Ryder gives its technicians the ultimate fix-it test

MIAMI, Fla. – To showcase the skills of its technicians, Ryder System took a brand new, state-of-the-art 2015 Volvo tractor through a cycle of destruction and challenged them to fix…

MTA launches new safety association to reduce worker injury and illness

WINNIPEG, Man. – The Manitoba Truck Association stated today that it is establishing a safety association to help reduce worker injury and illness in the province’s commercial transportation industry. The…

TMTA announces date for October trade show

KITCHENER, Ont. — The Transportation Maintenance and Technology Association (TMTA) has scheduled its biennial fall trade show for October 1, 2015 at the Holiday Inn in Kitchener. The event is…

Nova Scotia-Maine Ferry Operator Asks for More Time

HALIFAX, NS -- The company that provides ferry service between Yarmouth, NS and Portland, ME, including commercial vehicle transport, says it needs three more years of taxpayer assistance before it can survive on its own but the provincial government may not be willing to wait that long.

New DAT Analytics Service Includes 14 Canadian Markets

PORTLAND, OR - Fourteen Canadian markets are included in a new online analytics service launched by DAT Solutions so transportation and logistics professionals can access truck and load data on the 149 key market areas in North America with the highest concentrations of inbound and outbound freight.

Continental Opens Commercial Retread Facility in Saskatchewan

SASKATOON, SK --- Continental Tire has opened what it says is the first commercial tire retread facility in western Canada. The new location will operate as a ContiLifeCycle facility, which is the umbrella for Continental Tire's retreading operations, according to Continental.

Court Upholds Ontario Truck Speed Limiter Law

TORONTO — An Ontario appeals court ruled last week that speed limiters preventing trucks from going faster that 105 kilometers are legal, upholding earlier passed provincial legislation. The case dates…

Manitoba Trucking Association Setting Up Safety Group

WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba Trucking Association announced it will establish a safety association to help reduce worker injury and illness in the province's commercial transportation industry.

Court sides with province on Ontario’s speed limiter law

TORONTO, Ont. — The provincial court of appeal has ruled that speed limiters, which prevent trucks from going faster than 105 km/h, are legal in Ontario, upholding earlier passed provincial…

Next CITT webinar to focus on letters of credit

TORONTO, Ont. — CITT revealed today that the topic of its next webinar in its popular series of professional development webcasts is letters of credit. According to CITT, letters of…

Nominations open for 2016 Best Fleets to Drive For contest

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The 2016 Best Fleets to Drive For contest and survey is now open for nominations the Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge announced today. The contest recognizes fleets…

N.A. Heavy-Truck Orders Fall but Stable

BLOOMINGTON and COLUMBUS, IN - Newly released preliminary numbers show North American orders for new heavy duty trucks in August fell but increased in the medium duty sector.

Cookson Motors Shows Big Growth Over Past Five Decades

KELOWNA, BC – Half a century after Hugo Cookson Sr. started selling International trucks in the same location it stands on today, Cookson Motors Ltd. has grown from three to…

Is Your Fleet The Best? Then Time to Nominate Them

ALEXANDRIA, VA - Canadian fleets could be poised to take home another five of the top 20 slots like they did last time around, or maybe even better, in an annual competition that ranks the best fleets in two-thirds of North America.

Meritor Wabco OnGuard Now Available for Medium-Duty Trucks

TROY, MI -- Meritor Wabco had announced the OnGuard Collision Mitigation System is now available for use in medium-duty trucks in North America.