Alliance Truck Parts offering trucker discounts at Michigan Nascar race

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Alliance Truck Parts, title sponsor of the June 16 Nascar Nationwide series race at Michigan International Speedway, is offering special deals to commercial drivers interested in attending the race.

Canadian Petroleum Products Institute honours best in West

CALGARY, Alta. -- The Canadian Petroleum Products Institute honoured the best in the West at its Fuel Carrier Safety Awards (Western Division) luncheon in Calgary on Apr. 26. 

NAL Insurance forms partnership with Contractor Management Services

PEORIA, Ariz. -- NAL Insurance has formed a new partnership with Contractor Management Services (CMS), where CMS will provide NAL’s independent contractor (IC) and carrier clients with financial protections and solutions using its...

Utility Trailer wins award for championing PSI technology

SAN ANTONO, Texas -- Pressure Systems International (PSI) presented Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company with its 2011 Athena Award presented at the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association meeting April 20. The award is given by PSI each year...

OTA pushing for speedy resolution between aggregate haulers, MTO

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association says there is no reason why the issues that lead to a dispute between aggregate haulers and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation can’t be resolved quickly.

Preliminary truck orders remain soft in April: ACT Research

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Preliminary North American net orders for medium- and heavy-duty trucks were down in April, according to the latest data from ACT Research.

NAL Insurance launches new Web site, mobile app

LONDON, Ont. -- NAL Insurance has launched a new interactive Web site and mobile app.

OTA, Thunder Bay working towards solution to proposed truck ban

THUNDER BAY, Ont. -- Representatives from Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) met with officials in Thunder Bay this week to discuss alternatives to a proposed truck ban for one of the city’s favoured truck routes, Dawson Road.

N.A. surface trade surges 17.4% in February

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico was 17.4% higher in February than in February 2011, totalling $78.1 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US...

Michelin launches new retread for on/off-road applications

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Michelin Retread Technologies has launched a new retread tire designed for mixed-use fleets and owner/operators that operate both on- and off-road applications: the XZY 3 Pre-Mold retread. “Retreading is an excellent...

COMPETITION WATCH: Manitoulin Global Forwarding acquires Beler International

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Manitoulin Global Forwarding has acquired Regina-based freight-forwarder Beler International.

Why you should care about social media

Having entrenched itself into the lives of so many, it’s now abundantly clear that social media isn’t just a passing fad. It may take on new platforms over the years, but in one form or another, an ever-larger segment of the folks...

Three people you need to fire

If the success of Apple bears any relevance to the transportation industry it’s this: companies that place a premium on innovation succeed.

Truckers benefiting from improvements to CN’s Montreal intermodal terminal

MONTREAL, Que. – Since May 2011, CN has been getting results from some common sense techniques for processing trucks more quickly through its Montreal intermodal terminal (MIT) at Taschereau Yard.

Serious business

I recently met an owner/operator named Max who was leasing on with a new carrier. He’d been a sole proprietor for almost six years and during that time had built up a reputation as a skilled, dependable truck driver.