Trucking Announcements: Drummond heads PMTC board, FMCSA appoints chief counsel

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable moves, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Leanne Drummond took on the role of Private Motor Truck Council of Canada board of director’s…

Trucking Announcements: FMSCA’s new deputy administrator, Peterson joins Truckstop

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable moves, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association held its 18th annual charity golf tournament, Ricardo Buranello joined Teletrac Navman as…

Trucking Announcements: Wolk joins Canada Cartage, CFOs hired at Vicinity Motors, Truckstop

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable moves, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. In this week’s announcements, Adam Wolk joined Canada Cartage as vice-president of fleet maintenance, while Lynette McMann was appointed…

Manitoba truck driver’s 3D artwork featured in Canadian, U.S. galleries

Eugene Kabrun, a Manitoba truck driver, felt honored when a fellow artist made a two-hour drive from Cincinnati, Ohio, solely to meet him in Cleveland and acquire one of his…

Trucking Announcements: New sales director at Kinedyne, KAG Canada hires terminal manager

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable moves, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, KAG Canada hires a new terminal manager, Kinedyne announces a new director of sales, and KSMTA welcomes…

Communication, planning can help prevent full-time truckers becoming part-time parents

The difficulty of being away from home comes with the job, but longhaul truckers experience additional stress, especially when it includes not being there for their children. Terence Griffith and…

Johnston appointed as Abrams Auto Transport CEO

Abrams Auto Transport, a provider of new and used vehicle transportation, named Thomas Johnston as CEO. Image: Abrams Auto Transport Johnston has more than 30 years of hands-on auto…

A united trucking industry is a stronger trucking industry

Making New Year’s resolutions is not my bag. Never had much interest in dealing with my most undesirable traits. This year, though, I’m making a resolution for the Canadian trucking…

Manitoba to bring in mandatory training for trucking startups

Manitoba, by the end of the year, will require a one-week, 40-hour mandatory training program for new trucking company owners. Think of it as MELT (mandatory entry-level training) for trucking…

Trucking costs reach record highs

Trucking was more expensive in 2021 than ever before, according to the latest Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The total…

Don’t settle for harmful trucking practices

“No – I will not settle!” This comment was delivered very forcefully to me during my Crazy Canuck Truckin Podcast by Adele Hills from Creston, B.C. At the time in…

CargoM’s Try-it-Days introduce new entrants to trucking

About 15 people kicked the tires of a career in trucking, thanks to the first Try-it-Days CargoM held as part of a Trucking Career Immersion Program (TCIP) launched in April.

Transrapide ceases trucking operations to focus on warehousing

After 10 years in business, Levis-based Groupe Transrapide has announced it is ending its trucking operations to focus on warehousing. “We are now reorienting our transportation activities to become a…

No end in sight to strong trucking environment: FTR

The good times for truckers are expected to keep rolling well into next year. “From the perspective of carriers, things are quite good,” Avery Vise, vice-president – trucking for industry…

Why we should pay as much attention to water consumption as fuel

Recently I was on a trip that took me over a lot of territory, and into some areas that I don’t often travel. Literally thousands of miles of dry ground.