Peterson holds annual Fleet Forum to address key issues facing the industry

GRANDVIEW, Mo. – Peterson Manufacturing held its 5th annual Fleet Forum at its Grandview, Mo. headquarters June 14-15, with representatives from nine national trucking fleets and speakers from the American…

US trailer orders for May decline: ACT Research

COLUMBIA, Ind. – Trailer orders in May fell 14% month over month and 10% year over year in the US, according to ACT Research’s most recent State of the Industry report.

Canada Cartage delivering water to homeless

TORONTO, ON - Canada Cartage employees are joining together to deliver four trailers loaded with Nestle Waters Canada to the Bargains Group in Toronto, supporting the 17th annual Project Water. Beginning Wednesday, they will supply more than 150 social service agencies, outreach providers and homeless shelters with 300,000 water bottles and 3,000 summer survival kits to help the homeless during the extreme heat of summer.

OTA’s Bradley reflects back on 30 years in trucking

TORONTO, Ont. — As the career of David Bradley as the long-running leader of the Ontario Trucking Association and Canadian Trucking Alliance winds down, he’ll be remembered, among other things,…

Extension of Calgary’s 61st Ave. S.E. to improve access for truckers and all motorists

CALGARY, Alta. – The City of Calgary celebrated the opening of the 61st Avenue S.E. extension June 23, which will give truckers a more direct route between transportation corridors and…

Rope for Hope event raises $67,000

LONDON, Ont. — The Rope for Hope event that saw 14 individuals from the trucking industry rappel off a 26-storey building in London, Ontario in mid-June has helped raise a…

Enercon Canada partners with Mercedes-Benz, adds Sprinter 4x4s to fleet

SMITHVILLE, Ont. – A new partnership was celebrated today at a Niagara Region wind farm in Smithville, Ont. Hans-Jörg Mehl, vice-president and CFO of Mercedes-Benz Canada, Michael Weidemann, executive vice-president…

Start planning now for ELD regulation, expert advises

TORONTO, Ont. — Canadian carriers should start planning now for the implementation of an electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, which is coming in the US by December 2017 and in…

PMTC makes two more drivers famous

KING CITY, ON - Two long-time drivers have been inducted into the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada's Driver Hall of Fame, first introduced in 2002.

Ryder opens pre-owned truck facility in Calgary

CALGARY, AB -- Ryder System has opened a new "state of the art" pre-owned truck sales facility in Calgary, at 4535 8A Street N.E.

Lou Smyrlis completes the Make-A-Wish Rope for Hope challenge

LONDON, Ont. — Truck News’s publisher and editorial director, Lou Smyrlis, rappelled off of  the 26-storey TD Tower in London, Ont., successfully completing Trucking For Wishes’s Rope for Hope event…

Maritime-Ontario adds 250 intermodal containers to fleet

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Maritime-Ontario Freight Lines has announced the purchase of 250 53-ft. domestic intermodal containers. The addition includes 125 heated and 125 refrigerated containers, with reefers supplied by Carrier…

Results of Operation Corridor

LONDON, Ont. – Operation Corridor put on by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) on June 16 was a rather successful 24 hours. The OPP…

It’s not easy being independent

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — For many, independence is one of the most alluring aspects of becoming an owner-operator, but just how independent are they? It may depend on whom you ask.

US truck tonnage jumps in May

WASHINGTON, D.C. — US for-hire truck tonnage increased 2.7% in May, following two consecutive monthly decreases, according to the latest American Trucking Associations’ seasonally-adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index. Tonnage rose…