Transportation APTA honors safety, professionalism in annual trucking industry awards December 9, 2022 The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) has recognized seven people for their contributions to trucking. “The APTA is proud and humbled to recognize these champions of our industry,” executive director…
Human Resources Blackman, Blais take top recruiting honors May 31, 2022 Kevin Blackman, a recruiting and retention specialist at Armour Transportation Systems, was named national recruiter of the year during the 2022 National Recruiting and Retention Symposium in Truro, N.S. The…
Transportation Armour named to Order of New Brunswick November 8, 2021 Wesley Armour, who along with his father founded Armour Transportation Systems in 1966, has been named to the Order of New Brunswick. He worked alongside his father throughout college, and…
Business Management Seaboard Transportation purchases Armour Transportation Systems February 19, 2021 Armour Transportation Systems has been purchased by Cape Breton, N.S.-based Seaboard Transportation Group. Armour Transportation was founded in 1966 by Wes Armour, and has grown to include more than 2,000…
Transportation Canadian among TCA Driver of the Year finalists November 23, 2020 FREDERICTON, N.B. – Armour Transportation driver Susie De Ridder of Fredericton, N.B., is one of three finalists for the Truckload Carriers Association’s Company Driver of the Year award. She is…
Transportation Armour service manager sees success in training and attitudes September 29, 2020 “I have looked at trucks with big eyes since I was three or five years old,” said Dean Arseneault as he recalled growing up in the logging village of Rogersville,…
Transportation Police hunt Moncton snow crab thieves June 29, 2020 MONCTON, N.B. – The Codiac Regional RCMP is looking for three suspects following the thefts of four loads of snow crabs from two trucking terminals in Moncton. The thefts occurred…
Transportation Industry flirts with paperless trucking May 26, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Fleets are quickening the pace of digitization as the trucking industry deals with the challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. While telematics, crash mitigation systems and…
Sponsored Transportation Coronavirus Chronicles: Susie Deridder, Armour Transportation April 26, 2020 Susie Deridder began to notice a change in her loads as the stories of Covid-19 began to emerge. “I was hauling more food products as well, and we were receiving…
Transportation Armour’s Susie De Ridder is Female Driver of the Year April 1, 2020 PLOVER, Wis. – Susie De Ridder, a company driver with Armour Transportation Systems in New Brunswick, has been named the winner of the first annual Female Driver of…
Transportation ‘Canadians are recognizing how important we are,’ truck driver says March 25, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — Susie Deridder began to notice a change in her loads as the stories of Covid-19 began to emerge. “I was hauling more food products as well, and…
Health & Safety Bruce Cail: Armour’s ambassador of safety December 13, 2019 'I went and got my licence one day, and the next day I was on the road.'
Equipment LCV fleets spec’ing for versatility, fuel economy November 30, 2015 A relatively new powertrain package is finding a home in LCV fleets. We rode along with Armour Transport to see how it’s performing.
Transportation Atlantic Driving Championships crowns winners June 12, 2014 DIEPPE, NB – Team Atlantic’s roster is now set and ready to take on the rest of the country at the national finals of the Canadian Truck Driving Championships. On…
Health & Safety Pat Armour wins humanitarian award June 9, 2014 MONCTON, N.B. — Pat Armour was presented a humanitarian award by the Transportation Club of Moncton during its National Transportation Week banquet June 4. Armour was recognized for her work…
