Titanium Group’s revenues increase, EBITDA declines

WOODBRIDGE, Ont. — Titanium Transportation Group saw earnings decrease 11% year-over-year in the first quarter, despite higher revenues. Revenues were up 17% but EBITDA was down 11%, to $2.5 million,…

New app to help truck drivers find parking spots

ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) announced today that is participating in a new trucking industry initiative to help commercial drivers find available truck parking. Beginning later…

TTSAO reacts to MTO’s proposed MELT standards

HAMILTON, Ont. — The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) said today that it believes great strides have been achieved with the recently proposed Mandatory Entry Level Training standards,…

Kenworth remains optimistic about truck market

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Class 8 truck orders have fallen sharply in the early months of 2016, but Kurt Swihart, director of marketing for Kenworth, is maintaining an optimistic view. Speaking…

Trailer orders improve in April: FTR

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. —  FTR reported today that  US trailer net orders for April met expectations at 15,800 units. Month-over-month order activity was up 15%, but it was down 12% year-over-year. In…

Engineers behind Google’s self-driving car turn attention to trucks

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A US startup called Otto believes that self-driving trucks are the next big thing in technology, a report in the Toronto Star discovered. The company,…

Trucking HR Canada unveils new board

TORONTO, ON - Trucking HR Canada -- an organization that promotes best practices in human resources -- has unveiled a new slate of directors following a year-long strategic review and board "enrichment" process. Two new positions have also been added to the board that now includes representatives from across Canada. "Our strategic review confirmed our key priorities align with industry needs," said CEO Angela Splinter.

OTA lauds mandatory entry-level driver training for Class A drivers

TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) penned a letter to the Ministry of Transportation’s Program Development and Evaluation Branch touting a draft curriculum for mandatory entry-level training (MELT)…

Trucking HR Canada reveals new board of directors

TORONTO, Ont. — Trucking HR Canada announced its new board of directors after it held its first meeting today in Toronto.  After a year…

Roy Specialized Delivery rebrands as Ovation

 MONTREAL, Que. — Roy Specialized Delivery unveiled a new corporate identity and brand image today. The company will now be known as Ovation and specializies in home delivery of…

Driving for Profit full-day seminar only a few weeks away

LONDON, Ont. – Driving For Profit: Best Practices from the Best Fleets, a full day workshop put together by NAL Insurance and CarriersEdge is coming up in a couple of weeks…

PHOTO GALLERY: Western Star Transformer, 5700 XE

GREENVILLE, SC -- Western Star unveiled updates to the 5700 as well as a new Extreme Duty (XD) Offroad package and MBT-40 Transformer chassis last week. Here's a sneak peek of a few images from the Larens Proving Grounds. For complete coverage, see the July edition of Today's Trucking.

Tandet raises money for Fort Mac relief effort

OAKVILLE, Ont. – Tandet Corporate, a transportation, equipment and power solutions company based in Oakville, Ont., has donated over $10,000 toward the Fort McMurray wildfire relief effort. Tandet employees raised…

Navistar Canada names new president

CHICAGO, Ill. — Navistar has named Roman Lewinsky as president, Navistar Canada and regional sales vice-president.   Lewinsky joined Navistar in 1994 and has held positions of increasing…

Hino Canada appoints new president

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Hino Motors Canada has named Yumiko Kawamura as the company’s new president, succeeding Shuichi Kaneko, who held the position for four years and has moved into the…