Speakers named for mental health symposium

MISSSISSAUGA, Ont. – The issue of mental health will take center stage Oct. 30, at the Trucking HR Canada’s Gearing Up for Mental Health symposium. Dave Henry, a professional driver…

Hamilton Petro Pass offering freebies to truckers

HAMILTON, Ont. – Hamilton Petro Pass will be celebrating truck drivers Sept. 7, with free hot dogs, pizza and drinks. Springers hot dogs will be offered from noon until 1:30…

Antique trucks coming to Seaforth

SEAFORTH, Ont. — A new group calling itself Ontario Antique Trucks is about to stage the first of what it hopes will be an annual Vintage Truck Show. Restricted to…

Photo gallery: Classics come to life in Athens

ATHENS, Ont. -- For the third year in a row, the truck show that just might be the best kept secret in Canada, brought the eastern Ontario town of Athens to life. The local fair grounds was crammed with trucks, new and old, with some dating back the earliest years of the 20th century.

Ambrose among speakers at CTEA

Rona Ambrose WINDSOR, Ont. – Rona Ambrose, a one-time Conservative Party leader and an advisor on NAFTA negotiations, will be among speakers at this year’s annual meeting of the Canadian…

ATA National Truck Driving Championships kick-off in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 400 drivers from across the U.S. kicked off the 81st annual National Truck Driving Championships and Step Van Driving Championships held by the American Trucking…

Photos from day one at the ATA National Truck Driving Championships

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Day one at the 81st annual National Truck Driving Championships and Step Van Driving Championships held by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and their safety management council…

MTA plans big for National Trucking Week

WINNIPEG, Man. – The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) is wasting no time recognizing National Trucking Week. Held during the first week of September, National Trucking Week recognizes the important contributions…

Tremcar West celebrates 10 years in Saskatchewan

WEYBURN, Sask. – Tremcar West will marks its 10 anniversary doing business in Saskatchewan with a celebration that will include environment minister Dustin Duncan as a guest speaker. The company’s…

PMTC unveils schedule for Eastern Regional seminar

MILTON, Ont. – Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) and Trucking Human Resources Sector Council Atlantic (THRSCA) are bringing their educational seminar to Truro, Nova Scotia. This will mark…

Exhibitors report Truck World deals

Exhibitors secured plenty of orders in Toronto. Now organizers prepare for Expocam in Montreal. TORONTO, Ont. – Truck World enjoyed record crowds in 2018, but preliminary feedback from exhibitors show…

Truck World was all business, exhibitors say

TORONTO, Ont. – Truck World enjoyed record crowds in 2018, but preliminary feedback from exhibitors show that visitors were doing more than learning about products and services – they were placing orders and closing deals on the spot.

Mack and Lytx partner to bring pre-wire to third truck model

FONTANA, Cali. -- Mack and Lytx are partnering to bring pre-wired telematics and video systems to a third model of the truck-maker’s vocational trucks. The companies announced the service would be available on the Mack Granite straight truck models ordered in the third quarter of 2018 . This follows the service being announced for the Mack LR and the Mack Terra Pro cab-over models in April - being delivered this Fall.

Brake blitz grounds 12.4% in Canada

GREEBELT, Md. – A surprise Brake Safety Day inspection blitz in Canada and the U.S. put 1,595 trucks out of service for brake violations on April 25, the Commercial Vehicle…

Canadian shows pride and polish in Iowa

WALCOTT, Iowa – The TA in Walcott, Iowa – billed as the “world’s largest truck stop” – has been hosting its Truckers Jamboree since 1979, and this year 91…