OTA to address Ontario Recovery Group

TORONTO, ON - The Ontario Recovery Group (ORG) has invited the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) to attend an upcoming meeting of their board to discuss roadside recovery practices and procedures. The OTA's recent campaign to help carrier members in managing heavy-duty recovery rates has resulted in OTA members submitting over 70 invoices, totalling over $700,000 in billing, for the OTA to review. In addition, heavy-duty recovery rates have become of interest to enforcement officials, insurance brokers, and the heavy-duty tow recovery industry.

Tallman appoints new GM for GTA region

MISSISSAUGA, ON - Tallman group today named Jordan Markoff as General Manager of the Greater Toronto Area region.

TTA announces Annual General Meeting

TORONTO, ON - This year's Toronto Trucking Association's (TTA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at the Mill St. Brew Pub in downtown Toronto's historic Distillery District.

Big Road acquired by Fleet Complete

TORONTO, ON - Fleet telematics and mobile workforce technology provider, Fleet Complete, has announced its acquisition of Big Road, an hour-of-service (HOS) and regulatory compliance solutions provider.

Titanium reports more revenue, EBITDA in 2016

BOLTON, ON – Despite reporting a net loss of $62,091 in 2016, Titanium Transportation Group has revealed it generated $116.6 million in revenue in 2016, a 6% increase compared to…

Special Wheel-Off Presentation

Special Wheel-Off Presentation Session Presented by the Central-Eastern (Peterborough) Fleet Safety Council Chapter Please join the Central-Eastern Fleet Safety Council for a special 2017 session. Meet our chapter executive and…

ATA seeking guidelines regarding hair testing for drugs

ARLINGTON, VA - Chris Spear, president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the American Trucking Associations has submitted a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, Tom Price, calling on Washington to hastily provide guidelines and standards for the use of hair samples in mandatory drug testing of truck drivers.

Truck West April 2017

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Database tracks carriers compliant with UFSTP program

BIRMINGHAM, AL - TransComply, the manager of the Uniform Food Safety Transportation Protocol, has launched an online public listing of motor carriers that have complied with all the requirements for participation in the program.

Net trailer orders remain strong for February: FTR

BLOOMINGTON, IN - While down 21% compared to January, net trailer orders for February were up 20% compared to February 2016, with February 2017 seeing the highest orders for the month since 2014.

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PACCAR testing autonomous truck

PACCAR has produced the prototype of an autonomous truck with support from NVIDIA, a computer hardware and software developer. NVIDIA's Drive PX 2 AI technology - which is also used by Tesla -- has an SAE Level 4 ranking, which is the second-highest level of automation, exceeded only by full automation. "This is probably the largest single mass of a product that we've helped make," said Jen-Hsun Huang, NVIDIA founder and Chief Executive Officer, during a keynote presentation at Bosch Connected World.

CTA wants thoughts on AMPS penalty system

TORONTO, ON - The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) along with the Canadian Border Service Agency (CBSA) have been working together to put Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) requirements in place, and most recently they've been looking at ways to better administer the enforcement of Advanced Monetary Penalties (AMPS). Your feedback could help.

Truck News April 2017

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SuperTurbo reveals new name, board of directors

LOVELAND, CO - VanDyne Super Turbo Inc, has revealed its new corporate name, SuperTurbo Technologies Inc, in addition to announcing a fresh board of directors.