OTA, CarriersEdge partner to offer online training courses

TORONTO -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has partnered with CarriersEdge to add a list of online training courses to its "Learning Solutions" program. The OTA branded online training will be available in both subscription and on an...

Metro, Paling join forces at new shop

STONEY CREEK, Ont. -- Metro Collision and Paling Collision have joined forces to become Metro Paling Collision. With a combined staff of more than 60 technicians, Metro Paling has set up shop at Metro Truck Centre in Stoney Creek. The...

COMPETITION WATCH: Manitoba livestock haulers merge

BLUMENORT, Man. -- Steve's Livestock Transport has announced an acquisition of Funk's Livestock Transport.

Volvo Group reorganizes corporate structure

GOTHENBURG, Sweden -- Volvo Group has reorganized its corporate structure in an effort to better utilize the global potential of its brands and products.

Commercial vehicle net orders healthy in September: ACT

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Classes 5-8 commercial vehicle preliminary net orders in North America for September improved month-over-month beyond expectations, according to a report by ACT Research Co. The final numbers, which will be released...

Vancouver container truck traffic still an issue

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Banning container trucks from Nanaimo Street near Port Metro Vancouver is creating traffic chaos in the area, according to local news reports.

Ready and able

Call it demographics, or call it reality. In Canada, the percentage of disabled workers in the overall population, which currently stands near 15%, is expected to rise over the next 20 years.

US tonnage declines, but fleets are busy: ATA

ARLINGTON, Va. -- US truck tonnage dropped 0.2% in August, following a revised 0.8% decline in July, according to the most recent figures from the American Trucking Associations (ATA).

Motortruck Fleet Executive publishes groundbreaking private fleet benchmarking study

TORONTO, Ont. -- Motortruck Fleet Executive has published a groundbreaking new benchmarking study for the Canadian private fleet sector.

COMPETITION WATCH: Alberta heavy-hauler acquires two fleets

SPRUCE GROVE, Alta. -- Heavy-hauler Entrec Transportation Services has announced it is acquiring Alberta trucking firms Trak Equipment Haulers and Jay Reid Trucking.

Hyster Company launches new line of AC-powered order pickers

GREENVILLE, N.C.  -- Hyster Company has launched a new series of AC-powered OrderPickers.

Canadian Kenworth dealers earn Parts and Service Dealers of the Year awards

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth has named its Regional, Gold and Silver Parts and Service Dealers of the Year, including Canadian winners in each category. The awards, which recognize superior excellent and achievement in parts and service...

War paint

FERGUS, Ont. - "Art is long, and time is fleeting/And our hearts, though stout and brave/Still like muffled drums are beating/Funeral marches to the grave." American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote these words in his work, A Psalm of...

Here come the middleweights

TORONTO, Ont. - Classes 4 and 5 trucks are medium-duty vehicles ranging from GVW 14,500 to 19,500 lbs. No special licence is required to drive one and the applications can vary from a flatdeck to tilt box, cargo van, snowplow or mini-dump. PTOs...

TSQ: What can OEMs do to make their trucks more fuel-efficient?

MILTON, Ont. - It's official: the first-ever fuel economy standards for heavy trucks are coming. The plan, announced by US President Barack Obama in early August, will affect trucks and buses built in 2014 through 2018, with the government...