Fleets adopt telematics as a legal, financial defense tool: Report

Eighty four percent of fleets cite driver exoneration as a key reason for deploying safety technology, according to the latest report from Teletrac Navman. The same report found that 53%…

Trucking Announcements: Leadership changes at ATA, DTNA, CCM, Tip Group

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Daimler Truck North America has appointed Michelle Randazzo as its next chief financial officer, and Henry Hanscom,…

Trucking Announcements: New leadership at HTC, Apps Transport Group

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Huayi Tire Canada appointed Dave Hatch as its vice president of sales and operations, while Apps Transport…

Trucking Announcements: UAP, Calstart and KSMTA name presidents

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Calstart taps DOE’s Michael Berube as its president, UAP names Alain Primeau as president, and…

Crash rates spike around Thanksgiving, setting tone for a dangerous winter: report

Crash rates on U.S. highways surge during the winter holidays, starting as early Thanksgiving, and carrying through Christmas and New Year. Even though many shippers scale back operations and drivers…

CargoNet expects heightened cargo theft risk as US Thanksgiving approaches

Carriers, shippers and brokers should prepare for a surge in criminal activity over the Thanksgiving period in the United States, Verisk’s CargoNet warns, citing a sharp rise in cargo theft…

Trucking Announcements: Appointments at Andy, ECI, Double Coin; ATRI adds Ludwick, Kiely to board

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Montreal-based Andy Transport named Julianna Marcotte Jarawan as its vice president of operations and East Coast International…

Trucking Announcements: New CEOs at TEN, Optronics; Decisiv names CPO

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Ron and Mike Skelton of Ontario-based Skelton Truck Lines announced their retirement after 40 years with the…

Trucking Announcements: CEOs named at FreightPath, Calstart

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, FreightPath appointed Dave Bergeron as its CEO and Groupe Touchette named Karina Di Rupo as vice-president of…

Trucking Announcements: C-suite appointments at TEN, ATD; VPs named at Fleet Advantage, Stevens Transport, Kooner FMS

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week was filled with executive leadership appointments across the industry. America Tire Distributors named Todd Sanders and Keith…

Longhaul electrification feasible along I-10 freight corridor, report finds

Current operational realities of heavy-duty diesel trucking on the I-10 corridor are highly compatible with existing battery-electric vehicle (BEV) capabilities, a new analysis from the Smart Freight Centre (SFC), Altitude…

Trucking Announcements: Leadership additions at Davco, ATD; Miller retires from KAG Canada

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Scott Montesi returned to Davco as president and KAG Canada’s Kim Miller announced he will retire at…

Training, tech, planning form backbone of fleets’ emergency response

Canadian fleets are broadening the way they prepare drivers for emergencies, including a wide range of scenarios, from wildfires and snowstorms to roadside crashes, border blockages and tech outages. Continuous…

Reefers Technologies develops waste-heat recovery system for reefer trucks

Ontario-based clean-tech startup Reefers Technologies is developing a retrofit waste-heat recovery system designed to eliminate the need for secondary diesel engines in refrigerated trailers, helping fleets…

Trucking Announcements: Leadership appointments at FinditParts, Decisiv, DTNA, SCF

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Matt Schweickert was named the CEO of FinditParts, and Decisiv’s president Tim Hardin will become the…