Annual blitz targets speeding this week preview image Transportation Annual blitz targets speeding this week July 15, 2019 GREENBELT, Md. – Law enforcement teams are placing a particular focus on speeding this week as the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) recognizes Operation Safe Driver Week from July 14-20.
No longer resisting growth, Slinkemo strives to meet the needs of its customers preview image Transportation No longer resisting growth, Slinkemo strives to meet the needs of its customers July 15, 2019 Despite the urge to remain small, Slinkemo Enterprises has grown from one truck to 18 to meet the needs of its customers REGINA, Sask. — It didn’t take long for…
Petro-Canada testing 0W20 engine oil preview image Transportation Petro-Canada testing 0W20 engine oil July 12, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – Petro-Canada Lubricants is actively exploring the limits of heavy-duty engine oil, and early tests with a 0W20 prototype are just the beginning. “We’ve got these oils…
Health & Safety Premiers reaffirm commitment to MELT program July 12, 2019 SASKATOON, Sask. – Canada’s premiers have reaffirmed their commitment to adopting a minimum national entry-level training standard for truck drivers by 2021. The announcement came at their meeting in Saskatoon…
Truck-Lite names David McKean executive VP preview image Transportation Truck-Lite names David McKean executive VP July 11, 2019 David McKean FALCONER, N.Y. – Truck-Lite Co. has appointed David McKean executive vice-president of business development, the producer of LED safety lighting announced Thursday. McKean began his career with General…
Mack building presence in the west preview image Equipment Mack building presence in the west July 11, 2019 PORTLAND, Ore. – Mack Trucks, perennially strong in the conventional straight truck and low-cabover engine segments, now feels it has the right truck for linehaul, too. Rich Baek uses…
Freightliner’s online community deepens focus on careers preview image Human Resources Freightliner’s online community deepens focus on careers July 11, 2019 PORTLAND, Ore. – Freightliner Trucks has expanded its Team Run Smart career- and business-improvement platform to include a deeper focus on employment opportunities, the company said Thursday. There are some…
Transportation Purolator offers seven-days-a-week e-commerce delivery service July 11, 2019 VANCOUVER, B.C. — Purolator has launched the country’s first seven-days-a-week e-commerce delivery service. Purolator QuickShip will allow retailers to fulfil orders within 24 hours, every day of the week, the…
Health & Safety Setting the highest standards for road safety July 11, 2019 Highway safety is everyone’s business, and for those whose businesses involve moving people and products throughout our province on a daily basis, transportation comes with even greater risks and responsibilities.
Sustainability Why all the hate for Canadian crude? July 11, 2019 I spent two weeks out of the country only to return to the same gunfight at the OK Corral, but things are far from OK, in fact they seem worse.
Transportation Event continues to drive women forward July 11, 2019 EDMONTON, Alta. — Inclusion, diversity, and equality were the overwhelming themes at this year’s Western Women With Drive event, which for the first time was held in Edmonton, Alta. Kimberley…
Mack exec not concerned about slowing truck demand preview image Equipment Mack exec not concerned about slowing truck demand July 10, 2019 SEATTLE, Wash. – Class 8 truck orders have fallen sharply in recent months, but the folks at Mack Trucks aren’t sweating. “I almost get the sense people are standing on…
Trucking anti-harassment training taking shape preview image Health & Safety Trucking anti-harassment training taking shape July 10, 2019 OTTAWA, Ont. – A federal government program aimed at reducing workplace harassment and violence in the trucking sector is taking shape following its launch last spring. Up to 400 employees…
Transportation Purolator taps DHL’s Tessy for senior VP role July 10, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – Purolator has hired Paul Tessy as its senior vice-president – international, in a role where he’ll be responsible for cross-border business, global solutions, and value-added logistics services.
Business Management Fort Garry purchases Pinwood Truck Parts July 10, 2019 WINNIPEG, Man. – Winnipeg, Man.-based Fort Garry Industries (FGI) has acquired Pinwood Truck Parts. Fort Garry purchased all the outstanding shares of Pinwood, making the company a wholly-owned subsidiary as…
