Marta brings business alive and wins a prize

TORONTO -- Marta Iwanek, 20, is in her third year of a four-year Journalism degree program at Toronto's Ryerson University.

Ryder to offer DEF at all full serve locations

MIAMI -- Ryder System is certainly not tone DEF. The truck leasing giant will soon offer at every full service North American location diesel exhaust fluid.

What can Big Brown do for Alta? Two-day freight service

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- UPS Freight, the highway freight arm of Big Brown says it has improved transit times between U.S. cities and Calgary and Edmonton.

NB city trims down truck route list

FREDERICTON - This city's public works wants to ban trucks on Canada Street south of Bridge Street and on Gibson Street.

Tonight! Rick Mercer learns to drive a rig. On a greased track.

The Rick Mercer report puts the commentator behind the wheel of a tractor trailer on a skid pad

Liberty Linehaul founder becomes OTA chairman

TORONTO -- Brian Taylor, founder and president of Liberty Linehaul Inc., has been named chairman of the board of directors of the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA).

Alberta bans recreational use of CB radios

EDMONTON -- The recreational use of CB radios is included in the Alberta government's sweeping new law aimed at curbing distracted driving.

Today’s Trucking contributor named Ontario Driver of the Year

TORONTO -- Dedication to safety earns Guy Broderick, a driver with Brampton, Ont.-based APPS Transport, the title of OTA/Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year.

Service-to-industry prize rewards passion for trucking, by George

TORONTO -- One of the most respected people in the trucking game has won the prestigious 2010 Shaw-Tracking OTA Service to Industry award.

Byers Transport folded into CF

CALGARY -- TransForce has just about completed the integration of Byers Transportation with Canadian Freightways.

NTEA to replace Carney with Carey

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has picked Steve Carey, NTEA senior director of operations, to replace long-time Executive Director Jim Carney,

Website says science missing for claim of shorter driver lifespan

Do truck drivers really have a shortened life expectancy, as the U.S. Department of Transportation has recently stated? That hasn't been statistically proven, according to inquiries by TruckingInfo.com, the website of the U.S.-based Heavy Duty Trucking magazine.

OTA backs snow tire bill

THUNDER BAY, Ont. -- A Private Member's bill that calls on insurance companies to slash premiums or offer rebates to car drivers who use winter tires is being supported by the Ontario Trucking Association.

Darshan Kailly retiring after 50-plus years

Darshan Kailly is retiring from his job of President and CEO of CF "Managing Movement," (CFMM) a division of TransForce Inc., after a trucking career that lasted more than 50 years.

CarriersEdge marks fifth anny

MARKHAM, Ont. - CarriersEdge, a provider of online driver improvement tools, celebrated the fifth anniversary of its launch in the Canadian market.