Transportation Bison wins TCA Fleet Safety Award for ninth year in a row March 13, 2019 LAS VEGAS, Nev. – For the ninth consecutive year, Winnipeg’s Bison Transport has been named the grand prize winner for the large carrier category in the Truckload Carriers Association’s annual…
Transportation Bison wins TCA Fleet Safety Award for eighth straight year March 27, 2018 KISSIMMEE, Fla. – For the eighth consecutive year, Bison Transport has been named the grand prize winner in the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) annual Fleet Safety Awards. The awards honor…
Health & Safety Bison, Big Freight win top safety awards at TCA convention March 28, 2017 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – O Canada! Patrick Kuehl (left) presents National Fleet Safety Award to Bison’s Garth Pitzel. Two Manitoba-based carriers, Bison Transport and Big Freight Systems, were named the…
Transportation Winners of TCA’s 40th annual National Fleet Safety Awards named March 9, 2016 LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The grand prize winners of the 2015 National Fleet Safety Awards were revealed at the TCA Annual Awards Banquet in Las Vegas this week. The awards…
Health & Safety IBC brings cargo theft reporting program to Western Canada December 9, 2015 EDMONTON, Alta. – With cargo theft becoming a national concern, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) announced the expansion of its reporting program into Western Canada Dec. 8 in Edmonton.
Transportation Bison recognized as safest truckload carrier in North America March 11, 2015 KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Bison Transport was named one of the safest truckload carriers in North America at the Truckload Carriers Association’s Annual Convention earlier this week.
Transportation Cowan Insurance names new v.p., business development March 6, 2015 David Black CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Cowan Insurance Group has named David Black as its new v.p., business development Ontario this week. In the new position, Black will be responsible…
Business Management Old Republic Insurance offers new online training library December 1, 2014 HAMILTON, Ont. — Old Republic Insurance is introducing a new online library of training resources for its customers. The training material will be provided by Infinit-i Solutions. The model is…
Health & Safety Brian Kurtz Trucking and Bison Transport take grand prizes in TCA’s National Fleet Safety awards March 6, 2013 LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Canadian carriers pulled off a clean sweep of the top National Safety Awards presented at The Truckload Carriers Association conference.
Transportation A new standard (July 01, 2010) July 1, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a much-anticipated move, US President Barack Obama announced May 21 that heavy truck manufacturers will have to meet minimum fuel economy standards, beginning with the 2014 model...
Transportation It’s time to face reality July 1, 2010 A couple of months ago I took on the difficult issue of the future of the long-nose conventional in our industry. Picking up on the remarks of Navistar executive Jim Hebe that long and tall is "dead a...
Transportation Sell the bad truth, not the good lie February 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - It's 3 a. m. and you've taken the call. One of your drivers has been involved in an accident, he's on U. S. soil, and things are a mess.
Transportation Arrow Advantage available in Canada June 1, 2005 KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Arrow Truck Sales, Inc. has announced the introduction of the Arrow Advantage Program, a package of service options designed for one-stop convenience and peace of mind for its Canad...
Transportation How to buy trucking insurance June 1, 2004 Whether you're an owner/operator or a 1,000-unit fleet manager, buying trucking insurance can sometimes seem like rolling dice at a craps table. Place your money down and hope for the best. What should you be looking for? And how can you be certai...
Transportation Exhausted? May 1, 2004 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Equipment manufacturers must have shuddered when they heard Steve Duley's admission during a recent engine summit held by the Technology and Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations.