Automatic transmissions now an option for Ontario Class A road tests

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has responded to a request from the Ontario Trucking Association to modernize the Class A road-test by allowing all prospective, upgrading or renewing commercial drivers the option...

MTO may delay Ontario’s CB radio ban by five years

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Ministry of Transportation may extend the exemption for hand-held, two-way radio usage under the province’s 2009 distracted driving law for an additional five years.

Fontaine opens new Alberta distribution centre

TRUSSVILLE, Alta. -- Fifth wheel parts provider Fontaine Parts Connection has opened a new distribution centre in Alberta. Fontaine has contracted with FMi Logistics to fulfill parts orders for the region from FMi’s Calgary warehouse.

Low carbon strategies gaining ground

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Companies are changing their operating models—most often in procurement—to reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions and increase savings across supply chains, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project’s recent...

New Brunswick hikes IFTA registration fees by up to 500%

DIEPPE, N.B. -- The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) says its members have been hit with yet another unacceptable fee increase.

Early bird winners announced for Truck News/Chevron golf tourney

TORONTO, Ont. -- National Truck League and Harper Truck Centres have won the early bird draws for cabins at Wooden Sticks during the seventh annual Truck News/Chevron Charity Golf Tournament.

Trucking Safety Council of B.C. appoints new executive director

LANGLEY, B.C. -- The Trucking Safety Council of B.C. (TSCBC) has appointed John McMahon as its new executive director.

Nova Scotia finances shipping line linking Halifax to New England

HALIFAX, N.S. -- The province of Nova Scotia has provided a $500,000 loan guarantee to American Feeder Lines International, helping them transport containers by ship from the Port of Halifax to markets in New England.

Chevron’s Delo Truck tour coming to Canada next week

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Chevron’s Delo Truck is heading to Canada for the first time since 2008 next week. The truck will make 13 appearances – primarily at Chevron lubricant marketer locations – in Ontario and Quebec over a...

Great Dane breaks ground at site of new R&D complex

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Great Dane has officially broken ground on the site of a brand new research and development campus. The complex, which will expand upon Great Dane’s existing corporate office in Savannah, will serve as a hub for the...

APTA set to host transport technology, maintenance conference this month

DIEPPE, N.B. – The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association will be hosting its 2012 Transport Technology and Maintenance Conference April 29-May 1.

Great Dane opens new reefer trailer plant in Georgia

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Great Dane’s new refrigerated trailer manufacturing plant in Statesboro, Ga. is officially open for business. The company hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at the facility yesterday, with a guest list that included...

Penske appoints new senior VP marketing

READING, Pa. -- Penske Truck Leasing has appointed Sherry Sanger as senior vice-president of marketing. Sanger, who had been the company’s vice-president of marketing since 2004, is now responsible for all marketing functions globally,...

Latest Driving for Profit seminar offers tips on mergers and acquisitions for transportation companies

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The pace of mergers and acquisitions in the trucking industry should quicken over the coming years, M&A experts Doug Nix and Doug Davis, told the Driving for Profit seminar yesterday.

US bill would hike federal diesel taxes 6.3 cents/gallon

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a plan that could cost Canadian cross-border trucking companies, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) is lobbying to swap a 12% federal excise tax on large trucks with a “modest” increase in diesel fuel...