Emerging leaders to discuss future of road transportation

BRAMPTON, Ont. -- How will road transportation change in the years to come? What will drive the change? Come and hear from the future leaders who will be impacted by and shape that change at the Future Leaders 2010 Roundtable being held...

Thermo King hosts customer event to showcase solutions, facilities

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Thermo King recently hosted a day-long event to hear from customers and showcase solutions.

OTA Education Foundation doles out five student scholarships

TORONTO, Ont. -- The OTA Education Foundation has awarded five students with prestigious scholarships under the group's Endowed Scholarship Program.

Canadian ground transportation rates continue to rise

TORONTO, Ont. -- Ground transportation freight rates in Canada posted a fourth consecutive month of increase in August, up 1.5% over July.

COMPETITION WATCH: Robert orders 180 LNG-powered Petes

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. -- Robert Transport has placed an order for 180 Class 8 Peterbilt trucks fueled by natural gas.

OTA Education Foundation raises thousands for scholarships

TORONTO, Ont -- The OTA Education Foundation has raised more than 80% of its goal for its Double-Up Donation Challenge, which raises money to fund scholarships for children of parents who work in the Ontario trucking and trucking-related...

Al Goodhall named IHSA central chapter Driver of the Year

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. -- Al Goodhall, professional driver, blogger and Truck News columnist, has been named Driver of the Year by the central chapter of the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association's Fleet Safety Council.

US proposes first GHG and fuel efficiency standards for trucks and buses

WASHINGTON, DC - Heavy and medium duty trucks in the US as well as buses are about to get cleaner and more fuel efficient. The first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency of the work horses on...

Daimler, Wal-Mart launch first-ever hybrid electric Cascadia

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and Wal-Mart have collaborated to build the first-ever hybrid electric Freightliner Cascadia.

Driving for Profit event to feature OTA outlook, legal matters

CALEDONIA, Ont. -- The last instalment of the Driving for Profit seminar series for 2010 is coming to Mississauga Nov. 9.

KRTS helps break food bank’s donation record

CALEDONIA, Ont. -- A record amount of food has been contributed to the Caledonia Food Bank as part of KRTS Transportation Specialists' annual Honk for Hunger initiative.

Truck News wins back-to-back Best Video awards

TORONTO, Ont. -- An episode of trucknews.com's weekly WebTV show, Transportation Matters, has won the Best Video award at the second annual Canadian Online Publishing Awards, held at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto last night.

Mega-loads: Wind turbine superloads are spectacular

Wind turbines, perched on faraway hilltops, with their skinny little blades and pencil-thin towers, are bigger than they look. But 700,000 pounds apiece bigger?

CSA 2010, economy top list of US trucking concerns

PHOENIX, Az. -- CSA 2010 and the slow economic recovery are the top concerns of US fleet executives, according to an annual survey conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI).

New B.C. commercial vehicle inspection station now open

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- A new, state-of-the-art, commercial vehicle inspection station and Weigh-in-Motion weigh scale is now open to truck traffic in B.C. The station - officially named the Red Rock Inspection Station - is located on Highway 97...