Handing over the reins preview image Transportation Handing over the reins June 22, 2016 Portage Transport will continue to be in good hands, owners say
Transportation When the media comes calling June 22, 2016 The trucking industry shares its workplace with the public and tractor-trailers are de facto rolling billboards for the company that owns them. Such risk exposure and visibility puts fleets in…
Regulations Get past the frustrations and embrace new technologies June 22, 2016 Despite the fact that my near-three year old has been honing her mastery of my smartphone for close to two years, and, on the other side of the spectrum, my…
Lou Smyrlis completes the Make-A-Wish Rope for Hope challenge preview image Transportation Lou Smyrlis completes the Make-A-Wish Rope for Hope challenge June 21, 2016 LONDON, Ont. — Truck News’s publisher and editorial director, Lou Smyrlis, rappelled off of the 26-storey TD Tower in London, Ont., successfully completing Trucking For Wishes’s Rope for Hope event…
Equipment Maritime-Ontario adds 250 intermodal containers to fleet June 21, 2016 BRAMPTON, Ont. — Maritime-Ontario Freight Lines has announced the purchase of 250 53-ft. domestic intermodal containers. The addition includes 125 heated and 125 refrigerated containers, with reefers supplied by Carrier…
Transportation Results of Operation Corridor June 21, 2016 LONDON, Ont. – Operation Corridor put on by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) on June 16 was a rather successful 24 hours. The OPP…
Business Management It’s not easy being independent June 21, 2016 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — For many, independence is one of the most alluring aspects of becoming an owner-operator, but just how independent are they? It may depend on whom you ask.
Business Management US truck tonnage jumps in May June 21, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. — US for-hire truck tonnage increased 2.7% in May, following two consecutive monthly decreases, according to the latest American Trucking Associations’ seasonally-adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index. Tonnage rose…
Toronto weight loss program attracting pro drivers preview image Transportation Toronto weight loss program attracting pro drivers June 21, 2016 Harvey Brooker’s Weight Loss for Men program gives truckers real results
Transportation Dicom partners with New Penn to provide cross-border services June 21, 2016 CHICAGO, Ill. –Dicom Transportation Group and New Penn announced recently that they have joined forces to provide cross-border LTL services. The companies said in a release that this collaboration allows…
Transportation Diesel’s dominance of Class 8 engines to shrink by 2021: ACT Research June 21, 2016 COLUMBUS, Ind. – According to a new report by Americas Commercial Transportation (ACT) Research and Rhein Associates, diesel’s dominance of class 8 engine will lessen by 2021. In 2015, diesel…
Transportation Left out in the cold on MELT June 21, 2016 Remember when I apologized for visiting the same specific topic a second time? Sorry, but here comes Chapter 3 on MELT (Mandatory Entry-Level Training), which is hopefully the final…
Transportation Keeping pace with the electronics revolution June 21, 2016 ‘Big data’ does not mean having lots of data. It’s about interpreting that data and using it to drive sound business decisions in your fleet.
Transportation Include our Summit in your future plans June 21, 2016 In a couple of months the sweet distraction of warm and lazy summer days spent relaxing at the cottage will all too quickly fade to the sobering fall…
Transportation Winners of third annual Top Fleet Employers program announced June 21, 2016 OTTAWA, Ont. — Thirty-nine Canadian fleets were recognized in the third annual Top Fleet Employers program, Trucking HR Canada announced today. Fleets of every size were rated on…
