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Yokohama names new senior director of commercial sales

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Yokohama Tire Corporation  has promoted Dan Funkhouser to senior director of commercial sales. His responsibilities will include all business segments in the commercial division, according to…

AMTA joins effort to bring awareness to road safety on Hwy 63/881

EDMONTON, Alta. – The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has united with the Coalition for a Safer 63 and 881 in an effort to deliver road safety messages to help…

July results of the Healthy Fleet Challenge revealed

TORONTO, Ont. – The second leg of the Healthy Fleet walking challenge of 2016 is over and was it ever a hot and sweaty one, thanks to a warm July.

Purolator names 2015 Carriers of the Year

TORONTO, Ont. – Purolator announced the recipients of its 2015 Carrier of the Year Awards today. For the second year in a row, Ayr Motor Express was named Long Haul Carrier…

Be cautious with e-cigs in trucks: FMCSA

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a safety advisory to owners and operators of commercial motor vehicles concerning incidents that have occurred relating to…

TMW names new marketing v.p.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — TMW Systems has named Caroline Lyle its new vice-president of marketing. She will oversee all marketing and communications programs to support the company’s transportation management, asset maintenance,…

Continental OTR products to return to the Americas

FORT MILL, S.C, — Continental is bringing back Off The Road sales and product liines to the Americas markets starting August 2016, the company announced recently. This will be the…

Commercial vehicle orders hit lowest levels since September 2010

COLUMBUS, Ind. — ACT Research has reported there were 25,000 new Classes 5-8 vehicles ordered in July, according to preliminary figures. While medium-duty orders remained on trend, Class 8 orders…

Mascot launches new online customer portal

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. –Mascot Truck Parts Canada announced the launch of its new customer website today. The new online customer portal — www.mtpi.com — allows  users to search Mascot’s remanufactured inventory across North…

Wabash National renews contract with Maxion Wheels

NOVI, Mich.– Maxion Wheels was chosen again by Wabash National Corporation as the standard position steel wheel supplier for its full line of high-performance commercial trailer products, including dry and…

Early bird deadline for Canada Logistics Conference coming soon

  TORONTO, Ont. — The early bird registration deadline for the Canada Logistics Conference 2016 is coming soon  — August 10 — and  CITT is encouraging delegates to register for the event,…

Luber-finer introduces new mobile app

PERRYSBURG, Ohio — Luber-finer have recently rolled out a new mobile application that allows customers to find all the information they need about what filtration system they need right at…

Mack and Volvo renew contract with Decisiv

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America have both recently renewed their contracts with Decisiv, provider of the ASIST tool that keeps customers, dealers and service providers,…

Tallman Group buys Tru-Nor Truck Centres

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Tallman Group has announced it has acquired Tru-Nor Truck Centres, with locations in Sudbury, Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie. The deal closed Aug. 1. The Truck-Nor Truck…

Trucking HR Canada partners with Take Our Kids to Work day program

  OTTAWA, Ont. — On November 2, grade nine students across Canada will spend the day in a parent, friend or volunteer’s workplace learning about a possible career path as part…