Erb’s founder recognized for industry service

TORONTO -- Vernon Erb, founder of the Erb Group of Companies, was named the 2008 OTA-Trailmobile Service to Industry Award for his contributions to the trucking industry.

Longtime dispatcher earns Dispatcher of the Year status

TORONTO -- With three decades of dispatching under his belt, Bill Temple of Gore Bay, Ont. has a good idea on what a top dispatcher needs to do.

Pictures perfect: Bette Garber passes away at 65

PHILADELPHIA -- Bette Garber, the most prominent truck photographer in North America, passed away this month at 65.

Michaelle Jean, meet Doug Smith

OTTAWA -- Just shy of a year after he was informed that he was going to be given Canada's highest civilian honor, The Manitoulin Group's founder Douglas Smith of Gore Bay, Ont., will officially enter the Order of Canada, this week, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.

Fergus Show a Go!

FERGUS, Ont. -- Doubts about the future of the popular Fergus truck show have been dispelled as CFO Wayne Billings said the organizers have narrowed their search to two possible locations

APTA names top Atlantic trucking folk

MONCTON, N.B. -- The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association named Fredericton native Stewart Finnamore its 2008 APTA Driver of the Year.

Hankook achieves SmartWay certification

WAYNE, N.J. -- Hankook Tire has had three of its commercial fleet tires certified for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay Program, meeting the program's requirement to reduce rolling resistance by 3 percent.

CPx again honored as one of best Canadian employers

SURREY, B.C., Dec. 8, 2008 - Coastal Pacific Xpress has been recognized as one of the best employers in B.C.

Air-Weigh measures up to ISO standards

EUGENE, Ore. -- Air-Weigh recently became certified by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) by operating under an approved management system.

MTA recognizes the best of 2008

WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba Trucking Association presented Manitoba Driver of the Month awards to seven professional truck drivers at a ceremony in Winnipeg.

U.S. traffic deaths lowest on record; Canada sees same trend

WASHINGTON -- The number of people killed in traffic crashes in the U.S. is expected to reach a new record low in 2008, with early projections showing an almost 10 percent drop in highway traffic deaths in the first 10 months of this year.

Fergus Show finds a home

FERGUS, Ont. -- The annual Fergus Truck Show, billed as one of North America's biggest and best truck shows, will happen this year on schedule, and in the regular location, organizers announced Monday.

Very moving pictures

TORONTO -- Have you ever considered that the empty expanse on the side of your van is really a vast canvas just waiting to be filled with beautiful artwork that moves everybody who lays eyes on it?

Canada cracks down on smoking cessation drug

OTTAWA -- After concern was raised last spring in the U.S. regarding an anti-smoking drug, Health Canada is set to update its advisory label for the same drug.

More inspections, less drivers placed OOS: CVSA

WASHINGTON -- The number of dangerous truck drivers on North American highways continues to fall, according to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and its U.S. and Canadian partners.