Will MTO officer charged for public masturbation return to his job? We may never find out.

WELLAND, Ont. -- Will a transport enforcement officer with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation who pled guilty for masturbating in the bushes outside a girls’ school actually return to his job?

Canadian trucking firms among Canada’s Best Managed Companies

TORONTO, Ont. -- What do Armour Transportation, Bison Transport, Challenger Motor Freight, Day & Ross, Kriska, M-O Freightworks and Wheels Group have in common?

CTA lauds GHG harmonization, recommends improvements

TORONTO, Ont. -- After joining federal Environment Minister Peter Kent at Bison Transport’s Mississauga terminal earlier this week to announce the harmonization of Canada’s greenhouse gas standards for new heavy trucks with those in...

Blue Tree’s temperature management system gets Carrier Transicold approval

ROANOKE, Va. -- Blue Tree Systems has announced its R:COM temperature management system has been approved for both one-way and now two-way communication with all DataTrak-equipped Carrier Transicold transport refrigeration units operating in...

Fontaine Fifth Wheel reorganizes sales and marketing department

TRUSSVILLE, Ala. -- Fontaine Fifth Wheel has reorganized its sales and marketing department, which officials say will help the company better serve key customers.   “Using the same 80/20 principles that drive the rest of our...

Dynamic Tire names new Canadian v.p.

TORONTO, Ont. -- Dynamic Tire has appointed Darrin Bossence vice-president, Canadian sales.

Is technology the answer to reducing crashes?

The technology revolution is well upon us. Almost daily, risk managers are bombarded with new technology-based products, services, and concepts targeting truck design, improved fuel efficiency, and overall system efficiency.

B.C. woman wins Chevron’s Bass Boat Sweepstakes

LUMBY, B.C. -- Laurel Keating of Lumby, B.C. says winning a Skeeter bass boat from Chevron has been a “life changing experience.”

Edmonton Kenworth rep to chair Parts Council

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Jo Frost of Edmonton Kenworth has been selected to chair the company’s Parts Council.

Canada to align GHG regs with the US

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent visited Bison Transport's Mississauga terminal today, to announce that Canada will adopt the US greenhouse gas emissions standards for model years 2014-2018 heavy trucks.

N.B. carrier calls police to report stolen load, gets hung up on

DIEPPE, N.B. -- The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) is unhappy with the response, or lack thereof, one of its member carriers received when reporting stolen cargo.

What does the future hold? Find out at the Surface Transportation Summit.

MISSISSAUGA,  Ont. -- Economic experts are calling 2010 – 2020 the Low Growth Decade.  Chronically high unemployment in the United States, slowing growth in a number of other countries, an aging infrastructure and a lack of...

Bridgestone submits four new retreads for SmartWay verification

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Bridgestone has added four more retreads to its SmartWay-verified line-up, giving it a total of seven, which is more than any other retread manufacturer, the company announced.

Daimler Trucks optimistic about potential growth of Mexican market

CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO – Can the Mexican truck market become as large as the Canadian market? There’s no reason why it couldn’t, according to Gerhard Gross, president and CEO, Daimler Trucks Mexico.

Shell Rotella, HDDC awarding thousands in heavy-duty scholarships

BURLINGTON, Ont. -- Shell Rotella and the Heavy Duty Distributor Council of Canada (HDDC) will be awarding six scholarships for a total of $15,000 to students pursuing accreditation in trucking-related technical careers. Areas include trucking,...