Manitoba trucking companies to compete to raise money for United Way

WINNIPEG, Man. -- Bison Transport, Beaver Trucks, Dr. Hook Towing and Maxim Truck & Trailer are taking part in a friendly competition to raise money for the United Way.

Truck News wins back-to-back Best Video awards

TORONTO, Ont. -- An episode of trucknews.com's weekly WebTV show, Transportation Matters, has won the Best Video award at the second annual Canadian Online Publishing Awards, held at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto last night.

STA hands out awards at annual banquet

SASKATOON, Sask. -- The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) held its Annual General Meeting Oct. 16 and took the opportunity to honour some of its own.

Great Dane re-opens trailer plant

JONESBORO, Ark. -- Great Dane has recalled about 70 workers and re-opened its Jonesboro, Ark. trailer plant as demand for new van trailers continues to rebound.

COMPETITION WATCH: BTC Logistics bought by Fraser Direct

GEORGETOWN, Ont. -- BTC Logistics has been purchased by Fraser Direct. Both firms analyze companies' supply chain operations for design and implementation of cost and service improvements.

Timing of trucking industry rebirth remains elusive: Graves

PHOENIX, Az. -- Phoenix proved an apt setting for the American Trucking Associations' annual conference.  The town's name signifies a rebirth from the ruins of the past, in much the same way that the large gathering of trucking executives...

COMPETITION WATCH: MacKinnon Transport wins Volvo fleet safety award

PHOENIX, Az. -- MacKinnon Transport has been named winner of the second annual Volvo Trucks Safety Award, the second Canuck fleet to win the award in as many years.

Bison driver notches 2M safe miles with company

WINNIPEG, Man. -- Bison Transport driver Ralph Boles has been recognized for completing two million consecutive safe driving miles with the same company.

Mega-loads: Wind turbine superloads are spectacular

Wind turbines, perched on faraway hilltops, with their skinny little blades and pencil-thin towers, are bigger than they look. But 700,000 pounds apiece bigger?

CSA 2010, economy top list of US trucking concerns

PHOENIX, Az. -- CSA 2010 and the slow economic recovery are the top concerns of US fleet executives, according to an annual survey conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI).

Cummins has shipped 37,000 EPA2010 engines

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Cummins has announced it has now shipped nearly 37,000 EPA2010-certified engines with selective catalytic reduction (SCR).

Ancra names new Canadian g.m.

ERLANGER, Ky. -- Ancra International has named Brian Larocque general manager of its Canadian division.

New B.C. commercial vehicle inspection station now open

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- A new, state-of-the-art, commercial vehicle inspection station and Weigh-in-Motion weigh scale is now open to truck traffic in B.C. The station - officially named the Red Rock Inspection Station - is located on Highway 97...

Canada posts best out-of-service rate during Brake Safety Week

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Canadian drivers have bested their neighbours to the south once again with a superior out-of-service rate during "Brake Safety Week," held across North America Sept. 12-18.

OTA extends deadline for Ontario Driver of the Year award

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) and Volvo Trucks Canada have extended the deadline for 2010 OTA/Volvo Trucks Canada Ontario Driver of the Year nominations to Oct. 22.