Premier Kathleen Wynne congratulates ATSSA on its 75th anniversary

TORONTO, Ont. -- Ontario’s Premier Kathleen Wynne has extended greetings and congratulated the Automotive Transportation Service Superintendents’ Association (ATSSA) on its 75th Anniversary this year.

Lubecore wins trademark appeal, hires new US executive director

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. -- Lubecore International has won a court ruling that will allow it to resume selling its automated lubrication systems in the US and has hired a new executive director to do so.

Product Watch – 2013-11-27

CTA issues white paper exploring transportation of dangerous goods by truck

OTTAWA, Ont. -- With the transportation of dangerous goods on the radar of federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt following a devastating train wreck in Lac Megantic earlier this year, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is looking at its own...

Apps Express first company to lease space in new B.C. industrial park

DELTA, B.C. -- Apps Express is the first tenant to commit to moving into a new Boundary Bay Industrial Park near Deltaport, Canada’s largest container terminal.

Carrier Transicold introduces new multi-temp trailer refrigeration unit

ATHENS, Ga. -- Carrier Transicold has introduced the Vector 8600MT hybrid trailer refrigeration unit for multi-temp trailers.

Quebec firm offering twin steer prep kits for Freightliner vocational trucks

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Freightliner has announced the availability of twin steer chassis prep kits for its 114SD and 122SD truck models.

Bergstrom buys Michigan engineering firm

TROY, Mich. -- Bergstrom has announced its acquisition of Michigan-based engineering firm Innovative Product Development Corporation (IPDC).

ATTENDING A MEXICAN TRUCK SHOW

To kick off this edition of Hooked Up, I’ll take you back to Mexico, to the Expotransporte trade show in Guadalajara. Last time I wrote, I had just visited a Volvo fleet outside Mexico City. I reported on their sophistication, and the...

MEETING WITH SOME MEXICAN FLEETS

Among the activities Volvo arranged for visiting trade press journalists in Guadalajara, was a roundtable discussion with several fleet managers. Through this discussion, I learned we have a lot more in common with our Mexican counterparts than...

ANOTHER WORD ON ONTARIO’S FLAWED BIODIESEL MANDATE

In the last edition of Hooked Up, I complained that Ontario was moving ahead with a biodiesel mandate to be implemented over an impossibly quick timeline that provides little opportunity to consider input from industry. Yep, biodiesel....

SHOPPING SEASON: CELADON BUYS YANKE

Those who closely monitor the mergers and acquisitions landscape in Canada’s transportation industry have been quietly grumbling about the lack of activity so far this year. There has been lots of chatter, so to speak, but few deals...

SHOPPING SEASON II: WESTCAN SNAPPED UP; SMOOTH SAILING FOR MANITOULIN; CONTRANS’ BEST BUY

Nov. 16 marked a busy Saturday afternoon. No sooner had I posted the first story about Celadon’s purchase of Yanke, then I received a note that RTL-Westcan had been purchased by US tanker giant Kenan Advantage Group. This is a different...

TRUCKING GROUPS PILE ON NEW US HOURS-OF-SERVICE

Are changes to the US hours-of-service regulations, implemented in July, costing drivers and trucking companies up to US$3.9 billion? That’s the finding of a study conducted by the respected, albeit ATA-affiliated American Transportation...

DID HE SAY RECESSION??!!

I dialed in to the most recent of the always-informative State of Freight Webinars hosted by FTR Associates and if I was hoping it would brighten up my day, well, I was wrong. Noel Perry, managing director and senior consultant with FTR, warned...