Polaris launches Women’s League to foster support for women

Polaris Transportation Group has officially launched the Polaris Women’s League — an initiative borne from the vision of late highway dispatcher Pam Lambe, who dreamed of creating a safe, inclusive…

Trucking Announcements: Leadership appointments at Daimler, DHL, Goodyear, Cargobull

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, DHL appointed Markus Voss as a new CEO of DHL Freight as of Sept. 1, and Daimler…

Trimac promotes Hagler to VP of safety

Trimac Transportation has promoted Lance Hagler to vice-president of safety, effective June 30, the company announced. Hagler, who will report to Trimac’s chief operating officer (COO), will oversee company-wide safety…

Big Beautiful Bill would’ve been more beautiful if truckers were to receive overtime pay: OOIDA

The U.S. trucking industry lauded the passage in Congress of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, but it’s a little less beautiful to truckers who won’t benefit from the elimination…

Trucking Announcements: Vipar’s new VP, business development, NATSO names CEO, promotion at KAG Canada

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Joe Meyer has been promoted to vice-president of business development at Vipar Heavy Duty, and National Association…

Trimac appoints Simon as vice-president of sales

Trimac has welcomed Stephanie Simon as its new vice-president of sales, effective June 23. In her new role, Simon will report to the company’s chief revenue officer and lead…

Trucking job vacancies normalize, but remain above national average: THRC

Truck driver vacancies are flattening and returning to pre-pandemic levels, Trucking HR Canada (THRC) says in its latest labor market snapshot for Q1 2025. The data show an average of…

Fleets reshape AI adoption with focus on care over control, see retention gains

Driver-facing cameras and AI coaching are helping fleets tackle workforce retention. And while cameras once drew skepticism, executives from DHL, XPO, and Helix Traffic Solutions said that attitudes are shifting,…

‘Leave’em laughing’: How to plan better driver meetings

If you think driver meetings are a drag, you should have been around 25 years ago. On a typical dreary Saturday morning on any fall weekend, clusters of drivers could…

Trucking Announcements: Musket’s Pride parade; Samsara recognizes Martin Brower’s Khorev

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Vipar’s vice-president of business development announced his retirement after nearly two decades with the company. Musket Transport…

DHL Express Canada workers ratify new agreement, move to end strike and lockout

Canada’s largest private sector union says a three-week lockout and strike at DHL Express Canada is ending after workers ratified a new agreement. Unifor says the four-year agreement reached with…

Volvo Group announces changes to executive board

Lars Stenqvist, member of the Volvo Group executive board and group chief technology officer has decided to step down from his current role after nine years of service and continue…

Toronto truck driver’s snack stop delivers $100,000 lottery win

A truck driver’s stop to buy snacks resulted in a $100,000 lottery win. Robert Dawson of Toronto matched the last six of seven Encore numbers in exact order in the…

DHL Express Canada, union reach tentative agreement

DHL Express Canada has reached a tentative agreement with its union, paving the way for the company to resume operations.  The deal comes after almost a year of negotiations.  Details of…

Samsara puts AI at the core of fleet tech evolution with newest product lineup

When a shipment to a local taco shop risked arriving late, a human-sounding voice called the store’s manager to notify of the delay and reschedule the delivery, answer the manager’s…