Twenty-three transportation companies make Profit 500 list

TORONTO, ON - The newly released 2016 Profit 500 ranking of Canada's fastest-growing companies includes 23 transportation and logistics firms that grew their revenues an average of 356% between 2010 and 2015. Together they reportedly created 1,239 new full-time equivalent jobs during the same period, and collectively employed 1,888 full-time and 25 part-time employees last year alone.

Plan ahead before delivering to “judicial hellholes”

BRAMPTON, Ont. – You may not be able to avoid delivering freight into judicial hellholes in the US, but there are steps you can take to reduce the risk of…

Total Canada names new lubricant distributor

LASALLE, Que.  –Total Canada announced today that it has partnered with The Original Parts Warehouse (OPW) to become its latest lubricant distributor. OPW is based in Vaughan, Ont. and the companies say…

TransCore’s Canadian Freight volumes increase in August

  TORONTO, Ont.  – TransCore Link Logistics volumes saw a double-digit increase for the month of August after a usual mid-year decline in volumes in July. Month-over-month and year-over-year load…

Total Canada signs Original Parts Warehouse

LaSALLE, QC - The Original Parts Warehouse in Vaughan, Ontario has been named Total Canada's newest lubricant distributor.

Ontario truck driver to be remembered with truck convoy

CHESLEY, Ont. – A truck convoy will be rolling through Chesley, Ont. this weekend to honor Andrew “Drew” Mair, a truck driver who lost his life on the job earlier…

Meritor appoints new Canadian regional director of field sales and service

TROY, Mich. – Meritor has named Dean Stratton as the company’s regional director of field sales and service for Canada. Based out of British Columbia, Stratton, in addition to identifying…

Freight index rose faster than the capacity index in August

COLUMBUS, Ind. – For the third time in the past four months, the freight volume index is a welcome change after last month’s worst-in-4-years print. The recent shift to positive in this…

PMTC schedules next half-day conference for Oct. 20

MILTON, Ont. — The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) has slotted its next educational seminar for October 20 in Milton, Ont. The seminar will run from 9 a.m.

DriverCheck celebrates 20 years

KITCHENER, Ont. – DriverCheck turned two whole decades this summer and to celebrate it treated its clients, staff and associates to a celebration at its Kitchener location. The event was…

Haldex names new senior vice-president of North American sales

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Truck, trailer and bus brake system manufacturer Haldex has named Walter Frankiewicz senior vice-president of sales for North America. Frankiewicz brings 30 years of experience from…

T4C members help make affordable housing a reality

WATERLOO, Ont. – Member carriers with Trucks For Change Network (T4C) will be donating their time and skills Sept. 20-22 to help make affordable housing in the Kitchener-Waterloo region a…

OTA produces video on how truckers can share road with cyclists

TORONTO, Ont. – In light of recent incidents involving trucks and cyclists, the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) have issued a reminder that safety is everyone’s responsibility and sharing the road…

Carrier Centers Adds Isuzu Shop

WINDSOR, ON - Carrier Centers, a multi-branch mainly International dealership, has expanded its Isuzu truck coverage to include sales and service at its location in Windsor, ON.

Volvo hits 13 mpg with SuperTruck

Truck maker exceeded goal to improve freight efficiency by 50%