Toronto Truckers Set for Annual Christmas Dinner/Dance

TORONTO, ON -- The Toronto Trucking Association (TTA) is getting ready for the holiday season with its annual Christmas dinner dance and charity fundraiser, but time is running out to register.

ELDs, GHG Phase 2 regs, and the driver shortage are trucking’s top three issues according to OTA’s David Bradley

TORONTO, Ont. – At the PeopleNet Canada Transportation Symposium in downtown Toronto today, David Bradley, president and CEO of the Canadian Trucking Alliance and Ontario Trucking Association was invited to…

Carrier Centers partners with Petro-Canada Lubricants

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Southern Ontario’s seven Carrier Centers sites will soon offer Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc.’s (PCLI) service fill bulk and packaged heavy-duty engine oil, in addition to third-party bulk deliveries.

Real-life Santa Claus takes home National Truck Driver of the Year honours

TORONTO, Ont. – Not many people can say they’ve logged 8.5 million kilometers behind the wheel, and even less could attest to that time being accident free. Dale Cockins can,…

Recognition of military driver’s permit makes path to commercial trucking simpler

EDMONTON, Alta. – Armed Forces personnel in Alberta holding a valid DND 404 military driver’s permit will now be awarded the civilian equivalent commercial licence, streamlining the process to becoming…

Kriska’s Seymour honoured for years of service in trucking industry

TORONTO, Ont. — Mark Seymour, a man well-known in the trucking community, was honoured Nov. 6 with the 2015 Shaw Tracking/OTA Service to Industry award. “Some people are destined to…

BC Trucking Official Says Drivers Still Owed Back Pay

VANCOUVER, BC -- British Columbia's Container Trucking Commissioner Corinne Bell has renewed her call for Metro Vancouver's port trucking companies to give back pay to their drivers as part of agreement that resolved a March 2014 dispute.

7 Reasons Why Jack Fielding is Ontario’s Driver of the Year

TORONTO, ON -- Jack Fielding, a truckload operator for Bison Transport, was named the 2015 Volvo Trucks Canada-Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) driver of the year last week, during an awards ceremony at the association's annual conference in Toronto.

Meritor, P.S.I. celebrate milestone

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Meritor and Pressure Systems International (P.S.I.) celebrated a milestone earlier this week when the one-millionth Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by P.S.I . rolled off the…

B.C. Commercial Port of Entry Closing for 2 Weeks

ALDERGROVE, BC -- The Canada Border Services Agency has advised that commercial operations will cease temporarily at the Aldergrove port of entry (POE), from Monday, Nov. 9 through Sunday, Nov. 22 to accommodate construction.

Intermodal Shipments Increase in Third Quarter

CALVERTON, MD -- Despite month-to-month variations, third quarter intermodal freight traffic growth in Canada and the U.S. of 3.4 percent was in line with year-to-date results, according to new figures from the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA).

Commission Calls for Tolls, Draws Backlash

OTTAWA, ON - A new report shows Canadians are increasingly frustrated by traffic congestion in their major cities and want solutions before the situation gets worse and costs them even more time and money, but one answer is getting a lot of heat.

Meritor, P.S.I. — 1 Million Made and Counting

SAN ANTONIO, TX - It's not often a company hits the one million mark for making anything, but two trucking suppliers have managed to do it, and they did it with a bash on Wednesday. Meritor Inc. and Pressure Systems International (P.S.I.) celebrated a milestone when...

Average Diesel Cost Up in Canada, Down in U.S.

LONDON, ON AND WASHINGTON, D.C. - Prices for diesel and gasoline are heading in opposite directions in Canada and the U.S. this week, but they still remain far below their levels from a year earlier.

Trailer Wizards Relocates in Regina

MISSISSAUGA, ON -- Trailer Wizards Ltd. has moved its Regina, SK, location to a larger, more modern facility. Situated on two and half acres in the heart of the industrial section of the city, this new facility located right off of Highway 6 at 2361 Industrial Drive, replacing the 445 Winnipeg Street branch where Trailer Wizards served the Regina market for nearly four years.