Transportation Accuride appoints Luo as interim CEO January 7, 2019 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Accuride today announced that it has appointed Jason Luo to serve as interim president and chief executive officer. Luo was formerly chairman and CEO of Ford China…
Building their reputation through honesty and integrity preview image Transportation Building their reputation through honesty and integrity January 6, 2019 RED DEER, Alta. — The folks at Black Hand Transport aren’t shy about getting their hands dirty to make sure the job is done right. Started by Jeremy Douglas and Kyle…
Business Management Speedee names new CEO January 4, 2019 BURNABY, B.C. – Speedee Transport has named Joshua Davis as its new CEO. With over a decade of experience in management, operations, and business development, Davis will oversee the development…
Equipment Class 8 orders expectedly drop in December January 4, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Preliminary data from ACT Research shows the industry booked 21,300 Class 8 trucks, an expected decline and off 43% year-over-year. But the year set a new record,…
PMTC unveils full conference agenda preview image Transportation PMTC unveils full conference agenda January 4, 2019 MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) has unveiled the full agenda for its 2019 Conference scheduled for June 12-14 in Niagara Falls. The conference…
B.C. aims to increase road safety with left lane ban, stricter chain up enforcement preview image B.C. aims to increase road safety with left lane ban, stricter chain up enforcement January 3, 2019 VICTORIA, B.C. — Increasing safety on B.C.’s highways has become a focus for the provincial government of late, and several new regulations will impact commercial trucks traveling across the province. For…
Why should anyone care about trucking? January 3, 2019 Trucking makes everything possible, from here to tomorrow. This is the message of the Manitoba Trucking Association’s (MTA) new public relations campaign, set to officially launch in 2019. With “movement”…
Premiere Van Lines re-ups with Atlas Canada preview image Transportation Premiere Van Lines re-ups with Atlas Canada January 3, 2019 OAKVILLE, Ont. – Atlas Canada has announced it has renewed its contract with Premiere Van Lines Group for another 10 years. The new contract runs through November 2028. Premiere will…
U.S. driver turnover slows preview image Human Resources U.S. driver turnover slows January 3, 2019 ARLINGTON, Va. – Truck driver turnover in the U.S. fell 11% in the third quarter, undoing two quarters of increases in the annualized churn rate. The American Trucking Associations (ATA)…
Equipment Firestone truck tires to cost more January 2, 2019 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations has announced a price increase for Firestone truck and bus tires sold in the U.S. and Canada. Firestone tires will increase in price…
Entries open for annual private fleet awards preview image Transportation Entries open for annual private fleet awards January 2, 2019 MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) opens its annual awards season today, accepting entries for a series of honors to be distributed during the…
Regulations California denied own meal and rest break rules January 2, 2019 ARLINGTON, Va. – California will not be able to implement its own state rest break rules, thanks to a Department of Transportation ruling that came before Christmas. Transportation Secretary Elaine…
The center of it all preview image The center of it all January 1, 2019 CentrePort Canada continues to entice Manitoba trucking companies
Icy roads ahead preview image Transportation Icy roads ahead January 1, 2019 YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T. — Driving the ice roads in Canada’s north is on several drivers’ bucket list – it’s even a popular (and dramatic) TV show. Despite the drama we see on…
Turning over turnover preview image Transportation Turning over turnover December 29, 2018 How Woodcock Brothers is keeping its drivers and employees happy
