2012 December

Wakefield Canada wins two workplace-oriented awards

TORONTO, Ont. -- Wakefield Canada has won two recent awards for its corporate culture and human resources practices.

TTC elects executive committee for 2013, has Grapes for dinner

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Toronto Transportation Club held its 99th annual general meeting yesterday at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, followed by its annual dinner which featured live entertainment from Canadian hockey icon, Don Cherry. More...

Penske retrofitting 5,000 trucks with LED headlights

READING, Pa. -- Penske Truck Leasing is retrofitting 5,000 of its 2012 and 2013 semi-tractors currently within its commercial truck rental fleet with new LED headlights from Truck-Lite. Penske officials say the company is the first and only...

Fontaine reopening Ohio truck modification centre

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Fontaine Modification is reopening its truck modification centre in Springfield, Ohio. The facility provides post-production modifications on Navistar on-highway and vocational trucks for dealers and fleets across North...

LEADERS: Bison’s Don Streuber on safety, shippers and success

Q: Bison once again, for the fifth time, was named the grand prize winner of the TCA’s National Safety Awards. It’s a considerable accomplishment considering the US fleets you are up against. What accounts for Bison’s...

Prime Inc.’s Robert Low on why driver health must be a priority

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The only safe driver is a healthy driver. That’s the mantra of Prime Inc. president and founder Rob Low, who spoke at the most recent Driving for Profit seminar.

Freightliner to showcase new natural gas-powered Cascadia on N.A. tour

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freightliner Trucks is now offering a customer demonstrator program for its all-new Cascadia 113 natural gas day cab. Five demonstrator tractors will be available to allow customers in Canada and the US to have direct access...

Surface transportation volume drops for first time in nearly three years

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico, was 0.1% lower in September than in September 2011, totaling $77.7 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US...

Cost of ground transportation steady in September: CGFI

TORONTO, Ont. -- The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers increased by 0.03 % in September when compared with August results, according to the latest report from the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI).

Driver shortage a good news/bad news story: Prime’s Low

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Prime Inc., a 5,000-truck outfit based out of Springfield, Mo., has constructed a Millennium Building for its drivers that could be considered the envy of the industry.

Trailer Wizards appoints new senior account manager

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Trailer Wizards has appointed Dan Holt senior account manager covering Ontario from Scarborough to Cornwall. Based out of the Mississauga office, Holt will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounts, as well as...

In conversation with Mike McCarron Part 2: Finding the right fit

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- On Oct. 23, 2012, Wheels Group announced it had acquired MSM Transportation in a blockbuster deal worth $18.6 million.

Substantial changes to CSA coming as early as next week

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Carriers operating in the US will see changes to how their safety performance is scored under CSA, when changes to the safety measurement system go into effect as early as next week.

Turning regulatory challenges into a competitive advantage

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Fundamentally, the business of trucking hasn’t changed much over the past few years.