Manitoba, APTA name best provincial drivers

WINNIPEG & MASSTOWN, N.S. -- Ken Wiebe of Ram Messenger Service received all three of the most prestigious awards for professional truck drivers in Manitoba.

From Carts to Cartage: Hogtown fleet manager is CFMS’s Mr. Fix It

TORONTO -- When Canada's new Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year Steve Plaskos was a young boy growing up mid-town Toronto, he'd fabricate go-carts and other vehicles from parts he'd scrounge in the laneways around his home -- "old ironing boards and the like," he says.

BC Pete dealer given top award by truckmaker

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. -- Honored for exceptional performance in new truck sales, aftermarket support, and overall customer satisfaction, Don and Terry Pasiuk, Dealer Principals of Peterbilt Pacific in Abbotsford, B.C. has been named the 2005 Peterbilt Dealer of the Year.

PMTC inducts truckers to Hall of Fame

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. -- The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada inducted two drivers into the Hall of Fame for Professional drivers during its annual conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.

Private truckers award best-looking trucks, safest truckers

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. -- Private fleets have some of the best eye candy splashed on the side of trailers in Canadian trucking, and last week the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada awarded some of the best looking companies in 2006.

Ryder Canada honors Driver of the Year

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Ryder System Inc. has named Randy Middleton as its Canadian Corporate Driver of the Year.

CARRIER PROFILE: Management by Association

Want proof that bottom-line success can be linked to industry involvement? Meet LeeAnn McConnell -- joiner extraordinaire.

Western Star enthusiast celebrates 50 successful trucking years

LOWER SACKVILLE, N.S. -- It was 1956 and Owen Davis decided he wanted to live off the open road. So he took his $2,700 in savings and bought his first heavy truck -- even talking down the dealer another 25 bucks because the tires weren't exactly what he requested.

Truckers to compete for Canada’s entrepreneur honor

TORONTO -- Three Canadian transport providers are among dozens of companies nominated for the 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2006 awards.

OTA looking to knight Ontario drivers

TORONTO -- The Ontario Trucking Association needs carriers to give up some of their best drivers a couple days a month to help shine a bright light on the trucking industry.

SLH driver wins Ont. driving champs top honor

TORONTO -- The 60th annual Ontario Truck Driving Championships tested the truck handling skills of 78 contestants this month.

Know a highway hero? Give Bridgestone a call.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- For 50 years, the Bridgestone Firestone Canadian Truck Hero Award has acknowledged the brave and selfless acts of heroism that are consistently performed by Canadian truck drivers while on the road.

Yanke team named Trucker Buddies of the Month

SASKATOON -- The trucking team of Tracey Alf and Sean Dillon from Arnprior, Ont. have a lot to teach second-graders in Clifton Park, N.Y.

Canadian CVSA inspector named best in NA; Quebecer picks up honor too

NEW ORLEANS -- A Vancouver truck inspector has been named the top vehicle enforcement cop in North America.

Cancom raises over $8,000 for juvenile diabetes research

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Cancom Tracking, a leader in mobile communications for the Canadian transportation industry, has raised a record breaking amount of money for the Canadian Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.