COMPETITION WATCH: Bison wins Chamber of Commerce award

WINNIPEG, Man. -- Bison Transport has received an award as Outstanding Large Business from the Manitoba Chamber of Commerce.

NATURAL GAS: Driver concerns about safety put to rest

HOUSTON, Texas -- When Saddle Creek Transportation brought together drivers to introduce them to the company’s new fleet of natural gas trucks, director of transportation John Erwin stood at the back of the room where he could hear the...

OOIDA to throw big bash for 40th birthday

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is throwing a party to celebrate its 40th birthday. And you’re invited.

CUSTOMER CORNER: LCBO’s Nick Nanos on transportation priorities for 2013

Editorial director Lou Smyrlis recently conducted a lengthy interview with Nick Nanos, director, traffic, customs & Toronto logistics operations, LCBO. Here is what Nanos had to say about LCBO’s transportation priorities for 2013 and...

Nervous buyers sitting on wallets due to gloomy economic news

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- The perceived threats of bad economic news are keeping Class 8 truck buyers on the sidelines, according to the latest data from ACT Research.

US truck tonnage continues flat trend line

ARLINGTON, Va. -- For-hire truck tonnage in the US rose 0.4% in September, coming on the heels of a 0.9% loss in August, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations.

OTA Education Foundation announces scholarship winners

TORONTO, Ont. -- Six lucky students have been awarded scholarships as part of the OTA Education Foundation’s endowed scholarship program. The Bison Transport Scholarship was awarded to Cam Brubacher, a resident of Milverton, Ont. who is...

FedEx predicting busiest day in company history this December

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- FedEx is expecting to have its busiest day in history on Dec. 10, when the company will move a projected 19 million shipments through its global ground, express and freight networks. The current record was set last Dec. 12...

Post-mortem of a recession: What has changed?

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Many shippers and carriers have emerged from the Great Recession leaner and more efficient than ever before, but the economic catastrophe has left a permanent mark on the transport industry.

Navistar finalizes supply agreement with Cummins

LISLE, Ill. -- Navistar has announced it has finalized its supply agreement with Cummins, to offer the ISX 15 in International ProStar, PayStar and 9900 models.

Carriers and shippers debate value of RFPs

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Are Request for Proposals (RFPs) a constructive, mutually beneficial process for both shippers and carriers, or are they, as one motor carrier executive deemed them, “Really friggin’ pathetic”? That was...

The intelligent approach to cutting fuel costs

Over the last decade, thousands of Canadian truck drivers have taken a Fleetsmart SmartDriver classroom session in one form or another, resulting in great savings in fuel economy and significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Fit for duty?

By Julia Kuzeljevich

Peterbilt sets production record for Model 320

DENTON, Texas -- Peterbilt has set a company production record for its Model 320, increasing production by 33% over its previous record year.

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index slows in September

TORONTO, Ont. -- TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index saw a drop in month-over- month spot market freight volumes in September, decreasing by 15% from August.   Year-over-year load volumes were down 24% from September 2011....