Ancra Canada now offering customer service with ‘Hart’

WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- Ancra Canada has appointed of Laury Hart as the company’s bilingual customer service representative.

MTA praises provincial commitment to Highway 75 improvements

WINNIPEG, Man. -- The Manitoba Trucking Association has praised the recent announcement from Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation that promises road improvements to Highway 75, saying it will have a positive impact on the trucking...

Alberta crowns top truckers at annual driving championships

CALGARY, Alta. -- Alberta’s top drivers from across the province descended on the Rosenau Transport yard Calgary to compete in the AMTA Truck Driving Champtionship June 16. The annual event, hosted by Alberta Motor Transport Association,...

Pete 579 road tour to make two Canadian appearances

DENTON, Texas -- Peterbilt is taking its new Model 579 on tour in what it's calling the Legend Continues Tour.

DEF Tracker adds Montreal market to price monitoring service

MONTREAL, Que. -- DEF Tracker, an online service that reports on diesel exhaust fluid pricing across North America, has added Montreal, Que. and Tampa, Fla. to its pricing information service.

Kenworth T680 tour adds four Western Canadian stops

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth has added nearly 50 new dates to its North American T680 Road Tour, including four appearances in Western Canada.

Union representing B.C. enforcement officers says CVSE understaffed

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- The union representing truck enforcement officers in B.C. says truck safety in the province could deteriorate thanks to a gradual downsizing of the Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) agency.

Ontario to appeal speed limiter ruling

TORONTO, Ont. -- The province of Ontario will appeal a recent Justice of the Peace ruling that the province’s speed limiter law is unconstitutional, the Canadian Press reports.

On-again, off-again US EOBR mandate is…off again?

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An electronic on-board recorder (EOBR) mandate within the US highway bill passed earlier this week could already be dead in the water after an amendment was passed today that would prevent the Department of Transportation...

Purolator donates 10 Curbsider delivery trucks to local food banks

TORONTO, Ont. -- Purolator not only raised the equivalent of 387,000 lbs of food for local food banks across Canada during its Purolator Tackle Hunger campaign this year, it also donated 10 refurbished Curbsider delivery trucks.

BREAKING NEWS: MacKinnon emerges from creditor protection

GUELPH, Ont. -- MacKinnon Transport announced today it has successfully exited its Notice of Intent (NOI) creditor protection environment.

ONLINE SPECIAL: US cell phone ban raises stakes for motor carriers

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A ban on the use of handheld cell phones by commercial drivers in the US, passed earlier this year, exposes motor carriers to even greater liability should their drivers ignore the law and be involved in a crash.

Why waiting for a sleep apnea regulation is a bad idea

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A much-anticipated regulation that will require carriers operating in the US to screen commercial drivers for sleep apnea could still be a year away.

ATA praises newly passed highway bill

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations has praised the House and Senate conference committee for their work in passing “a safety-conscious highway bill that lays a solid foundation for addressing America’s need for an...

North American surface trade climbs 8.2% year-over-year in April

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico, was 8.2% higher in April than in April 2011, totalling $79.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of...