CTHRC goes live with new website

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) launched its new website this week, with "new tools to help the trucking industry manage and train their transportation employees."

Goodyear, Pilot Truck Care Centers sign Wingfoot deal

AKRON, Ohio, -- In a move to fortify its commercial tire and service network, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced that its Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems LLC subsidiary has signed an exclusive agreement to develop and operate truck service centers at Pilot Travel Centers LLC locations.

Santa’s elves can moonlight as swampers

CHURCHILL, Man. -- The most direct route for a laden cargo ship to get from here to the some major European markets is clear across the North Pole.

PACCAR to begin production at St-Therese truck plant in September

BELLEVUE, Wash. (July 23, 1999) - PACCAR Inc.'s refurbished truck plant in Ste-Threrese, Que., will officially begin production in September, chief executive officer Mark Pigott sa

Arrow names international sales director

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Arrow Truck Sales, Inc., a leader for pre-owned trucks, announced that it has hired Cory Relling as its director of international sales.

Hwy 407 toll break for truckers takes effect

TORONTO -- Trucking carriers that routinely travel on Ontario's private highway will see as much as a 50 percent discount on rates during off-peak hours.

Trailer orders slip as backlog grows

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- After several consecutive spikes in trailer orders, total net orders fell for the second straight month (9%) during May.

Ustian named president of Navistar engine group

CHICAGO (Aug. 4, 1999) -- Navistar International Corp. named Dan Ustian president of its engine and foundry group. A 26-year veteran at Navistar, Ustian has been serving as gro

Quick change artists

how to make a mid-range fleet ever more versatile

OTA to supply accident reporting kits

TORONTO -- The Ontario Trucking Association has announced yet another supplier venture by entering into an exclusive provincial arrangement with Trieagle Marketing Team to provide members with more compliance product options, the centerpiece of which will be an accident reporting kit.

Manufacturing slips again; inventories rise

OTTAWA -- Manufacturing continues to remain relatively flat since January 2011, reports Stats Canada.

Alberta reports fewer truck-related fatalities

EDMONTON (Aug. 10, 1999) -- The number of fatalities in collisions involving heavy trucks in Alberta decreased sharply in 1998 to 57 compared to 86 the year before, according to st

Off and Running

Great Dane adds two trailer models, tough floor liner

MTO to consider more rest stops on Sault-Sudbury route

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. -- With new hours-of-service rules set to kick-in this New Year, finding a safe spot at a rest stops along the highway is just another task a truck driver will have to take on.

Stay or go? HST verdict in BC later this month

VICTORIA - British Columbians will have to wait until late this month to find out if the 12 percent HST will stick around or whether the old split tax system will return.