Toyo improves casing warranty on commercial truck tires

CYPRESS, Calif. – Toyo Tire has introduced an improved casing warranty on its commercial tires.

Kenworth makes disc brakes standard on Class 8 tractors

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Kenworth has announced air disc brakes from Bendix will be made standard on the steer axles of Class 8 tractors.

Volvo building off-road track at Virginia truck plant to showcase vocational capabilities

DUBLIN, Va. – Volvo Trucks North America is constructing a road course and vocational track at its New River Valley Truck Plant, where customers can put new vehicles through their paces with or without a commercial driver’s licence...

SmartTruck Systems stands behind the aerodynamic design of the UnderTray and its ability to deliver savings

GREENVILLE, S.C. – After a disparaging report was issued by Performance Innovation Transport (PIT) claiming UnderTray systems failed to deliver fuel reduction costs, SmartTruck Systems shot back with a host of data supporting its product...

Driving for Profit to feature TCA chairman Tom Kretsinger Jr.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Driving for Profit returns Jan. 21, featuring Tom Kretsinger Jr., Truckload Carriers Association chairman and president of American Central Transport.

Fleet Brake opening Regina DC

REGINA, Sask. – Fleet Brake has announced the opening of a new parts distribution centre in Regina, Sask.

Commercial truck orders remain “OK” in November: ACT

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 truck orders remained above 20,000 units in November, according to preliminary results from ACT Research.

Ritchie Bros. holding auctions in Toronto, Montreal and Truro

MONTREAL, Que. – In an unreserved public auction in Montreal, Quebec, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, will sell more than 2,900 pieces of equipment and trucks.

Learn to manage risk ahead of unpredictable events: RiskLogik

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. -- Risk and resilience solutions were given the spotlight during the Critical Program Supply Chain Risk Analysis and Management Project session at this year’s Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association conference.

New Brunswick builds a bridge to a stronger future

SAINT JOHN, N.B. – The newly completed Saint John Harbour Bridge in New Brunswick has been heralded as an example of cooperation in building a stronger future, according to members of parliament.

New bridge over St. Lawrence expected in 2018

MONTREAL, Que. – The scheduled timeline for the new bridge for the St. Lawrence has been accelerated.

Brutal border backup

WINDSOR, Ont. - A nationwide US Customs computer glitch saw truck traffic backed up here more than 20 kms in the kind of delay not seen since the weeks after 9/11.

The kids are alright

It’s do-or-die in the trucking industry.

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

You survived the Great Recession. Are you ready for the “Great Okay”?

ORLANDO, Fla. -- ACT Research president Kenneth Vieth may have summed up the US economic forecast best at the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) All Eyes on the Economy session, when he said “We came through the Great Recession...