Three private fleet drivers added to PMTC Hall of Fame

KING CITY, Ont. -- Three professional drivers with nearly 100 years of safe driving between them were inducted into the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada Hall of Fame for Professional Drivers.

COMPETITION WATCH: Manitoulin moves into new 100,000 sq.-ft. facility

ACHESON, Alta. -- Manitoulin Transport celebrated the grand opening of its new 100,000-sq. ft. terminal in Acheson, Alta. earlier today. Officials say the terminal will enable "significantly more" shipping capacity for Manitoulin and...

Henri Roy’s 1988 Pete takes Best of Show in Stirling

STIRLING, Ont. -- Henri Roy's 1988 Peterbilt won the Lions Choice Award for Best of Show at the Stirling Truck Show June 19.

Singing for a cure

STIRLING, Ont. -- Anne Finley still remembers when the song first began to take shape in her head. She was tarping a load last October just two weeks before her participation in the Ontario West version of the Convoy for a Cure when the lyrics...

Canadian companies can now vie for international award that lauds safety, innovation

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Canadian companies now have the chance to compete for the European Transport Training Association's (EuroTra) prestigious Safety and Innovation Award, which recognizes the best product or service that can be used to improve road...

Express Brake International opens Canadian office, warehouse

AMHERSTBURG, Ont. -- Express Brake International (EBI) has opened a Canadian office and warehouse just south of Windsor to better serve the Canadian market.

So, you want a rate increase?

TORONTO, Ont. -- As the economy improves and capacity tightens, conversations between carriers and shippers will inevitably shift to rate increases. But sophisticated shippers are not likely to agree to increases before they've exhausted every...

Hensall District Co-op to automate driver logs

HENSALL, Ont. -- The private fleet of Hensall District Cooperative (HDC) has announced it is equipping 70 of its trucks with Shaw Tracking's Mobile Computing Platform 200 and will automate driver logs.

OOIDA members qualify for Freight Wing side skirt discount

SEATTLE, Wash. -- Members of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) who run their own trailers now qualify for a 15% discount off trailer side skirts from Freight Wing.

Navistar to convert USPS delivery vehicles to diesel powertrains

WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Navistar has inked a contract with US Postal Service to develop a "diesel powertrain replacement" for delivery vehicles in the postal service's aging fleet.

Meritor launches aftermarket 3PL business venture

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Meritor has launched an aftermarket-based, third-party multiple logistics service dubbed Meritor Aftermarket Services.

Spot market load volumes recover in May after April misstep

TORONTO, Ont. -- TransCore’s Canadian-based Loadlink freight-matching service showed an 8% increase in load availability in May, compared to May 2010.

Markel merged with sister insurance companies

TORONTO, Ont. -- Markel Insurance and its two sister companies Lombard Insurance and Commonwealth Insurance have been combined to operate as one entity, Northbridge Insurance.

Accuride buys aluminum wheel production plant

CAMDEN, S.C. -- Accuride has announced the acquisition of Forgitron Technologies and its 80,000 sq.-ft. forged aluminum wheel manufacturing facility.

Mercier Bridge closure adds to truckers’ congestion woes

MONTREAL, Que. -- Trucking companies that deliver into Montreal may have to impose surcharges on their customers to compensate for losses as the Mercier Bridge is closed to traffic, Marc Cadieux, president of the Quebec Trucking Association...