Why fleets shouldn’t go AWOL when it comes to hiring vets

A handful of Canadian fleets are interviewing and hiring military veterans to help solve the driver shortage because vets are proven to be safe, efficient employees who are used to being away from home for long periods of time.

Research: CSA Ratings Improve Under Alternative Analysis

ARLINGTON, VA -- New research indicates truck fleet safety scores under the U.S. CSA program improve when non-preventable crashes are excluded from the equation.

Heading South? Deadly Routes ID’d, More $$ for Truck Parking

NEW YORK, NY and WICHITA, KS -- If you are going to be doing a little or a lot of trucking south of the border, there is bad news when it comes to traffic and your safety, while there is better news when it comes to finding places to rest your weary head.

Diesel, Gasoline Prices Jump in Canada, U.S.

LONDON, ON and WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Prices for both diesel and gasoline posted gains over the past week in both Canada and the U.S., hitting some of their highest levels in weeks, but many analysts say its doubtful this is part of a new trend.

BC Officials Need Input for Truck Parking Study

The British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is seeking feedback from trucking companies and truck drivers operating in the Lower Mainland as well as parking lot companies regarding truck parking options.

Tremcar Opens New Edmonton Location

EDMONTON, AB - Officials with the tanker trailer manufacturer Tremcar welcomed over 100 people to its newest service facility last week in Edmonton for an open house gathering.

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…