Trucks for Change responding to worsening food insecurity crisis

While facing struggles of their own amid a persistent freight market downturn, Trucks for Change (T4C) partner fleets remained exceptionally busy over the past year doing good for others. Those…

Canada Cartage’s Fletcher named HR Leader of the Year

Stephen Fletcher, chief human resources officer of Canada Cartage (Ontario), was named the HR Leader of the Year during a special presentation by Trucking HR Canada (THRC). The award was…

New reports cite uptick in U.S. trucking activity

The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported Oct. 15 that while its overall freight transportation services index (TSI) dipped 0.1% in August from July, trucking activity…

A new oil category is coming to address needs of EPA27 engines

A new generation of heavy-duty diesel engine oil is headed our way in the next 12 to 18 months. Known currently as PC-12, or Proposed Category 12, the oils under…

Truck-Lite celebrates 70 years in lighting systems business

Truck-Lite is marking its 70th anniversary, celebrating seven decades in vehicle lighting, harness, and electronic system services business. Founded in 1955 with the introduction of the first sealed lamp for…

DTNA appoints Berg as VP of vocational sales national accounts

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) appointed Eugene Berg vice-president of vocational sales national accounts, effective Oct. 20. He will report to David Carson, senior vice-president of sales and marketing, succeeding…

Speeding, distracted and impaired driving top violations during CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week

Law enforcement officers in Canada and the U.S. pulled over 8,739 vehicles during this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week, issuing 3,230 warnings and 1,839 tickets/citations to commercial and passenger vehicle drivers…

XTL Group rebrands U.S. logistics business to XTL Logistics USA

XTL has rebranded its U.S. logistics business CBT to XTL Logistics USA, reflecting its integration within the XTL Group portfolio. XTL bought the Oakwood, Ga.-based 3PL in 2021. As XTL…

Registration opens for 2026 Best Fleets to Drive For conference

Best Fleets to Drive For, a North America-wide evaluation program recognizing the best workplaces in trucking, has opened registration for its 2026 Education & Awards Conference.

Panjaab Transport placed into receivership

Panjaab Transport, an Oakville, Ont.-based fleet running 117 trucks, has been placed in receivership. RBC says it’s owed more than $12 million and had “numerous and consistent concerns regarding the…

Maple Ridge expands EV charging network for municipal fleet

The City of Maple Ridge, B.C., is installing new electric vehicle (EV) chargers to support the transition of its municipal fleet to cleaner vehicles, backed by federal funding. The $390,000…

Peterson Manufacturing leverages automation, vertical integration to freeze, cut prices

Lighting and harness manufacturer Peterson Manufacturing says it will hold or reduce prices on nearly all its product lines in 2026, crediting automation, vertical integration, and tight control over production…

Western Star 49X hauls historic Philippine Mars aircraft

When one of the world’s largest flying boats could not take to the air, it got a lift from a Western Star truck. The 76,000-lb. World War II-era Philippine Mars…

Quarterhill, WSDOT unveil truck parking information system on I-5

Quarterhill, provider of intelligent transportation system services, and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) have deployed a new truck parking information management system designed to help truck drivers quickly locate…

Truckstop partners with Prax to combat freight fraud

Truckstop has announced a strategic partnership with Dale Prax, founder of Collaborative Rating Systems and a freight fraud expert, to strengthen industry-wide collaboration, advocacy, and education around cargo theft and…