Hino awarded for supporting biodiesel

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Hino Trucks was recognized this week by the National Biodiesel Board for promoting the fuel.

COMPETITION WATCH: Trimac takes 29% stake in Northern Resource Trucking

CALGARY, Alta. -- Trimac Transportation has entered into an agreement to acquire 29% of Northern Resource Trucking.

Outgoing ATD chair urges dealers to embrace change in final speech

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- In his last speech as chairman of the American Truck Dealers, Utah commercial truck dealer Kyle Treadway urged dealers to embrace the many changes affecting heavy- and medium-duty truck retailing, including the introduction...

Class 8 net orders slide in January, but outlook still positive: FTR

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing January Class 8 truck total net orders of 24,906 units for all major North American OEM's. January orders were down 17% month-over-month from December and 9% lower versus...

Sloan Transportation names Canadian sales director, marketing analyst

HOLLAND, Mich. -- Sloan Transportation Products has named Heather Letts its new Canadian sales director while also hiring Lindsey Holstege as marketing analyst for its US and Canadian sales teams.

Chevron rewards top distributor with new Kenworth

SAN RAMON, Cal. -- Chevron has awarded one of its top distributors a new Kenworth delivery truck as part of its 'Chasing the Truck' promotion, which was open to US and Canadian distributors.

Driving for Profit event to feature Erb CEO, M&A session

LONDON, Ont. -- The Driving for Profit seminar series is coming back to Mississauga this spring, according to event organizers.

Preliminary January truck orders come in on target: ACT Research

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Net orders for commercial trucks in January were pretty much as expected, according to preliminary data released by ACT Research.

Navistar to offer ISL G natural gas engine in TranStar, WorkStar

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Navistar International and Cummins Westport have announced a supply deal that will see the ISL G natural gas engine offered in International TranStar and WorkStar trucks.

COMPETITION WATCH: Trimac to haul petroleum for UFA

CALGARY, Alta. -- Trimac Transportation has landed a five-year deal to haul gas and diesel products for UFA Co-operative.

Let’s get personal

Building understanding into how one "ticks" is key to leadership development at Versacold-a Canada-based global 3PL specializing in cold storage and distribution.

Hino Motors Canada names new president

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Shuichi Kaneko has been appointed president of Hino Motors Canada. Kaneko succeeds Shin Nakamura who held the position for four years before being assigned to Asia.

CTA sits in on D.C. border talks

WASHINGTON - The Canadian Trucking Alliance had a seat at the table in Washington this week to kick-off the perimeter vision discussions stemming from last year's border agreement between Prime Minister Harper and President Obama.

Ontario awards program seeking leaders in apprenticeship training

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The search for Ontario employers helping to build tomorrow's skilled workforce by training new apprentices started Monday at Flo Components in Mississauga.Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Glen Murray...

Bridgestone reorganizes commercial tire group

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) has announced the reorganization of the Bridgestone Commercial Group. BATO is undergoing several personnel changes within its commercial tire operations "to strengthen structural...