Bison, Big Freight win top safety awards at TCA convention

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – O Canada! Patrick Kuehl (left) presents National Fleet Safety Award to Bison’s Garth Pitzel. Two Manitoba-based carriers, Bison Transport and Big Freight Systems, were named the…

The installment plan

Most Canadians pay income tax every payday, when their employer takes some of their salary or wages and sends it to Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) on their behalf. People who…

Learning from ladies around the world

Truck drivers, executives from around the globe talk equality at Women with Drive Summit

Attracting youth to the industry

I joined this industry in 1990 at the age of 18 and even then, I was an abnormality. Most drivers were nearing or above the age of 40, and attracting…

TCA welcomes Bison’s Penner as incoming chairman

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Bison Transport’s president and CEO, Rob Penner,  has been elected the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) chairman for the 2017-2018 term. He is the second Canadian chairman in…

Bison named best large fleet to drive for

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For the second consecutive year, Winnipeg’s Bison Transport was named the winner of best overall fleet in the large carrier category in the 2017 Best Fleets to…

Bison’s Pitzel explains how all fleets can create a safety culture

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Last year was a particularly good one for Bison Transport’s director of safety and driver development, Garth Pitzel. In 2016, he got to honor the company’s first…

Bison receives Best Large Fleet to Drive For award

NASHVILLE, TN - Winnipeg-based Bison Transport has won the 2017 Overall Best Fleet to Drive For Award in the large carrier category as part of the 2017 Best Fleets to Drive for program.

Prepare for new U.S. food rules

NASHVILLE, TN - Carriers should treat food like high-value cargo if it's covered by new regulations under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Safety Modernization Act, legal experts have told a crowd at the annual meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association.

B.C. government announces new truck parking facility

NORTH SURREY, B.C. – The B.C. government has committed $17 million toward a new parking facility for truckers on Hwy. 17 under the Port Mann Bridge, and plans to streamline…

TCA honors winner of James Prout Award

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Wendy Hamilton of Pilot Flying J was named the 2016 James Prout/Wreaths Across America (WAA) Spirit of Giving Award winner. The award was presented at this year’s…

Winner of 2016 Highway Angel of the Year Award revealed

Truck driver who rescued fellow driver during Houston floods named Highway Angel of the Year

TCA names Kretsinger Past Chairman of the Year

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) named Tom Kretsinger Jr. the winner of its 2017 Past Chairman Award. Kretsinger Jr. is the chairman of the board and CEO…

Three awardees named as TCA kicks off 79th convention

NASHVILLE, TN - The Truckload Carriers Association's (TCA) 79th Annual Convention got started on Monday with an introduction of TCA president Russell Stubbs and Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam. Before moving on to the main session, the TCA named the winners of three awards.

ATA leaders, Road Team captains talk trucking with Trump

WASHINGTON, DC -- American Trucking Associations (ATA) members and a contingent of America's Road Team captains visited the White House Thursday to talk issues affecting the trucking industry, including health care.