42nd Shell Rotella SuperRigs heads to Texas

Prepare for chrome overload as shiny and spotless big rigs roll into Texas for the 42nd Shell Rotella SuperRigs contest. This year, the truck beauty contest will be held at…

American Trailer Rental Group rebrands as Warehouse on Wheels

Warehouse on Wheels, formerly known as American Trailer Rental Group, has a new brand, logo and messaging to more accurately reflect the company’s mission – to provide customers with effective…

Calmont Truck Centre wins Volvo’s top Canadian dealership award

Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) named Calmont Truck Centre as its 2023 Canadian Dealer Group of the Year. The group has two full-line dealerships in Calgary and Edmonton, serving Alberta…

Lower Mainland authorities placed 58% of trucks OOS in 2023  

Burnaby RCMP’s Traffic Services and 10 partner agencies placed 58% of the commercial vehicles they inspected out of service (OOS) during enforcement operations across the Lower Mainland in British Columbia…

International student cap to squeeze driving school enrolment

International student N.S. (who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of jeopardizing his immigration chances) has a hectic schedule. He attends classes in college, studies, works and is also…

CBSA seizes largest-ever quantity of drugs in Prairie Region from truck in Manitoba

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers made the largest seizure of drugs in the history of the Prairie Region when they seized suspected methamphetamine worth more than $50 million from…

PMTC’s 2024 awards program opens

The 2024 Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) awards program is now open. The awards program includes: The Rick Austin Memorial Dispatcher Award – The award recognizes the exceptional,…

Vancouver Community College buys Freightliner eCascadia to expand student training

Vancouver Community College (VCC) has acquired the all-electric Freightliner eCascadia to future-proof student training within the evolving landscape of electric transportation. The zero-emission semi will be used to train students in…

Trucker’s dream comes true after $50,000 lottery win

A Brampton, Ont., dump truck owner-operator felt it was “a dream come true” after he won $50,000 in an instant lottery game. Vishal Joshi, 42, said he started playing the…

PACT coalition launches to speed up ZEV infrastructure

Truck manufacturing rivals have come together to form Powering America’s Commercial Transportation (PACT), a coalition focused on accelerating the construction of nationwide infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty (M/HD) zero-emission vehicles…

Six Canadian companies named among Top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For

CarriersEdge, provider of online driver training for the trucking industry, named six Canadian fleets in the Top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For for 2024. These North American for-hire trucking…

PTTAC to ensure driving schools not cutting corners: Campbell

Commercial driver training professionals from across the country have teamed up to ensure driver training meets standards and work toward getting it recognized as a Red Seal trade. “We want…

Nikola hydrogen FCEV completes Edmonton-Calgary round-trip without refueling

The Alberta Motor Transport Association’s (AMTA) Nikola hydrogen fuel-cell-electric vehicle (FCEV) completed a 519-km round-trip from Edmonton to Calgary without needing to refuel and with hydrogen in the tank to…

ATA welcomes funding for 1,000 truck parking spaces in U.S.

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) welcomed five major new federal investments by the Department of Transportation that will add approximately 1,000 truck parking spaces and make it easier for drivers…

Township of Langley targets illegal truck parking

The Township of Langley in B.C. is cracking down on illegal truck parking in rural areas, issuing 881 tickets resulting in more than $50,000 in fines last year. Operators and…