International WorkStar now available with 13L SCR engine

LISLE, Ill. -- Navistar International’s vocational WorkStar is now available with the 13-litre MaxxForce engine with selective catalytic reduction (SCR), the company has announced.

On-board camera captures trucker’s heroic actions

PITTSBURGH, Penn. -- Think on-board cameras are used only to monitor drivers and punish them for bad driving behaviours? That’s not always the case, as evidenced by a recent example in which a camera helped capture a potentially...

Overweight log trucks an issue at Red Rock scales

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- Overweight log trucks are becoming an issue at the Red Rock scales in B.C., according to the Central Interior Logging Association (CILA).

PacLease opens new locations in Quebec, Newfoundland

DEER LAKE, Nfld. -- Seven new PacLease franchises have been added to the company’s network, including two in Canada.

Canada Cartage delivers fresh water to Toronto’s homeless

TORONTO, Ont. -- Canada Cartage has chipped in once again this year to ensure Toronto’s homeless had fresh water to drink.

Quick Truck Lube hosts eighth annual customer appreciation BBQ

AYR, Ont. -- Sunshine was on the menu once again – along with the requisite burgers and tandoori chicken on the grill – for Quick Truck Lube’s eighth annual customer appreciation barbeque July 12. Customers, staff, vendors,...

Revamped OTA Convention coming to downtown Toronto this fall

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association’s newly revamped OTA Convention and Executive Forum is coming to the Ritz-Carlton in downtown Toronto Nov. 13-14.

PIT looks to expand US presence

MONTREAL, Que. -- Performance Innovation Transport (PIT) has teamed up with trucking PR firm LaunchIt, to expand its presence in the US.

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Road Test: Kenworth updates natural gas offerings

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- According to Kenworth’s national sales manager for specialty markets, Andy Douglas, the third annual update on Kenworth’s natural gas progress has customers approaching the topic more proactively. Attitudes are...

Road Test: Kenworth debuts short-sleeper T680

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- A 52-inch sleeper variant of Kenworth’s new-generation T680 was available to drive at a mid-July Kenworth customer event at its Chillicothe, Ohio plant.

Train Trailer, WestVan merge under single brand

MALTON, Ont. -- Semi-trailer rental companies Train Trailer and WestVan have announces they will be integrating under a singular brand: Train Trailer.

New US regulations could leave industry short a million drivers by 2016: FTR Associates

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- An incoming regulatory tsunami could leave the American trucking industry in need of a million drivers by 2016, if all the new regulations currently being considered are implemented.

Turnover rate rises in first quarter at small, large truckload carriers: ATA

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The turnover rate at both large and small truckload carriers rose in the first quarter of 2013 due to the improving economy and continued competition for drivers, according to the latest figures from the American Trucking...

Trailer Wizards announces changes to executive team

MISSISAUGA, Ont. -- Trailer Wizards has announced a number of recent changes to its executive team.