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PMTC accepting award entries until April 30
MILTON, ON - The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada's (PMTC) awards program will be taking entries until April 30, 2017. Every year the PMTC honors private sector fleets and drivers with awards at their annual conference. This year's awards will be presented at the PMTC's Annual Conference being held on June 15-16 at the Plaza-Fallsview Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Navistar, Altec, Trail King recalling vehicles, equipment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tractors and trailers appear on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s latest vehicle recall list. Navistar’s 2016-2017 International ProStar models, 2017-2018 International LT…
ATA pleased with proposed worker ID reforms
ARLINGTON, VA - The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is thanking leaders of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee for the introduction of legislation to increase the efficiency and security of the trucking industry by transitioning the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program close to a "one-stop-shop" for clearances.
Train Trailer announces new Montreal facility
MISSISSAUGA, ON - Train Trailer has announced today they will be opening a new facility in Montreal on May 1, 2017. The facility provides the company with an extra-large yard that will feature a variety of later model trailer types including vans, reefers, chassis, flatbed equipment and shunt trucks.
Bison’s Rob Penner named TCA chairman
NASHVILLE, TN - Rob Penner, president and Chief Executive Officer of Bison Transport, has been named chaiman of the Truckload Carrier Association (TCA) for the 2017-2018 term. Penner, the second Canadian to ever hold a chairman position with the TCA, took the stage at the association's annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee, and began by cracking a joke that he'd be the first chairman in a long time without an accent. "It is truly a privilege to serve you all as the chairman of the TCA," said Penner. "Eight or nine years ago I got a call from TCA past chairman Kevin Burch, to see if I had any interest in becoming an officer here. This association and the opportunity to get involved and to know many of you has provided tremendous value to me personally, as well as to our company, Bison Transport."
