Transportation Beautiful and speedy trucks on display at Alberta truck show July 20, 2019 LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – The Southern Alberta Truck Expo and Job Fair held its 5th annual event in Lethbridge, Alta., today, handing out several awards to drivers who showed off their…
Trucking associations unveil infrastructure wish list preview image Transportation Trucking associations unveil infrastructure wish list July 19, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and its partners at provincial trucking associations have unveiled a wish list of infrastructure priorities that could improve road-based trade. The…
Fu named CFO at Titanium preview image Human Resources Fu named CFO at Titanium July 19, 2019 BOLTON, Ont. – Alex Fu has been named the chief financial officer of Titanium Transportation Group after four months in the interim role. Fu has served as director of finance…
Lettrapub opens vehicle graphics shop in Montreal preview image Transportation Lettrapub opens vehicle graphics shop in Montreal July 19, 2019 SAINTE-MARIE, Que. – Lettrapub has opened a new installation site in Montreal, better supporting vehicle lettering activities. The location at 1402 Saint-Armour Street, Ville Saint-Laurent, specializes in large-format digital…
ATA, NACV Show partner to deliver educational conference preview image Transportation ATA, NACV Show partner to deliver educational conference July 19, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – The North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV Show) is partnering with the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and its Transport Topics publication to host a half-day…
Health & Safety What does the ELD mandate mean to you? July 19, 2019 On June 12, Canada’s long-awaited electronic logging device (ELD) posting in Canada Gazette Part 2 finally occurred. As far as the Private Motor Truck Council (PMTC) and its members are…
Transportation Oil politics: It’s like arguing with the mirror July 19, 2019 Water runs downhill and so does crude oil. Well, at least oil is running south of the border. This, despite the efforts of the foreign-funded E-Wacks, and our very own…
Feds offer greenbacks for green projects preview image Transportation Feds offer greenbacks for green projects July 19, 2019 OTTAWA, Ont. – Funds from the federal carbon tax are now available to cover up to 25% of the cost of selected energy-saving projects in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and…
Supply Chain U.S. trailer orders plunge to 10-year low in June July 19, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Preliminary U.S. trailer orders for June fell to the lowest level since September 2009 to 5,500 units, freight transportation forecaster FTR reported. It said the orders were…
Technology for sale preview image Mobile and IT Technology for sale July 19, 2019 Polaris spins out a tech company to help digitize the transportation industry
Focus On Peterbilt 579 EPIQ UltraLoft preview image Focus On Peterbilt 579 EPIQ UltraLoft July 19, 2019 Peterbilt’s Model 579 was destined to become the company flagship from the moment it was introduced in March 2012. It’s just getting better with age. Jim Park shows…
Volvo Group, Samsung SDI to develop batteries for electric trucks preview image Sustainability Volvo Group, Samsung SDI to develop batteries for electric trucks July 18, 2019 JW Kim, executive vice-president of strategic marketing at Samsung SDI and Andrea Fuder, chief purchasing officer at the Volvo Group, at the signing of the agreement. GOTHENBERG, Sweden – The…
Canadian and U.S. drivers to take part in truck beauty contest at SuperRigs preview image Equipment Canadian and U.S. drivers to take part in truck beauty contest at SuperRigs July 18, 2019 ALBERT LEA, Minn. – Shell Rotella SuperRigs will be held next week in Albert Lea, Minn., and several Canadian and U.S. drivers are able to take part in the truck…
Transportation Turnover rate at large truckload carriers rises July 17, 2019 ARLINGTON, Va. — The turnover rate at truckload fleets with more than $30 million revenue rose 5 percentage points to 83% in the first quarter of 2019, the American Trucking…
