Trucking HR Canada reveals new board of directors

TORONTO, Ont. — Trucking HR Canada announced its new board of directors after it held its first meeting today in Toronto.  After a year…

Roy Specialized Delivery rebrands as Ovation

 MONTREAL, Que. — Roy Specialized Delivery unveiled a new corporate identity and brand image today. The company will now be known as Ovation and specializies in home delivery of…

Driving for Profit full-day seminar only a few weeks away

LONDON, Ont. – Driving For Profit: Best Practices from the Best Fleets, a full day workshop put together by NAL Insurance and CarriersEdge is coming up in a couple of weeks…

PHOTO GALLERY: Western Star Transformer, 5700 XE

GREENVILLE, SC -- Western Star unveiled updates to the 5700 as well as a new Extreme Duty (XD) Offroad package and MBT-40 Transformer chassis last week. Here's a sneak peek of a few images from the Larens Proving Grounds. For complete coverage, see the July edition of Today's Trucking.

Tandet raises money for Fort Mac relief effort

OAKVILLE, Ont. – Tandet Corporate, a transportation, equipment and power solutions company based in Oakville, Ont., has donated over $10,000 toward the Fort McMurray wildfire relief effort. Tandet employees raised…

Navistar Canada names new president

CHICAGO, Ill. — Navistar has named Roman Lewinsky as president, Navistar Canada and regional sales vice-president.   Lewinsky joined Navistar in 1994 and has held positions of increasing…

Hino Canada appoints new president

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Hino Motors Canada has named Yumiko Kawamura as the company’s new president, succeeding Shuichi Kaneko, who held the position for four years and has moved into the…

Trucking conditions worsened in March: FTR

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Trucking conditions in the US dropped sharply in March, reaching their lowest level since 2011, according to the FTR Trucking Conditions Index. The reading of 4.22 was…

Lewinsky named president of Navistar Canada

CHICAGO, IL -- Roman Lewinsky has been named the new president of Navistar Canada, as well as regional sales vice president, the company has announced.

Western Star unveils true transformer

GREENVILLE, SC - Western Star enjoyed time on the silver screen when a pre-production model of the 5700 was customized to star as Optimus Prime in an installment of Transformers. But the manufacturer's true "transformer" was unveiled to media at the Laurens Proving Grounds on Thursday. A new Extreme Duty (XD) Offroad package was unveiled along with the MBT-40 Transformer chassis, which with a 68,000-pound Palfinger G68 hooklift is able to switch from watering truck to dump body in less than 10 minutes - quicker than it would take to refuel. And the open platform means there are other applications to come, ranging from cranes to fuel and lube trucks. That means much higher productivity for construction companies and mines that might traditionally leave specialized trucks parked for extended periods.

Wheel separation results in criminal charges

TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Quebec driver with criminal negligence causing death, after the truck he was driving lost a set of duals, killing another…

Delivering on their promises

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Though women are starting to make up a higher proportion of trucking industry employees than ever before, the numbers remain very small in comparison to men, concurred…

‘I’ll sleep when I’m dead’

Truxpo session addresses affects of fatigue on truck drivers

Annual Teddy Bear Convoy set for June 5

ST. JOHN’S, Nfld. —  The Just For Kids Transportation Group is once again hosting the annual Teddy Bear Convoy in support of the Janeway Children’s Hospital Foundation. The Janeway Children’s…

Volvo names Quebec Driver of the Year award winner

LEVIS, Que. — Gaetan Fiset, a professional driver for Transport Jacques Auger, was named the winner of the Volvo’s Quebec Driver of the Year Award. The award was presented at…