MATS REPORT: Thermo King unveils cargo heater kit, power pack

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Thermo King's aftermarket division has announced the launch of the E-28 Cargo Heater Kit and the EON Power Pack.

Drivers getting pulled for roadside MTO survey

TORONTO -- The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has begun interviewing truck drivers at roadside for the 2007 Commercial Vehicle Survey (CVS).

Seaway opens for 49th season

CORNWALL, Ont. -- The St. Lawrence Seaway is open for business as the CSL Tadoussac vessel set sail through Lock 3 of the Welland Canal.

Former ATA chairman Eugene Garner dies

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Vernon Eugene Garner, cofounder of Garner Transportation Group and former American Trucking Associations chairman, died Tuesday at the age of 69 after a lengthy illness.

Reimer’s Clay Gording named MTA president

WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba Trucking Association has elected its new leaders at its recent annual conference.

MATS REPORT: Cummins unveils new handheld engine info tool

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Cummins says its next generation QuickCheck engine information tool -- the QuickCheck 5100 -- brings the power of a portable computer and proprietary engine-monitoring software into one handheld device.

Plan to greenlight Mexican trucks blocked by senate

WASHINGTON -- Mexican truckers have been waiting over a decade for cross-border access to the U.S. market under NAFTA. They'll have to wait longer still.

Montana to step up seat belt enforcement

HELENA, Mt. -- Canadian Prairie truckers heading south to Montana may soon face tougher seat belt enforcement as the state Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill that would allow officers to pull over a vehicle if its occupants aren't properly using seat belts.

Discount Tolls? American truckers look to re-sell 407 ETR miles

TORONTO -- Canuck truckers who use Ontario's private toll highway might have a friend in the New York Motor Truck Association. (NYSMTA).

OTA inks deal with stolen cargo recovery site

TORONTO -- Truckers have a better chance in recovering stolen cargo, says the Ontario Trucking Association, now that it has signed a deal with Stolen Cargo and Equipment Tracking Incorporated (SCAET)

ExpoCam around the corner; Space filling up fast

MONTREAL -- More than 300 exhibitors from across North America and beyond will preview all the 2007 trucks and latest transportation equipment in the 230,000 sq. ft. exhibit hall that will welcome ExpoCam 2007 in April.

ACE Phase 2 delayed for Washington, ND border crossings

WASHINGTON -- The deadline for truckers entering the U.S. to file an e-manifest starting today, March 26, 2007, has been delayed once again to the end of April.

Ford, Sterling dealer names T.O. sales manager

TORONTO -- Thorncrest Sherway Inc. has appointed Ray Marshall commercial general sales manager for Thorncrest Ford, Sherway Ford Trucks, and Sterling Trucks of Toronto.

First Canadian executive member elected to WIT

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. -- Jayne Gunn, recruiting supervisor for Challenger Motor Freight Inc., is the first Canadian woman elected to the Executive Board of WIT (Women In Trucking)

International Bridge users to see higher crossing fees

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. -- The International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie is hiking tolls for all vehicles, including heavy trucks, starting April 1, 2007.