KRTS shortlisted for community service award

CALEDONIA, Ont. -- Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists has been nominated for the Mayor's Community Service Award in Caledonia. KRTS made the list for its Honk for Hunger initiative, which has collected more than 127,000 lbs of donations...

Feds to study Canadian commercial vehicle manufacturing sector

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Industry Minister Tony Clement announced yesterday that the feds will commission a study of Canada's medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturing sector.

Bostrom Seating sold to Commercial Vehicle Group

NEW ALBANY, Ohio -- Accuride has announced it has sold its Bostrom Seating division to Commercial Vehicle Group.

Snow angels

SARNIA, Ont. - A major winter snowstorm hammered southwestern Ontario in mid-December, stranding more than 300 motorists overnight in frigid, blustery conditions and leaving one truck driver dead.

Beware the Wreckhouse winds

CAPE RAY, Nfld. - Electronic warning signs, installed at both ends of a notorious stretch of Newfoundland highway in the Wreckhouse region of the province, seem to have done little to prevent truck rollovers.

Government giving greenbacks for greenhouse gas reductions

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Determined to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG), Quebec is busy putting its money where its mouth is: $27 million dollars is up for grabs for Quebec-registered trucking companies that install approved equipment that reduces fuel...

Relics of trucking industry’s past may soon be homeless

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - If you've built it, there's a historical society that just might want to come - especially if you make them an offer they can't refuse.

Box on wheels, no more

TORONTO, Ont. - The trailer business, says Conny Weyers, president of Trailers Canada, hasn't been a whole lot of fun over the past few years.

TSQ: Do you think Canada should reduce its maximum daily driving limit?

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. - The US-based Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed a new string of changes to its Hours-of-Service rules, including the possibility of dropping the maximum daily driving time from 11 hours to 10. Both...

OOIDA speaks out against proposed EOBR mandate

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has spoken out against today's announcement that the US Department of Transportation would be moving to mandate electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs).

COMPETITION WATCH: ITS acquires CSI Logistics

BELLEVILLE, Ont. -- International Truckload Services (ITS) has announced it has acquired Cornwall-based CSI Logistics.

FMCSA issues proposed law mandating EOBRs

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a regulatory proposal that would require virtually  all interstate commercial truck companies to use electronic on-board recorders (EOBRS) to monitor...

COMPETITION WATCH: Walmart awards top Canadian carriers

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Walmart Canada awarded its top carriers recently during the company's second annual carrier awards dinner.

Daimler celebrates hybrid milestone

MT. HOLLY, N.C. -- Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is celebrating the production of its thousandth hybrid-electric vehicle.

Canadian ground transportation rates softening: CGFI

TORONTO, Ont. -- Nulogx's latest Canadian General Freight Index has shown a decline in ground transportation rates for the second straight month in November.