Mobile and IT Young “hackers” help Canada Cartage fight cargo theft February 5, 2019 HAMILTON, Ont. – Canada Cartage recently engaged Ontario university students to help fight cargo theft. More than 600 students participated in 30-hour non-stop “hack-a-thon” event called DeltaHacks on Jan. 26-27.
Transportation Sheehan’s Truck Center wins Volvo’s Canada Dealer of the Year award February 4, 2019 DUBLIN, Va. — Volvo Trucks has awarded its top dealers for 2018. The 2018 Canada Dealer of the Year was presented to Burlington’s Sheehan’s Truck Center. The award for top dealer…
Transportation Linamar, associated families donate $5 million to Guelph hospital February 4, 2019 GUELPH, Ont. — Linamar Corporation along with the Hasenfratz, Newton and Stoddart families have made history with a record-breaking donation to health care. The group has donated a whopping $5 million …
Mack Trucks names new regional vice-president, Canada preview image Transportation Mack Trucks names new regional vice-president, Canada February 4, 2019 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Mack Trucks recently named Steve Jugovic as regional vice-president, Canada. Steve Jugovic Jugovic will be responsible for the end-to-end sales cycle for new business transactions, including dealer…
Transportation FPInnovations, Texas A&M Transportation to collaborate on research February 4, 2019 MONTREAL, Que. – Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and FPInnovations have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together on transportation research. The MOU was signed by Greg Winfree,…
PMTC opens latest benchmarking survey preview image Transportation PMTC opens latest benchmarking survey February 4, 2019 MILTON, Ont. – Private fleets looking to compare their performance to peers now have the opportunity to participate in the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada’s (PMTC) third…
Back to the future February 4, 2019 Am I seeing things or has the Canadian energy sector, specifically Alberta, been forced into an economic version of Back to the Future? Recently, Alberta premier Rachel Notley proudly “podiumed”…
Transportation Cost of ground transportation decreasing February 1, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – The total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers decreased 1.54% in November, compared to the Canadian General Freight Index. Base rates were down 1.4% and average…
Health & Safety Sentencing for truck driver in Humboldt case set for March 22 February 1, 2019 MELFORT, Sask. – Sentencing for the truck driver involved in the Humboldt collision will be March 22 after the Crown and defense have issued their final submissions. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu…
Mack Ste.-Foy, Vision Truck Group receive Mack honors preview image Equipment Mack Ste.-Foy, Vision Truck Group receive Mack honors February 1, 2019 QUEBEC CITY, Que. – Mack Ste.-Foy has been named the Mack Trucks Dealer of the Year for Canada. The North American Dealer of the Year was Kriete Truck Center of…
Transportation Day & Ross expands executive team February 1, 2019 HARTLAND, N.B. — Day & Ross has announced some changes to its organization this week. “These key leadership roles and organizational changes are part of our strategy to improve our customer…
Transportation Dana launches training academy, updates e-commerce platform January 31, 2019 LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Dana is taking to the internet to educate the commercial vehicle aftermarket, launching a Dana Aftermarket Training Academy that already includes an overview of axle nomenclature.
HDAW says see ya, Las Vegas preview image Transportation HDAW says see ya, Las Vegas January 31, 2019 LAS VEGAS, Nev – Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week, traditionally hosted in Las Vegas, will be moving to Texas for its 15th annual conference in 2020. Next year’s event will be…
Investing in people preview image Mgmt Best Practices Investing in people January 31, 2019 Gary Coleman helps make post-secondary education a reality for inner-city kids
Brown to succeed Boughton as Trailcon president preview image Transportation Brown to succeed Boughton as Trailcon president January 31, 2019 BRAMPTON, Ont. — After 26 years at the helm of Trailcon Leasing, Al Boughton announced today that he will be replaced by senior vice-president and general manager Jerry Brown. Jerry…
