Manitoulin grows freight forwarding business preview image Transportation Manitoulin grows freight forwarding business October 22, 2019 MONTREAL, Que. – Manitoulin Global Forwarding (MGF) has become one of Canada’s largest international freight forwarders with the acquisition of Associated Cargo Specialists (ACS). ACS Logistics has a network of…
New technology allows Magnum to lower product costs October 21, 2019 ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Thanks to a new toy, Magnum Trailer and Equipment have been able to reduce the price of several of its products. Servicing the heavy-duty truck and trailer…
Transportation Hyundai offers first peek at hydrogen-electric truck concept October 21, 2019 Hyundai HDC-6 Neptune ATLANTA, Ga. – Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled the first peek at its concept for a hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric truck, to be known as HDC-6 Neptune.
Talks to end Mack strike set to resume preview image Human Resources Talks to end Mack strike set to resume October 21, 2019 MACUNGIE, Penn. – Negotiations to end a strike by some 3,500 hourly workers at six Mack Truck plants in the U.S. were expected to resume Monday. The workers began…
Group aims to bring holiday cheer to truckers preview image Transportation Group aims to bring holiday cheer to truckers October 21, 2019 PARK CITY, Kan. – The organization that raises funds to help truckers and their families in the U.S. and Canada has announced its 12th annual holiday fundraising…
Yokohama Tire promotes Pavan Desaneni to VP of IT preview image Transportation Yokohama Tire promotes Pavan Desaneni to VP of IT October 21, 2019 Pavan Desaneni SANTA ANA, Calif. – Yokohama Tire has named Pavan Desaneni vice-president of information technology. A 20-year IT veteran, he will report to Tom Masuguchi, Yokohama executive vice-…
Regulations Tax Talk: Put incorporation on the menu October 21, 2019 As an accountant, I deal with a lot of numbers all day long. But a few figures stand out. Twenty years ago, 36% of our owner-operator clients were incorporated while…
Cargo thieves give fleet-tracking market a boost preview image Business Management Cargo thieves give fleet-tracking market a boost October 21, 2019 Last year, 341 cargo thefts were reported in the Peel Region, compared to 208 in all of California.
The Last Word: Keeping our head in the game preview image Health & Safety The Last Word: Keeping our head in the game October 21, 2019 You can make sure your phone is in airplane mode when you drive, never snack when you’re behind the wheel, always have both hands on the wheel, and yet…
Keep on rollin’ preview image Equipment Keep on rollin’ October 21, 2019 Checking inflation pressures regularly is key to making tires last in rugged vocational applications. Few things take as bad a beating on jobsites as the tires for fleets of…
Regulations Uniform marijuana laws needed to make life easier for carriers October 21, 2019 For the sake of Canadian and American truck drivers, carriers across North America, and law enforcement, the U.S. federal government really needs to step up and make a decision on…
Regulations No MELT exemptions for Alberta farm or bus drivers October 20, 2019 EDMONTON, Alta. – Following public criticism, including from some family members of those killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy, the Alberta government will no longer consider exempting some commercial…
Business Management Traction to open first corporate location in B.C. October 18, 2019 LANGLEY, B.C. – Traction will open its first corporate store and a new distribution center in B.C. Currently serving Canada’s west coast with 12 associated Traction stores and other business…
Edmonton woman first female to achieve Kenworth master technician status preview image Equipment Edmonton woman first female to achieve Kenworth master technician status October 18, 2019 EDMONTON, Alta. – Edmonton’s Jennifer Lesnik is the first woman to earn Kenworth’s certified master technician status. Now in her 12th year as a service technician and having worked for…
Volvo looks to bring its success in Canada to Mexican market preview image Business Management Volvo looks to bring its success in Canada to Mexican market October 18, 2019 PUEBLA, Mexico – Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) president Peter Voorhoeve could not be happier with the continued progress his company has made in the Canadian market. While looking to…
