No Jaking Around: Truckers reject mandatory engine brake testing August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- Ontario should do a better job of enforcing the existing noise pollution laws rather than make carrier inspections of engine brakes mandatory.
National driving competition on extended layover August 1, 2014 LANGLEY, B.C. -- Even the country's top drivers can't catch a break. The organizing committee for the 2009 National Professional Truck Driving Championships regretfully had to cancel this year's event due to a lack of support.
Canadian highway heroes sought August 1, 2014 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- There's only a couple of months left to nominate a trucker you think deserves to be named the Bridgestone Canadian Truck Hero.
Manitoba drivers picked for excellence August 1, 2014 WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba Trucking Association introduced the MTA-Custom Truck Sales Industry Excellence Award last week and named four drivers as the inaugural recipients.
MSM celebrates 20 years on the road August 1, 2014 BOLTON, Ont. -- MSM Transportation, a leading provider of commercial trucking and expedited freight services, today commemorated its 20th anniversary by outlining its guiding principles for success in commercial trucking.
Think you have a highwaySTAR driving your truck? August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- Trucking 'ain't easy, and sometimes it can feel like a pretty thankless job.
Ice-road mushers face tough sledding August 1, 2014 NOME, Alaska -- The 2010 edition of the 1,150-mile Iditarod dog-sled race is history.
Show Shell your chrome August 1, 2014 LEXINGTON, Va. -- If you've got a smokin' truck and are hauling through tobacco country this weekend, stop off at the 28th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck beauty competition.
Riddle Us This: Who’s one of Canada’s top truck techs? August 1, 2014 SUDBURY, Ont. -- Jim Riddle holds what might well be the number-one most-appropriate ideal qualification for overseeing about 75 staffers ranging from young apprentices to veteran wrench-wielders.
Deadline approaching for Truck Hero award August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- Organizers of the annual Bridgestone Canadian Truck Hero Award will accept nominations until Sept. 30.
AMTA looks for its own Road Knights August 1, 2014 CALGARY - The AMTA is searching for a team of professional truck drivers who are willing to moonlight as road safety ambassadors and spread positive stories about the industry.
A Novel Approach: Meet a real motor noter August 1, 2014 BURNABY, B.C. -- When Lee Wood is not hauling trailers, he's thinking of story ideas for his next novel.
Trio of trucking pioneers find gold at AMTA event August 1, 2014 BANFF, Alta. - Just because he recently retired after 50-plus years in trucking doesn't mean that Darshan Kailly won't continue to be a major fixture at the Alberta Motor Transport Association.
MTA crowns top wheelmen and Driver OTY August 1, 2014 WINNIPEG - Five skilled drivers beat out 34 other truck pilots to win the Manitoba Trucking Driving Championships in their respective categories.
Convoy for a Cure keeps rolling August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- What started out as a small, all female convoy to raise support for breast cancer continues to blossom.