Nikola names CFO

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Nikola Motor Company has named Jonathan Spira its chief financial officer (CFO). Spira joins the company as it aims to bring its zero-emissions long-haul Class…

Canadian freight volumes off to a good start: TransCore

TORONTO, Ont. – TransCore Link Logistics’ Canadian and cross-border loads showed another impressive month for load volumes. According to the data, January’s load volumes marked the second highest recorded volumes compared to…

CTA issues joint statement on Canada-US relations

TORONTO, Ont. – As US President Donald Trump and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meet in Washington today, the Canadian Trucking Alliance joined a group of close to 40 leading Canada-US business associations,…

CTA releases joint statement ahead of Trump, Trudeau meeting

TORONTO, ON - The Canadian Trucking Alliance released a joint statement this morning addressing principles on how the world's biggest security, trade and cultural relationship should be managed -- just as U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were meeting for the first time.

Fleets on solid ground for 2017: Survey

COLUMBUS, OH - A quarterly survey conducted by CK Commercial Vehicle Research (CKCVR) in January finds truck fleets are heading into this year with a solid footing.

Ottawa driver killed by runaway wheel assembly

OTTAWA, ON - One man is dead after a dual wheel assembly came off a tractor-trailer and struck his delivery van on Ottawa's Queensway near Carling Avenue, just before 6 am Friday.

Invest VW settlement funds in clean diesel, group says

WASHINGTON, DC - The non-profit Diesel Technology Forum wants funds from a Volkswagen emissions settlement to be used to replace or upgrade some of the oldest and largest diesel engines with the latest "clean diesel" technology.

Kenworth unveils 2017 Service Council

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Kenworth Truck Company has named its 2017 Kenworth Service Council and two appointed members are service managers from Canada. The Service Council helps to promote…

Daimler’s global truck boss steps down

STUTTGART, Germany – Daimler AG announced today that Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, head of Daimler trucks globally, has stepped down from the Board. “We thank Wolfgang Bernhard for his committed work…

Kenworth names 2017 Dealer Council

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Kenworth Truck Company has named its 2017 Kenworth Dealer Council members. The council features eight prominent executives — two from Canada — that represent the more than…

Mullen Group CEO remains upbeat about 2017

Expects Alberta economy, pricing to improve this year

Mullen hopeful for 2017

OKOTOKS, AB - Mullen Group CEO Murray Mullen is "happy to close the books" on 2016, and predicting a return to growth after two years of steady declines.

Next Gen training open until March 3

TORONTO, ON - A new school term is about to begin for the Ontario Trucking Association's Next Generation program, which for the first year will also include the Business Leaders program. But the deadline to register is March 3.

Kenworth names new Service Council members

KIRKLAND, WA - Kenworth has named two Canadians to its 2017 Service Council, which is used to promote service and product improvements.

Stalled nuclear shipments back on the road

FORT ERIE, ON -- The first few hundred gallons of highly radioactive liquid nuclear waste will begin its journey along Ontario highways later this month, in the wake of a U.S. court decision that allows the material to cross the Peace Bridge into the U.S. About 6,000 US gallons of the material, officially known as Highly Enriched Uranyl Nitrate Liquid (HEUNL), were initially to be transported last year from nuclear research facilities in Chalk River, Ontario. However, a federal lawsuit filed last August by American-based non-profit Beyond Nuclear and six other U.S. environmental groups stalled the shipments over concerns raised about potential public health, safety, and environmental hazards.