Manitoba truckers at the mercy of Mother Nature

WINNIPEG -- The spring can be a difficult time for truckers in Manitoba.

Trucker yarns 2.0

WALCOTT, Iowa -- According to the influential business newspaper the Wall Street Journal, more and more truck drivers are using their downtime to knit.

MATS: Thermo King brings three new products to market

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Thermo King is introducing three new products that aim to provide environmental and cost savings.

Female trucker looks to join provincial Tory race

CANNINGTON, Ont. -- Dorothy Sanderson is revved up and ready to race.

MATS: Accuride unveils new offerings

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Accuride Corporation is using the Mid-America Trucking Show to do more than put a new spin on a popular product, they're using the show to showcase a brand new line of new products and service offerings.

MATS: Michelin’s wide single drives fuel efficiency

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- To celebrate its 10th year of X One wide single truck tires, Michelin introduced its most fuel-efficient drive tire to date: the Michelin X One XDA Energy tire.

MATS: Oregon driver honoured for heroics

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Despite having an out of control vehicle strike his rig, Junichi Shimizu kept his composure and helped save the lives of three people.

Canada, India to cooperate on transport initiatives

OTTAWA -- Transport Canada confirmed its intentions to pursue a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian government to focus on issues including road safety, highway management, and intelligent transport systems.

Sask budget continues investment in highways

REGINA -- With $250 million earmarked for new highway construction and paving in Saskatchewan, the province's budget includes the second largest highways capital program in the province's history.

Maritime voice takes chair at CTA

OTTAWA -- Paul Easson, president of Eassons Transport, has taken over as chairman of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, succeeding Alberta's Bruno Muller of Caron Transport who had served out his two-year term.

Volumes headed in right direction: freight index

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The trucking industry in the U.S. experienced sequential and annual gains in March, according to the Cass Information Systems Freight Index.

Waltco taps Canadian sales boss

TORONTO -- Waltco Lift Corp. has named Aaron Gorman as its Canadian director of sales, responsible for all sales and strategic planning in the Canadian market as well as day-to-day management of Waltco's Canadian distributor network and high-level sales calls with large fleets in Canada.

Hankook rides west

RICHMOND, B.C. -- Hankook Tire Canada has just opened its second Canadian distribution center, this one in the west.

Safety at forefront of Manitoba seminar

WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba Trucking Association recently teamed up with the Motor Carrier Division of Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation to help promote safety for the province's truckers.

Manitoba highways expected to stay open

MORRIS, Man. -- Predictions from a few weeks ago that flooding along the Red River would be kinder to Manitoba truckers than last year have so far been proven correct.