CBSA extends eManifest informed compliance period for highway carriers

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is extending the eManifest informed compliance period for highway carriers.

Gambling on the future a safe bet, US industry titans tell TCA

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Despite the uncertain political and economic environment, trucking executives should be excited about their industry’s short term future, according to the heads of three of the largest carriers in North America.

PeopleNet launches first-of-its-kind trailer-tracking solution

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- PeopleNet has introduced a first-of-its-kind trailer-tracking solution, with an onboard computing provider that requires no additional trailer hardware. PeopleNet made the announcement at the Truckload Carriers...

Utility Trailer releases new aerodynamic side skirt design

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. -- Utility Trailer has introduced a new aerodynamic side skirt design: its Utility Side Skirt 120A-4. The design is US EPA SmartWay-verified to achieve greater than 5% fuel savings and can be used in combination with...

Alberta Motor Transport Association selects next Road Knights team

CALGARY, Alta. -- The Alberta Motor Transport Association has selected its next team of road safety ambassadors: the 2013-2014 AMTA Road Knights.

Freightliner creates ‘Framework’ for truck equipment manufacturer support

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Freightliner has introduced its Frameworks Truck Equipment Manufacturers program at the 2013 NTEA Work Truck Show this week. The Frameworks program provides members a suite of services and tools geared toward vocational...

DME, natural gas among the most promising future fuels

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- For Chuck Diehl, fleet manager with Smith Dairy, the fuel of the future is natural gas. His company is transitioning its truck fleet to natural gas and has recently opened its first CNG retail station.

ATRI president Brewster wins Influential Woman in Trucking award

LAS VEGAS, Nev.  -- Rebecca Brewster, president and chief operating officer of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), has won the third annual Influential Woman in Trucking award at this week's Truckload Carriers...

You like our Euro cargo vans? Then why the heart transplant?

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Tim Campbell, an automotive pundit from the UK, claims he foresaw the arrival of European-style cargo-carrying vans on North American shores.

Going green is good business: Altec CEO, Lee Styslinger III

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Within a decade, nobody will be talking about running a ‘green fleet,’ Lee Styslinger III, chairman and CEO of Altec said as keynote speaker at the Green Truck Summit here today.

Transport truck crashes into river off Hwy 401

AYR, Ont. -- A transport truck travelling on the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 has crashed into a guardrail and driven off the highway, landing fully submerged in the Nith River, according to a report from CTV News.

Trailer Wizards mechanic wins top apprentice award

CALGARY, Alta. -- The Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT) Board has named Trailer Wizards’ licensed mechanic Osmar Salguero as the Top Apprentice in the HET (Heavy Equipment Technician) – Transport Trailer Mechanic...

February’s Class 8 orders reach highest level in 12 months: ACT

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- North American heavy-duty Class 8 preliminary net orders for February rose both month-over-month and year-over-year, narrowly besting October 2012 to reach their highest reading since January 2012, while medium-duty...

COMPETITION WATCH: Bison named Store Delivery Carrier of Year by Walmart Canada

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Bison Transport has been recognized by Walmart Canada as its Overall Store Delivery Carrier of the Year for the second year in a row. Bison was presented with the award at the annual Walmart Canada Carrier Awards banquet...

Forbes unveils a four-point plan for America’s resurgence at TCA

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- For those who have started to accept the slow-growing US economy as the New Normal, media mogul and past Republican presidential nominee Steve Forbes delivered a blunt message at the annual Truckload Carriers Association...