CSA a fundamental game changer for US trucking: TCA’s Heller tells Driving for Profit

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- It hasn’t changed a single US law, yet the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program is proving to be a “fundamental game changer” for truck transportation, according to Dave Heller and Chris...

Meritor makes revisions to business segments, executive team

TROY, Mich. -- Meritor has revised its financial reporting structure “to drive efficiencies across the corporation,” opting to report future results under two segments: Commercial Truck and Industrial, and Aftermarket and Trailer....

GE, Clean Energy join forces to expand LNG network in US

HOUSTON, Texas -- GE and Clean Energy Fuels are collaborating to expand the infrastructure for natural gas transportation in the US. Officials say the agreement will support Clean Energy’s efforts in developing a fuelling network to...

Meritor Wabco wins top supplier award from Wabash National

TROY, Mich. -- Meritor Wabco has won the 2012 Platinum Supplier Award from Wabash National during its annual supplier conference. Meritor Wabco, a Wabash National supplier for more than 20 years, is the only supplier to earn the honour for...

UPDATED: Meritor to close Mississauga remanufacturing plant

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Meritor has announced a plan to move remanufacturing operations from its Mississauga plant to a new ‘center of excellence’ in Plainfield, Ind.

Sixty feet of controversy

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – On Nov. 6, Walmart Canada took the wraps off a radical new tractor-trailer design it says increases cubic capacity by roughly 30%.

MTO weighs in on Walmart’s supercube trailers

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has answered some of the questions surrounding the use of a 60.5-ft. “supercube” trailer developed by Walmart.

Speedy Transport O/O posthumously named Truck Hero winner

TORONTO, Ont. -- Chris Fulton, an owner-operator with Speedy Transport, has been posthumously honoured with the 2012 Bridgestone-Ontario Trucking Association Truck Hero Award for his bravery and selfless actions. Each year, OTA and Bridgestone...

Meyers Transport trucker dubbed Driver of the Year

TORONTO, Ont. -- For his 35 years of highway service and more than four million kilometers without a preventable collision, Barry Elkiw, a truck driver with Meyers Transport in Peterborough, Ont. has been named the 2012 OTA/Volvo Trucks Ontario...

Trailcon’s Al Boughton wins Service to Industry Award

TORONTO, Ont. -- Trailcon Leasing CEO and 35-year trucking industry veteran Al Boughton has won the Shaw Tracking-OTA Service to Industry Award for 2012. Boughton is the first OTA Allied Trades member to win the prestigious award. The...

Transportation inflation will be driven by the talent shortage, Harrison tells CITT

HALIFAX, NS – The greatest driver of inflation in transportation pricing will not be rising equipment costs but the need for talent, according to Doug Harrison, COO of Day and Ross Transportation Group.

Ontario trucker charged with stunting. And speed limiter violation, too.

MONO, Ont. -- In one of the Ontario trucking industry’s least proud moments, a truck driver has been charged with stunt driving after being clocked by OPP travelling 136 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.

Leaders discuss state of trucking at OTA annual convention

TORONTO, Ont. -- Executives from five trucking companies met this morning at the Ontario Trucking Association’s annual convention to discuss the state of the trucking industry, and issues of concern to all as the new year approaches.

Totran Transportation Services appoints new CEO

CALGARY, Alta. -- Totran Transportation Services has appointed Rosemary Marr as its new CEO, effective Nov. 1.

Volvo’s Remote Diagnostics service wins award for customer value

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Volvo Trucks’ Remote Diagnostics aftermarket service has received the 2012 North American Customer Value Enhancement Award in Commercial Vehicle Repair and Maintenance from Frost & Sullivan. “We’re...