Mack names new vice-president of sales

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Michael Reardon has been named vice-president of sales for Mack Trucks. Reardon brings more than 20 years of sales and marketing leadership to his new position, where he will be responsible for Mack's national accounts and...

Dryden Truck Show show n’ shine winners announced

DRYDEN, Ont. -- The first-ever Dryden Truck Show took place on June 24-26, with organizers calling the northern Ontario event a "great success with plenty of sunshine and smiles."

N.A. surface trade jumps more than 12% in April

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation Canada, the US and Mexico was 12.1% higher in April than in April 2010, reaching $73.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of...

Synergy Design to distribute all-aluminum liftgates

THOMASVILLE, N.C. -- Synergy Design and Production has announced it has inked a deal to become the exclusive distributor of AHT all-aluminum liftgates in Canada and the US.

Transpro plays role in Ontario town’s publicity campaign

MILTON, Ont. -- Transpro Freight Systems played host to the official launch of Milton's "This Way Up" initiative - a rolling billboard campaign that promotes the Ontario town as a great place to do business - at an event June 16.

Truck manufacturers win awards for customer satisfaction

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Kenworth Truck Company, Navistar's International truck brand, and Petebilt have each earned top marks from customers as part of the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Heavy Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study.

COMPETITION WATCH: Contrans buys pair of Quebec trucking firms

WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- Contrans Group has acquired the trucking operations of Enterprises S&S and Logistique Barthelemy located in St. Barthelemy, Que. Contrans officials say they expect the acquisitions will produce annual revenue of between...

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The new normal

TORONTO, Ont. - As shippers and carriers came together for this year's Transportation Workshop organized by Motortruck Fleet Executive and Dan Goodwill & Associates, the mood was noticeably improved compared to previous years.

Postal strike means headaches for some, opportunities for others

OTTAWA, Ont. - Twenty-four-hour rotating postal strikes by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers appear to be accelerating across the country as Canada Post Corporation has countered by announcing that it is cutting staff and services at postal...

Lamenting the decline of the traditional truck show

The truck show, as it's known today, is at risk of extinction. The type of truck that attracts observers and participants to show'n'shines across Canada is gradually being outlawed by overzealous enviro-minded regulators and replaced with...

Count on it – at last!

For years now I have complained that Canada was too far behind other countries in providing valuable statistical information on transportation and logistics areas. Just a couple of weeks ago I was speaking at an Idealease/PMTC event and...

ACI eManifest portal nearly finished

TORONTO, Ont. - The advanced electronic reporting of shipments at land border crossings will soon be a reality trucking companies will have to embrace if they are not already doing so.

Energotest fuel efficiency trials back on track

BLAINVILLE, Que. - Now in this, the fifth year and seventh set of Energotest track trials of technologies designed to cut fuel consumption, refined versions of familiar products were back for testing in late May. Four new client companies also...