Marsh Canada, VerX team up to create national licence monitoring service

TORONTO, Ont. -- Marsh Canada Limited and VerX Direct Corporation have teamed up to create a national driver's licence and class verification system.

NAFTA surface trade makes year-over-year gains in August

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US, and Mexico was 25.3% higher in August 2010 than in August 2009, reaching $68.0 billion, according to a report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of...

Class 8 orders jump 22% in October

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEM's came in at 18,386 units in October, a 22% increase over the previous month, according to preliminary data from FTR Associates. October is the third consecutive...

Women in Trucking named finalist in Pepsi’s $250,000 grant competition

PLOVER, Wis. -- The Women in Trucking Association has been named a finalist in the Pepsi Refresh program, which is offering up millions of dollars for "refreshing ideas that change the world."

Kinedyne facility celebrates two decades in business

LAWRENCE, Kansas -- Kinedyne Corporation is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Lawrence facility. The site launched its warehouse operations in the spring of 1990, soon after being acquired by Kinedyne along with other assets of the Cargo...

Emerging leaders to discuss future of road transportation

BRAMPTON, Ont. -- How will road transportation change in the years to come? What will drive the change? Come and hear from the future leaders who will be impacted by and shape that change at the Future Leaders 2010 Roundtable being held...

Thermo King hosts customer event to showcase solutions, facilities

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Thermo King recently hosted a day-long event to hear from customers and showcase solutions.

Hino to celebrate 2011 model year with APMA members

WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- Hino Motors Canada is hosting an event for members of the Association of Parts Manufacturers Association of America (APMA) to celebrate the launch of its 2011 model year trucks. The event will be held at Hino's Woodstock...

OTA Education Foundation doles out five student scholarships

TORONTO, Ont. -- The OTA Education Foundation has awarded five students with prestigious scholarships under the group's Endowed Scholarship Program.

Navistar to construct multi-million dollar technology centre

MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- Navistar is investing up to $90 million to create a new testing and validation centre at its Melrose Park facility.

Mack celebrates heritage with opening of new Customer Center (November 01, 2010)

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Mack Trucks enthusiasts will have to add an item to their bucket lists: visiting the brand new Mack Customer Center.

Kenworth ranks highest in customer satisfaction: study

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth has achieved the highest ranking in customer satisfaction among truck owners in the Medium Duty Dealer Service Segment, according to the recently released J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Medium Duty Truck Customer...

Commercial trailer orders post big gains in September

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Commercial trailer net orders in September more than doubled their very weak September 2009 volume, according to a recent report from ACT Research Co. (ACT).

Get better work trucks by writing better specifications

If you're like most fleet managers, you are constantly looking for ways to improve the quality and productivity of your work trucks, while at the same time reducing your maintenance and operating costs. One of the best strategies to accomplish...

NTL offers new health and dental program for O/Os

LONDON, Ont. -- National Truck League is offering a new health and dental program for owner/operators.