Angry Old Men

GRAND PRAIRIE, Alta. -- Meet the guys from Anger Managment Inc.

Career seekers get up front view of trucking

TORONTO -- High school students and some out-of-work adults had an opportunity to check out trucking and logistics careers when Ontario Trucking Association members in the Windsor area threw their doors open for facility tours recently.

Ask the Man Who Works Here: A ‘super’ approach to recruitment

DIEPPE, N.B. -- When you see Midland Transport Driver Jason Ling on the tube talking about why it's so great to work for this Atlantic Canada carrier, his slight Maritime accent and grin make you want to believe everything he says.

Paint Your Wagons

Like the man says, every reputable corporate carrier knows that a good-looking fleet attracts drivers -- and customers.

Heavy hauler wins prestigious Service to Industry award

TORONTO -- The highest honor bestowed on an Ontario trucking executive has been give to Don Anderson, founder and president of Don Anderson Haulage of Stouffville, Ont.

Ultramar raises nearly 400K for needy kids

MONTREAL -- The Ultramar Foundation has distributed $363,000 to some 60 children's charitable organizations in communities where the company operates.

Trucking legend Bruce R. Smith remembered

SIMCOE, Ont. -- Bruce R. Smith (1925-2007) was a veritable pioneer in Canadian trucking.

American giant with Canadian arms named most admired

SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Who says truckers don't get any respect? One of America's biggest truckers was named "the most admired company in the transportation and logistics industry" on the prestigious Fortune magazine list of "America's most admired companies."

Paccar, baseball club in same dugout for literacy program

BELLEVUE, Wash.-- Truckmaker Paccar and Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners hope a new multi-year partnership is a homerun for literacy and education.

Goodyear Highway Hero crowned

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Goodyear's 24th North America Highway Hero Edward A. Regener, of Perris, Calif., escaped one fire and jumped into another to save the lives of two men trapped in their burning car.

Bison wins coveted truckload safety award

WINNIPEG -- One of Canada's most respected fleets has been awarded the grand prize at the Truckload Carriers Association's (TCA) highly coveted 2006 National Fleet Safety Awards for the second straight year.

CarriersEdge develops kids charity online tool

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. -- A Canadian Online driver training software provider is helping Kids Alive International (KAI), a non-profit organization providing Christian care to children at risk around the world, to release its Online Global Policy Manual.

Yanke to be honored at prestigious SABEX awards

SASKATOON -- One of Saskatchewan's most respected trucking carriers, Yanke Group of Companies, is being inducted into the Saskatoon Achievement in Business Excellence (SABEX) Hall of Fame.

AMTA honors ECL President Davis

BANFF, Alta. -- At its annual conference this past weekend, the Alberta Motor Transport Association gave Jim Davis, President and CEO of the ECL Group of Companies in Edmonton, the prestigious Service to the Industry Award.

OTA contributes to keep war hero medals in Canada

TORONTO -- Ontario Trucking Association board member Ellen Poll of Drumbo Transport recently spent a day with veterans of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion to dedicate a commemorative plaque in memory of Corporal Fred Topham, Victoria Cross.