Canada Cartage makes deliveries for Project Water

TORONTO, Ont. — Canada Cartage this week transported 300,000 bottles of water as part of Project Water. The water was delivered from Nestle Canada to the Engage and Change parking…

Canada Cartage Brings Support to ‘Project Water’

Toronto, ON - Trucking stepped up to the plate on Thursday to help out a program that supplies life-saving bottled water to hundreds of front-line relief organizations in the Greater Toronto area in an effort to fight the number of deaths caused by dehydration.

Bandstra Transportation Trucker Named BC Driving Champ

LANGLEY, BC -- Truck driver Kris Szigeti of Bandstra Transportation was named Grand Champion at the 2015 British Columbia Professional Truck Driving Championships on June 20, in Abbotsford, at Tradex, also known as the Fraser Valley Trade & Exhibition Centre.

Daimler Trucks Invests in Telematics Provider Zonar

PORTLAND, OR -- The parent company to truck makers Freightliner and Western Star has become a minority investor in Zonar Systems Inc, a provider of fleet inspection, tracking and operations systems for fleets.

SkyBitz Purchases Two Telematics Providers

HERNDON, VA - A provider of asset tracking and information management systems for trucking is growing by purchasing not one, but rather two commercial telematics companies in the local fleet management market.

Nova Scotia Considering Tolls For 100 Series Highways

HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia could one day have a lot more toll roads than it does now following their appearance nearly 20 years ago. The government is asking for proposals to conduct a feasibility study for the twinning and tolling at eight specific sections of four major highways.

DTNA collaborates with Zonar Systems

PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America announced today that it has become a minority in Zonar Systems. According to the company, this investment is a smart one as it…

Premier Bulk hosts grand opening of new terminal

GORMLEY, Ont. – Premier Bulk Systems celebrated its new terminal in Gormley, Ont. with a traditional grand opening today. The event allowed attendees to tour the new facility, have a…

Trailer Wizards hosts customer appreciation day

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Trailer Wizards hosted its annual customer appreciation day in Mississauga today where attendees got to mingle with staff, win prizes, and enjoy a catered lunch. Trailer Wizards…

Mike Ham tapped by Omnitracs to oversee Canadian expansion

DALLAS, Texas — Omnitracs has hired former Shaw Tracking v.p. Mike Ham to serve as general manager and vice-president of its Canadian division. Ham brings to the position more than…

Canadian team wins Mack Masters Competition

  ALLENTOWN, Penn. —  A Canadian team took home the gold in the final round of the inaugural Mack Masters Competition held recently in Allentown, Penn. The winner of the…

LTL total freight costs increase

TORONTO, Ont. – The total cost of round transportation for Canadian Shippers went down by 0.6% in April, when compared to March results, according to the data published by the…

Ground Freight Shipping Costs Decline Slightly

TORONTO -- New figures released by the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI) show the total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers decreased by 0.6 percent in April when compared to the month before.

U.S. Spot Freight Rates Down Over Past Week

BEAVERTON, OR -- Spot truckload freight rates posted small declines in all three major sectors during the week ending June 20 compared to the previous week but are well above the averages for last month, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

Average Weekly Diesel Cost Edges Slightly Higher

LONDON, ON and WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The average cost of diesel fuel in Canada has moved slightly higher over the past week, according to the latest report from the petroleum information services provider The Kent Group Ltd.