Shaw Tracking launches new Media Manager app

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Shaw Tracking has launched its Media Manager app, which can deliver multimedia content – including PDFs, audio and video – to drivers.

News First – 2013-06-24

SPECIAL REPORT: Alberta fleets truck on; deliver help when possible

CALGARY, Alta. -- Summer came in like a lion – a sea lion – in southern Alberta this year, as record flooding caused by heavy rains wreaked havoc across the region, closing and/or washing out roads and causing what will undoubtedly...

Finest working trucks currently on display at Shell SuperRigs

TOMAH, Wisc. -- The Shell Rotella SuperRigs show is underway in Tomah, Wisconsin, bringing together some of the finest looking working trucks from the US and Canada.

PMTC honours industry’s best truck and trailer graphics

KING CITY, Ont. -- The snazziest Canadian fleets were celebrated at the Private Motor Truck Council’s annual convention this week.

PIT celebrates the success of its fuel testing programs

BLAINVILLE, Que. -- As rigs zoomed around Transport Canada’s 6.4-km test track in Blainville, Que. this June 5, hundreds of people circulated inside a nearby test hangar, networking and soaking up details of fuel-saving technologies,...

ONLINE SPECIAL: Alberta floods snarl truck traffic, shut down swaths of downtown Calgary

CALGARY, Alta. -- Southern Alberta continues to struggle as rivers in the area spilled far over their banks thanks to a couple of days of heavy rain created what some are calling an unprecedented flooding situation. Flooding ranges from Red...

Canadian Kenworth names new western rep

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Canadian Kenworth has named Bryan Gerber district sales manager for Western Canada.

Haldex announces retirement of Brian Bowerman

TORONTO, Ont. -- Haldex has announced the retirement of Brian Bowerman, who served as president and general manager of its Canadian operations.

New scale bypass system can read driver logs, CSA profile with no stopping

BURLINGAME, Calif. -- A new scale bypass system that allows drivers and carriers with good CSA scores to pass through weigh stations without stopping, is generating some buzz in the US.

Loblaw hosts driving championship

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. -- Drivers from Loblaw’s Maple Grove distribution centre in Cambridge, Ont. recently competed in a truck driving championship hosted by the company.

Mack to begin production of DME-powered vehicles in 2015

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Mack Trucks will begin production of dimethyl ether (DME)-powered Mack Pinnacle Axle Back models in 2015.

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index rebounds in May

TORONTO, Ont. --  TransCore Link Logistics’ Canadian Freight Index volume rebounded by 10% percent in May from the previous month’s weak results.

Volvo wins telematics award for Remote Diagnostics

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Volvo Trucks has won a telematics award for its Remote Diagnostics program.

Meritor selected as standard equipment on Vantage Trailers

TROY, Mich. -- Meritor has announced its products have been selected as standard equipment on Vantage Trailers.