Ironhead opens truck tire retread plan in Mississauga

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Ironhead Rubber Technologies has opened its first truck tire retread plant in Mississauga, Ont.

Day and Ross announces several appointments to leadership team

HARTLAND, N.B. -- Day and Ross General Freight has announced a number of appointments within its operations group.

North American surface trade climbs 8.3% year-over-year in May

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico, was 8.3% higher in May than in May 2011, totalling $83.8 billion (not adjusted for inflation), according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)...

Navistar to combine advanced EGR with SCR in 2013

Navistar is working with the EPA and CARB to transition to a combination of advanced exhaust gas recirculation (A-EGR) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR).

The classics come to Clifford

CLIFFORD, Ont. – The small town of Clifford, Ont. played host to one of the largest collections of antique trucks in the country June 29-30.

A truck show that’s all about the trucks

I’ve observed with some frustration in recent years, the demise of the traditional truck show. There are those that are now defunct and others that are barely recognizable as truck shows. There are those that resemble flea markets and...

The educational event of the year

While I’ve been enjoying the sunny summer weather at my home in the beautiful Kawarthas, I must admit to thinking ahead to the fall and the 2012 Surface Transportation Summit. Why? To put it simply, because this is the most ambitious...

Professional drivers’ association looks to get results

MONTREAL, Que. – Winter road conditions on a lonely stretch of Hwy. 389 between Baie-Comeau and Fermont, Que., were often bad last winter. Truckers reported the problem to their Association des Routiers Professionnels du Quebec (ARPQ)....

PIT partners with PMTC

KING CITY, Ont. – Private fleets wanting to test new technologies can take advantage of the pooled resources and studies at PIT, thanks to a new partnership between the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) and Performace...

Refreshing the fleet

Motor carriers that extended trade cycles during the recession are awakening to a harsh reality as they begin to look at rejuvenating their aging fleets. The latest emissions-related technologies brought on by US Environmental Protection Agency...

Like trucks, drivers need maintenance

Any trucking company that wants to be successful will know the importance of looking after their equipment. Trucks and trailers will get regular servicing and have an active preventive maintenance schedule. This ensures reliability and helps...

Sometimes a good incentive program isn’t about money

I wrote last month’s column prior to participating in a panel discussion on the topic of driver incentive programs. This month’s column is the post-discussion installment.

The trappings of tapping into your RRSP

I’ve had a lot of customers ask whether they should take money out of their RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) to pay down debt or other expenses.

Why networking is the great equalizer for small carriers

When the owner of a small carrier reads the many printed quotes from CEOs or managers of large competitors, it may appear that nothing they have to say has any effect on your own operation.

Positive morale supports retention, highway safety

Think of this as the feel-good story of the year. There’s no secret that positive morale plays an important role in any business that wants to retain valuable employees. At the risk of stating the obvious, happy employees are less likely...