PMTC announces 2020 Benchmarking Survey preview image Regulations PMTC announces 2020 Benchmarking Survey November 12, 2019 MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada is again teaming up with the U.S. National Private Truck Council to conduct its fourth annual Canadian Fleet Benchmarking…
Purolator opens state-of-the-art Toronto facility preview image Business Management Purolator opens state-of-the-art Toronto facility November 12, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. — The morning after Toronto’s first snowfall, it was only fitting Purolator held the official opening of its new state-of-the-art terminal in the city, part of the company’s…
Rates remain under pressure: ACT preview image Business Management Rates remain under pressure: ACT November 12, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ind. – ACT Research reports contract truckload rates fell to US$2.28 per mile in the third quarter, down 2% year-over-year. In its ACT Freight Forecast, U.S. Rate and Volume…
Charles Gunn passes away preview image Transportation Charles Gunn passes away November 11, 2019 ORANGEVILLE, Ont. – Former Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) Service to Industry award winner Charles Gunn has passed away. He died Nov. 7 at the age of 90. Gunn was a…
Inside Best Fleets – Part 2 preview image Business Management Inside Best Fleets – Part 2 November 11, 2019 The second in a series from behind the scenes of the Best Fleets to Drive For competition
The best fuel-saving options are fleet-specific preview image Sponsored Transportation The best fuel-saving options are fleet-specific November 11, 2019 Are products that purport to increase your fleet’s fuel mileage cases of better living through technology, or are they just more boondoggles that’ll suck the life out of your…
OTA recognizes heroes, 40-year driver, longtime service preview image Transportation OTA recognizes heroes, 40-year driver, longtime service November 8, 2019 Winston Goold of Double D Transport was named the Volvo Trucks Canada OTA Driver of the Year. TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has handed out its top…
New lighting standard comes into force in 2021 preview image Health & Safety New lighting standard comes into force in 2021 November 8, 2019 OTTAWA, Ont. — Transport Canada is introducing a new lighting standard to help vehicles and drivers see, and be seen, the department said in a post on its…
Trucking musicians join TCGO fundraising campaign preview image Transportation Trucking musicians join TCGO fundraising campaign November 8, 2019 PARK CITY, Kan. –The organization that helps truckers and their families is partnering with trucking’s top musicians to raise funds this holiday season. The Truckers Christmas Group. Org…
Human Resources Dollars and sense November 8, 2019 Everyone wants to be paid well and paid fairly. And employers want to be competitive with their compensation. It’s good business to make sure what you’re offering is up to…
Search begins for 2020 Goodyear Highway Hero preview image Transportation Search begins for 2020 Goodyear Highway Hero November 8, 2019 AKRON, Ohio – Who will be the next Goodyear Highway Hero? The tire giant is accepting nominations for its annual award, which honors truck drivers who put themselves in…
Human Resources WBF celebrates two successful years of its Class 1 training program November 7, 2019 EDMONTON, Alta. – Two years after launching its Class 1 driver training program, Women Building Futures (WBF) marked the occasion with a celebration this past October. Several alumni attended…
Quebec, NB land new Alliance Parts locations preview image Equipment Quebec, NB land new Alliance Parts locations November 7, 2019 PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler’s Alliance Parts has announced its expansion to 15 new locations, including three in Eastern Canada. Two of the three standalone stores are Carrefour du Camion in…
Titanium eyeing ‘transformational’ acquisition preview image Transportation Titanium eyeing ‘transformational’ acquisition November 7, 2019 BOLTON, Ont. – With a healthy balance sheet and downward pressure on freight volumes and rates, the time could be right for Titanium Transportation to make a sizeable acquisition. That…
Digital strategies to control collision costs preview image Paid Transportation Digital strategies to control collision costs November 6, 2019 Collisions are expensive, but Adam Wolk, director of fleet maintenance for Challenger Motor Freight in Cambridge, Ont., thinks some of those costs can be mitigated by analyzing root causes.
