CTA to CBP: Follow due process with C-TPAT suspensions, appeals

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance is once again calling upon the US Customs and Border Protection Agency to follow due process as it relates to C-TPAT suspensions and appeals. According to CTA president and CEO, David Bradley,...

Navistar launches disaster relief program for International customers

LISLE Ill. ­-- Navistar has initiated a disaster relief program to assist with Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts on the East Coast designed to get International Truck customers back in business as soon as possible, the company has...

TruckNews.com moves to daily newsletter format

TORONTO, Ont. -- TruckNews.com’s twice-weekly e-newsletter is now moving to a daily format. The newsletter will feature TruckNews.com’s latest Headline News items, videos, and blogs, as well as a list of upcoming events and...

Halifax Gateway Council hosting summit for North American delegates today

HALIFAX, N.S. -- The Halifax Gateway Council (HGC) is hosting three separate inbound missions to Halifax for commercial delegates from North America, Europe and Asia. The North American edition of the Halifax Logistics Park Summit takes...

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.