Hwy. 11 twinning completed between Prince Albert, Saskatoon

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. -- The last section of twinned lanes on busy Hwy. 11 between Saskatoon and Prince Albert was opened to traffic last week.

PIT eliminates the guesswork for fleets

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. ­– Performance Innovation Transport (PIT), a division of FPinnovations, one of the largest non-profit, private scientific research centres in the world, tests new technologies and best practices to help fleet...

GW Driver Training becomes Collge Trans-Canada College with renewed emphasis on contributing to solution to truck driver shortage crisis

MONCTON, N.B. – GW Driver Training has changed its name to Collège

Trucks for Change seeks more freight movers

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Trucks for Change Network addressed the integral relationship between charities and fleets at the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) conference.

Dollars from diesel taxes and truckers’ fees should go to roads, not transit

TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association has a simple message for the Transit Investment Strategy Panel: The diesel fuel taxes and driver/vehicle registration fees paid by the trucking industry should be dedicated to fixing and...

Canadian Freightliner dealers among winners of Alliance Truck Parts contest

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Several Canadian Freightliner dealers are among the winners of an Alliance Truck Parts contest that will send them to the season-ending Nascar Nationwide race in Homestead, Fla.

Truckers Want Reboot of MTO Tow Truck Safety Committee

TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association is urging the provincial Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to reestablish a special committee dedicated to finding ways to encourage faster clean-up of highway collisions and get traffic in...

Navistar launches open-architecture remote diagnostics program

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Navistar has announced an open architecture remote diagnostics program that works with a fleets’ existing telematics provider and covers all makes of vehicles.

Detroit Connect expanded to cover mixed fleets

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Detroit Diesel Corp. announced that it is making its Detroit Connect telematics program available to mixed fleets, beginning early next year.

For new global leader of Daimler Trucks, it’s all about product

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, the head of Daimler Trucks globally, was introduced to the North American trade press today, during a roundtable discussion held at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference &...

BC Trucking Association seeks immigrant drivers

LANGLEY, BC. —The BC Trucking Association (BCTA) has developed a new skills assessment tool called IDRIVE and is looking for 25 recent immigrants with professional truck-driving experience to participate in a pilot test to be scheduled in...

Briway and Agnora partner to develop a new trailer for large and delicate transport

ALLISTON, Ont.–Briway Carriers will introduce a new glass trailer to their current fleet.

Graves shocker: My advice is to sell your Republican shares and buy Democrat

ORLANDO, Fla -- The American Trucking Associations and the US trucking industry have long held an affinity for the Republican Party. Yet, as was foreshadowed by the playing of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They are a Changin” as ATA...

Navistar reveals full line of automated/automatic transmissions

LISLE, Ill. -- Navistar has announced a complete line of automated and automatic transmissions for the International ProStar and TranStar vehicles.

Hours-of-service rules top concern of US trucking executives

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The new hours-of-service rules that went into effect earlier this year rank as the top concern among US trucking executives.