B.C.’s best take top honours at provincial truck driving championships

LANGLEY, B.C. -- The skills of participating drivers were put to the test at this year’s British Columbia Professional Truck Driving Championships, as competitors fought periods of hard rain during the day-long event. The competition,...

Ground transportation costs drop for Canadian shippers in April

TORONTO, Ont. -- The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers decreased 2.3% in April compared with March results, according to results published today by the Canadian General Freight Index. 

Winners of Manitoba truck driving championships announced

WINNIPEG, Man. -- Manitoba Professional Truck Driving Championship attracted the highest number of competitors since 2006, with 47 drivers vying for the title of Grand Champion at Peterbilt Manitoba June 23.

Ritchie Bros. to auction off Basnett Truck Service equipment

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. -- Oil and rig moving equipment from more than 360 owners will be auctioned off by Ritchie Bros. during a massive sale here Thursday and Friday.

Dana strengthens field support organization

MAUMEE, Ohio -- Dana says it will be strengthening its North American field sales and service organization to support more then 4,000 commercial vehicle OEMs and dealers in the US, Canada and Mexico.

New sign provides real-time info on B.C. border wait times

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. -- In an effort to improve border-crossing times, the province of B.C. has installed a new electronic sign on Hwy. 1 to provide real-time border information to drivers.

Big Freight trucker wins Manitoba’s Driver of the Year award

WINNIPEG, Man. -- Ed Dueck of Big Freight Systems has won the Manitoba Trucking Association and Volvo Trucks Canada’s Manitoba Driver of the Year award.

Going once, going twice: Manheim refocuses on heavy truck auctions

MILTON, Ont. -- Automotive auction house Manheim Toronto is refocusing on the heavy truck market, and opening its wholesale auctions to owner/operators.

PMTC honours fleets for top truck, trailer graphics

KING CITY, Ont. -- The “most colourful awards in the trucking industry” – the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada’s (PMTC) Vehicle Graphics Design competition – announced the winners of its 27th installment at a...

Mack applies integration to the support side of the business

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Building on its ‘Mack’s got your back’ campaign, Mack Trucks is now offering a new Complete Care service that provides preventive maintenance and periodic vehicle inspections as part of its Mack Pedigree...

Four private fleet drivers inducted into PMTC Hall of Fame

KING CITY, Ont. -- The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) has inducted four drivers into its Hall of Fame during its annual conference in King City yesterday.

Utility Trailer announces design changes to side skirt

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. --­ Utility Trailer has made new manufacturing enhancements to its USS-120A advanced aerodynamic side skirt.

FTR slashes Class 8 production forecast

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- FTR Associates has significantly reduced its Class 8 production forecast beginning in the second half of 2012. The new forecast, found in the June issue of The Truck and Trailer Outlook Report, shows growth of only 3.4%...

Mack Titan takes centre stage at SteelStacks area of Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Visitors to the Levitt Pavilion in the SteelStacks area of Bethlehem are now greeted by a Mack Titan truck attached to a concession stand.

US for-hire truck tonnage falls 0.7% in May

ARLINGTON, Va. -- US for-hire truck tonnage decreased 0.7% in May after falling 1.1% in April, according to the American Trucking Associations.