation Trucks rely on data, and that data is open to attack February 28, 2020 We live in an era of the increasingly connected vehicle. Every component short of a piece of metal seems to come equipped with some sort of sensor, gathering data about…
Rush Truck Centres names Richard Shortt president preview image Equipment Rush Truck Centres names Richard Shortt president February 28, 2020 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Rush Truck Centres of Canada has appointed Richard Shortt president and chief operating officer following the departure of Roger Poirier on Friday, the company said. Shortt…
MirrorEye wins technical achievement award preview image Equipment MirrorEye wins technical achievement award February 28, 2020 Jim Park, chairman of the Technical Achievement Award committee (l) and Kenneth Calhoun, general chairman of TMC (r) present Stephen Fox, vice president of business development at Stoneridege with…
Calgary carrier charged with insurance fraud preview image Transportation Calgary carrier charged with insurance fraud February 28, 2020 CALGARY, Alta. – Owners of Calgary, Alta., trucking company Lakha Trucking have been charged with insurance fraud after falsely claiming numerous truck thefts since 2009. Authorities launched an investigation after…
