Sterling Truck & Trailer named top Canadian Volvo dealer preview image Equipment Sterling Truck & Trailer named top Canadian Volvo dealer April 5, 2018 REGINA, Sask. – Sterling Truck & Trailer Sales was named Canada’s top Volvo dealer for 2017. S&S Volvo of Lima, Ohio, took top honors for North America. Dealers were measured…
Great Dane hires new vice-presidents preview image Transportation Great Dane hires new vice-presidents April 4, 2018 SAVANNAH, Ga. – Great Dane has named Axel Gros and Jim Stevenson its new vice-presidents of manufacturing. Axel Gros In their new roles, Gros and Stevenson will be focused on…
Business Management Acquisition strengthens Ryder’s last mile delivery presence April 4, 2018 MIAMI, Fla. – Ryder System has announced that it purchased MXD Group, an e-commerce fulfillment provider with a national network of facilities and last mile delivery capabilities. The deal closed…
Manitoulin buys IPE Logistics preview image Transportation Manitoulin buys IPE Logistics April 4, 2018 TORONTO, Ont. — Manitoulin has acquired IPE Logistics. This is the eighth acquisition Manitoulin has made in the last year. According to Manitoulin, the purchase strengthens its overall global capabilities, from…
Equipment Fleets scrambling to secure Class 8 build slots April 4, 2018 Preliminary North American Class 8 orders totaled 46,300 units according to FTR, marking the third best month ever. They came in 15% above February’s tally and are up 103% year-over-year.
Business Management TFI buys Normandin Transit April 3, 2018 MONTREAL, Que. – TFI International has agreed to purchase Normandin Transit. The company says the move bolsters its cross-border LTL and truckload services. Based in Napierville, Que., Normandin has grown…
Transportation P.S.I. names new senior director of engineering April 3, 2018 SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Pressure Systems International has named Steve Miller its senior director of engineering. According to P.S.I., Miller will be a key part of its product and quality…
Transportation, warehousing wages climbing preview image Transportation Transportation, warehousing wages climbing April 3, 2018 OTTAWA, Ont. – Workers in Canada’s transportation and warehousing sector saw weekly earnings rise 2.4% in January when compared to the same month a year ago, Statistics Canada reports.
Volvo completes transition to new VNL preview image Equipment Volvo completes transition to new VNL April 3, 2018 DUBLIN, Va. – Volvo Trucks has announced it has completed its transition to full production of the new VNL 760 model for long-haul applications, ending production of the legacy VNL…
Navistar hires Baumann as senior v.p. of strategy and planning preview image Transportation Navistar hires Baumann as senior v.p. of strategy and planning April 3, 2018 LISLE, Ill. — Navistar announced today that Friedrich W. Baumann has joined the company as senior vice-president, strategy and planning. Baumann comes to Navistar after a 24-year career at Daimler Trucks,…
Business Management Celadon to restate prior financials, likely to be delisted April 3, 2018 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Celadon Group announced yesterday that its financial statements for the fiscal year 2016 and the quarters ended Sept. 30, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2016 remain under internal…
Transportation Favel hopes to attract the ‘right kind of people’ to join its family April 3, 2018 MOOSE JAW, Sask. — It’s a new age for the trucking industry, and with that comes different ways to find new customers, monitor trucks, save fuel, and find new employees. For…
Regulations Smaller carriers could be impacted most by Manitoba’s carbon tax plan April 2, 2018 WINNIPEG, Man. – The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) is concerned smaller carriers could struggle with the added costs of the province’s new “made in Manitoba” carbon tax plan. MTA executive…
Drivers without ELD face out of service violations preview image Transportation Drivers without ELD face out of service violations April 2, 2018 GREENBELT, Md. – Those driving trucks in the U.S. without electronic logging devices (ELDs) or grandfathered automatic on-board recording devices (AOBRDs) will now risk 10 hours out of service. Soft…
Transportation How to build an effective driver recruiter strategy April 2, 2018 Found this in Wikipedia; Strong culture is said to exist where staff respond to stimulus because of their alignment to organizational values. In…
