COMPETITION WATCH: Ayr wins Carrier of the Year award from Purolator

WOODSTOCK, N.B. -- Ayr Motor Express has been named Purolator’s 2012 Long-haul Carrier of the Year. The award, established in 1996, is based on a carrier’s on-time performance, peak season performance and customer service. Carriers...

Ground transportation costs for Canadian shippers up in December

TORONTO, Ont. -- The total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers was up 1.14% in December compared with November results, according to results published today by the Canadian General Freight Index.

Blue Tree’s temperature management system gets Carrier Transicold approval

ROANOKE, Va. -- Blue Tree Systems has announced its R:COM temperature management system has been approved for both one-way and now two-way communication with all DataTrak-equipped Carrier Transicold transport refrigeration units operating in...

Fontaine Fifth Wheel reorganizes sales and marketing department

TRUSSVILLE, Ala. -- Fontaine Fifth Wheel has reorganized its sales and marketing department, which officials say will help the company better serve key customers.   “Using the same 80/20 principles that drive the rest of our...

Dynamic Tire names new Canadian v.p.

TORONTO, Ont. -- Dynamic Tire has appointed Darrin Bossence vice-president, Canadian sales.

B.C. woman wins Chevron’s Bass Boat Sweepstakes

LUMBY, B.C. -- Laurel Keating of Lumby, B.C. says winning a Skeeter bass boat from Chevron has been a “life changing experience.”

Edmonton Kenworth rep to chair Parts Council

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Jo Frost of Edmonton Kenworth has been selected to chair the company’s Parts Council.

Daimler Trucks optimistic about potential growth of Mexican market

CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO – Can the Mexican truck market become as large as the Canadian market? There’s no reason why it couldn’t, according to Gerhard Gross, president and CEO, Daimler Trucks Mexico.

Shell Rotella, HDDC awarding thousands in heavy-duty scholarships

BURLINGTON, Ont. -- Shell Rotella and the Heavy Duty Distributor Council of Canada (HDDC) will be awarding six scholarships for a total of $15,000 to students pursuing accreditation in trucking-related technical careers. Areas include trucking,...

Port Metro Vancouver to get ‘Smart’ with three-year trucking initiative

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Port Metro Vancouver is set to implement the Smart Fleet trucking strategy, a three-year action plan designed to improve the efficiency and reliability of the container truck sector and reinforce the Port’s ongoing...

Trailer orders drop in January from ‘unsustainable’ December levels

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Trailer orders continued their roller coaster ride in January, declining month-over-month from December’s “unsustainable level,” according to ACT Research. A total of 20,357 net orders were booked in January,...

Daimler still has big designs for vocational market

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico -- Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) remains committed to growing its market share in the vocational market despite the fact its efforts to date have not led to a leadership position, says David Hames, general managers...

DTNA looking to aggressively grow sales outside NAFTA market

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico -- Looking for better ways to deal with the cyclicality of the NAFTA market, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), has launched an international market growth strategy that calls for significant increases in sales and...

Daimler Trucks names new leader; Renschler moves to Mercedes-Benz division

STUTTGART, Germany -- Andreas Renschler, head of Daimler Trucks will be replaced in that role by Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, effective April 1, the company has announced.

Kenworth, Paccar offering extended warranty on MX-13-equipped T680s

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth and Paccar Financial have introduced an extended engine warranty program available to qualifying customers who purchase new Kenworth T680s equipped with Paccar MX-13 engines and finance through Paccar Financial.