Canadian operation recognized as Kenworth’s best

REGINA -- Custom Truck Sales in Regina was named 2007 Kenworth Dealer of the Year for the U.S. and Canada at the annual Kenworth Dealer Meeting held recently in San Diego.

Manitoba carriers name dispatcher of the year; honor industry leader

WINNIPEG -- Dean Omoto, a fleet manager with Big Freight Systems has been named Manitoba's 2006 Dispatcher of the Year.

Once a star always a star

TORONTO -- Do we know how to pick'em or what?

Why Highland’s Terry Smith loves Trucker Buddy

SCHENECTADY, N.Y-- Canada's 2005 HighwaySTAR of the year, Terry Smith of Miramichi is also a beacon of inspiration for a bunch of Schenectady, N.Y. grade-four students.

Lee J. Crittenden Memorial Award presented to Ray Haight

PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas - The Professional Truck Driver Institute, Inc. (PTDI) has presented the tenth annual Lee J. Crittenden Memorial Award to Ray Haight, executive director of MacKinnon Transport, of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

TLC for LTL: Nursing students care for truckers’ health

TORONTO -- You'd have to be a recent immigrant from another galaxy to not know that the long-distance-trucker lifestyle has been linked to health problems. We're talking obesity, high blood pressure, fatigue and unhealthy stress levels. That's what comes of sitting for long periods, getting little or no exercise, eating greasy foods and working wonky hours.

Goodyear Highway Hero honored for saving little girl

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Goodyear crowned truck driver Richard Filiczkowski as its 25th Highway Hero at the Mid-America Trucking Show last week.

OTA names 07-08 Road Knights team

TORONTO -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has named 10 professional truck drivers to the 2007-2008 OTA Road Knights Team, a select group of drivers who share their knowledge of how all road users can be partners in safety with transport trucks.

Arrow puts owner-op on the road again

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Pre-owned truck seller Arrow Truck Sales has selected Donald Turkelson of Battle Creek, Mich., as the winner of the company's Back On The Road 2008 Contest.

Goodyear nominates four Highway Hero finalists

AKRON, Ohio -- Three truck drivers who battled flames to save people in burning vehicles and one who came to the rescue of a cop after a drug deal gone bad are this year's finalists for Goodyear's 24th annual North America Highway Hero Award.

Harper Group unites dealerships with new name

TORONTO -- The Harper Group is merging its truck dealerships to operate under the new name Harper Truck Centres.

Truck critics group says FMCSA a ‘failure’ on safety

WASHINGTON -- The number of truck-related fatalities on U.S. highways hasn't budged in recent years, a group of long-time trucking critics stated at a press conference.

Best In Class: Canada’s LTL carriers show how to keep customers happy

TORONTO -- The modus operandi for less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers is forever evolving. Arguably, the sector is the quickest of all transportation segments to react to changing market needs.

J.C. Germain trucker named 2007 highwaySTAR of the Year

MONTREAL -- Thirty-year veteran owner-operator from Trois-Riviéres, Que., Jean-Francois Foy, was named the 2007 HighwaySTAR of the Year at a ceremony held at ExpoCam in Montréal this past weekend. Foy works with Trois-Riviéres-based Transport J.C. Germain.

How to be a champion dispatcher

TORONTO -- Imagine this: In some companies, dispatchers meet regularly with customers, face to face, to bring up problems the drivers are having on the road.