CTA inducts new executive committee, Bison CEO named chair

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance has elected a new executive committee for its board of directors for the 2012-14 term.

Wild turkey crashes into truck cab

TRENTON, Ont. -- The Quinte town of Frankford, Ont. near Trenton, proudly declares itself the ‘Wild Turkey Capital of Ontario.’ One such turkey, however, nearly cost professional driver Andy Hutcheson his life.

US truck tonnage rises slightly in February

WASHINGTON, D.C. – US for-hire truck tonnage rose 0.5% in February, after a revised 4.6% decline in January, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported.

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index records second-best February in 11 years

TORONTO, Ont. -- TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index recorded its second-best February spot market freight volume in 11 years, surpassed only by last year’s peak in February loads, the company announced. Month-over-month the index...

Yanke driver reaches three million mile mark with company

SASKATOON, Sask. -- Yanke Group has announced professional transport operator Wes Nelson has become the first ever driver to rack up three million miles with the company.

#MATS: Highway Hero award winner saved woman from gun-wielding attacker

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The winner of Goodyear’s 29th North America Highway Hero award literally put himself in the line of fire, rescuing a woman from a gun-wielding attacker. Chosen from among four finalists, Mike Schiotis of Spring...

#MATS: Volvo hybrid truck, Mean Green, to attempt world speed record

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Who said hybrids can’t be fast? Volvo had Mean Green, the world’s fastest hybrid truck and its record setting owner and driver, Bojje Ovebrink, at its booth here and used the event to announce an attempt to...

#MATS: Daimler Trucks unveils new Elite Support Dealer Service Network program

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has launched Elite Support, a collaborative program between DTNA and its truck dealers, focused on improving the customer experience at Freightliner and Western Star branded...

#MATS: Detroit creates new options for its StepUP service program

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Detroit will offer new StepUP overhaul options for EPA ’07 Series 60® and MBE 4000 engines starting in Spring 2012.

#MATS: Utility introduces new double deck loading system

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The driver shortage and slim profit margins have fleets looking to place more freight on trailers.  Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company is responding with a new optional double deck loading system for dry van...

#MATS: Paccar’s truck, engine businesses eye growth in 2012

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Paccar announced at the Mid-America Trucking Show that it has deployed more than 20,000 trucks with its own MX engines, with a current backlog of another 6,000 units in the pipeline.

COMPETITION WATCH: Bison expands B.C. presence with terminal purchase

WINNIPEG, Man. -- Bison Transport has acquired a “turn-key” trucking terminal in Langley, B.C., the company announced. The centrally-located 20,310-sq. ft. facility is located on 6.15 acres in the northwest Langley industrial area...

NAFTA trade totals reach record levels in 2011 at $904 billion

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Surface transportation trade between Canada, the US and Mexico increased by 14.3% in 2011 compared to 2010, valued at $904 billion in 2011, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of...

#MATS: Truck News wins eight TWNA Communication Awards

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Truck News editors walked out with an armful of awards at last night’s Communication Awards banquet, held during the Mid-America Truck Show in Louisville, Ky., winning eight total. The awards, organized by the Truck...

#MATS: International makes a statement at MATS, hits MaxxForce milestone

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Navistar International took out a massive amount of floor space at the Mid-America Trucking Show, to which Jim Hebe, senior vice-president, North American sales operations declared “This is a message.”