DriveWise launches private career college

BARRIE, Ont. – DriveWise held an open house May 23 to celebrate the expansion of its services into full-service A/Z training. The company, which previously focused mostly on simulator training…

600,000 Brazilian truckers are back to work after week-long strike paralyzes country

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Brazilian President Michel Temer says he will concede to demands just a week after 600,000 truckers went on strike paralyzing the country. A state of emergency…

Bosch unveils emerging safety, self-driving tech

FLAT ROCK, Mich. -- With technology about to transform transportation as we know it, global automotive technology supplier Bosch is right in the thick of things. The company has an extensive list of partnerships with new and established "mobility" manufacturers extending across automation, connectivity and electrification ...

Charity BBQ raises a record $28,000 in two hours

WINNIPEG, MB – Friends, family, customers, and employees of Maxim Truck & Trailer raised $28,000 for charity in just two hours at their annual barbeque. The record amount from this…

Canada Cartage wins marketing awards

TORONTO, Ont. – Canada Cartage has won two marketing awards from the Transportation Marketing and Sales Association (TMSA). The awards of merit were for the integrated campaign, and direct mail…

OOIDA lauds bill aiming to exempt small fleets from ELDs

GRAIN VALLEY, MO – Another bill calling for exemptions to the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate in the United States has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The…

New app from Ryder aims to help with fleet management

MIAMI, Fla. – Ryder System is expanding its offerings to increase its investment in the digital space. The truck rental and leasing company announced this week the launch of RyderGyde,…

Trailcon breaks ground on new Edmonton facility

EDMONTON, Alta. – Trailcon Leasing has broken ground on its new 20,000-square-foot facility just outside Edmonton, Alta. Announced in January, a ground-breaking ceremony was held May 24 at the six-acre…

ELD company One20 suddenly closes its doors

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Electronic logging device (ELD) supplier One20 has announced it is going out of business. With no prior warning, the Minnesota-based supplier of three apps and the devices…

Conference Board looks for GHG cuts

OTTAWA, Ont. – A new report by the Conference Board of Canada is recommending several changes to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from trucks – including an actual cut…

Essential Staffing acquires New Start Personnel

BARRIE, Ont. – Essential Staffing has announced its acquisition of New Start Personnel, a provider of drivers, skilled trades, and office staff in the Simcoe County area. “This acquisition is…

Freightliner, Western Star offer OOIDA rebates

PORTLAND, Ore. – Members of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) are eligible for rebates on qualifying new Western Star and Freightliner truck models. Qualifying used trucks at SelecTrucks Centers…

April trailer orders better than preliminary estimate

COLUMBUS, Ind. – April trailer orders bettered preliminary estimates, according to ACT Research. The final numbers for net trailer orders were just below 24,000, up from the 23,100 preliminary estimate.

Kenworth working with UPS on SuperTruck

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Kenworth and UPS are working together to develop a truck under the U.S. Department of Energy-funded SuperTruck II program. The goal is to improve freight efficiency by…

Video: CVSA Inspections Episode 11: Trailer Rear

We’re less than a month away from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck sceduled for June 5-7 2018. With that in mind we take a look back at this 2017 video series with Today’s Trucking editor John G. Smith and Samantha Sarasin, Ontario Ministry of Transportation enforcement officer and provincial Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) instructor who explain every step in a CVSA inspection. In this episode we look at the trailer rear.