Shaw Tracking provides fleet tracking tool for smartphones

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Shaw Tracking has announced a partnership with ExpressLane Data, which the company says will provide fleet managers with a new way to send out and receive information.

Quick Truck Lube offering overnight parking as rest areas close

AYR, Ont. -- With the recent closure of the highway rest areas both east and westbound near Cambridge, Quick Truck Lube is offering free parking at its nearby location.

Trucker who killed 11 people was using cell phone: NTSB

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended banning commercial drivers from using mobile phones after it concluded a tractor-trailer driver who killed 11 people was distracted by his cell phone at the...

Manitoba Trucking Association wraps successful National Trucking Week

WINNIPEG, Man. -- The Manitoba Trucking Association is extending thanks to its members, and the trucking industry at large for a successful celebration of National Trucking Week.

APTA raises money for transport museum

DIEPPE, N.B. -- The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) and the Casino New Brunswick went all in to raise funds for Greater Moncton's Transportation Discovery Centre.

Bendix intros new remanufacturing biz

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Bendix has introduced a new business unit solely focused on remanufacturing.

Ray Camball heads PIT’s new Ontario division

TORONTO, Ont. -- Industry veteran Ray Camball has been hired as head of Project Innovation Transport's (PIT) new Toronto division.

Former Great Dane president dies in plane crash

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Former Great Dane president and chief operating officer Phillip Pines has died after a plane crash near Racine, Wis. on Monday evening. He was 76.

Commercial vehicle orders improve in August

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Commercial vehicle net orders improved in August, according to the preliminary reading of the North American medium- and heavy-duty vehicle markets developed by ACT Research Co. (ACT).

Beghetto joins OTA/CTA as communications v.p.

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) and Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) have announced the hiring of Marco Beghetto as vice-president, communications and new media.

N.A. surface trade surges 11% in June

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico, was 11.0% higher in June than in June 2010, totalling $ 77.5 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of...

Proposed HoS reduction would impact wages, economy: ATA

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) continues to plead with US lawmakers to leave the existing hours-of-service regulations in tact.

National Trucking Week: David Bradley pens open letter to the men and women of the Canadian trucking industry

OTTAWA, Ont. -- National Trucking Week 2011 is being celebrated from Sept. 4-10.

Former recruiter launches program to ease transition into trucking biz

TORONTO, Ont. -- Dave Brown, a former recruiter with Rosedale Transport and Warren Gibson Transport, has announced Carriers Coach Solutions is now a full-time venture assisting new drivers with their transition into the business.

P.E.I. installs intelligent WiM system

BORDEN-CARLETON, P.E.I. -- The province of P.E.I. has installed an intelligent transportation system at its inspection station here, which will allow about 75% of trucks to pass by the scale without pulling in to be weighed.