Business Management A full plate for 2019 January 29, 2019 AMTA highlights top issues it will advocate for in coming year
Health & Safety Manitoba takes steps toward a MELT program December 5, 2018 WINNIPEG, Man. – The province of Manitoba is moving forward with consultations aimed at implementing a mandatory entry-level driver training (MELT) program, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler announced today. “Our government…
Health & Safety MELT coming to Alberta in January 2019 July 10, 2018 CALGARY, Alta. – Mandatory entry-level driver training (MELT) is coming to the trucking industry in Alberta, with an expected implementation date in January 2019. Alberta’s minister of transportation, Brian Mason,…
Transportation Conference Board looks for GHG cuts May 25, 2018 OTTAWA, Ont. – A new report by the Conference Board of Canada is recommending several changes to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from trucks – including an actual cut…
Business Management Aiming for the stars March 16, 2018 PIC outlines new benchmarks that sets the bar high for its members
Equipment Petro-Canada gives update on new oil categories October 27, 2017 TORONTO, Ont. – Nearly a year after Petro-Canada Lubricants rolled out its new CK-4 and FA-4 heavy-duty engine oil categories, the company says it has successfully converted its customers to…
Transportation Temisko manufactures colossal 89-ft. trailer August 30, 2017 NOTRE-DAME-DU-NORD, Que. — Temisko has manufactured its largest lowbed heavy hauled trailer in its history. On August 28, the 89-foot heavy hauler trailer was loaded onto a boat to Baffin…
Equipment Steady vocational market driving Mack’s growth May 19, 2017 Mack’s market share reaches 10-year high as overall Class 8 demand shrinks
Equipment At 50, Western Star just getting started April 27, 2017 From humble Canadian roots, Western Star celebrates 50 years in business
Equipment Detroit DD5 to be offered in Freightliner M2 106 July 28, 2016 New engine offers longer service intervals, improved fuel economy, Daimler claims
Business Management It’s not easy being independent June 21, 2016 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.
Equipment Ritchie Bros. gears up for busy auction season June 21, 2016 VANCOUVER, B.C. — Ritchie Bros. says it will host 65 unreserved auctions in June and July featuring more than 1,000 truck tractors. “The summer months are vacation for some, but…
Health & Safety TRUXPO less than two months away; registration open March 17, 2016 ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Western Canada’s largest trucking event will return this year, running from May 13-14 at Abbotsford, B.C.’s Tradex complex, and will be the only major transport industry show…
Health & Safety Program to train trucking personnel on new food safety regulations December 2, 2015 TORONTO, Ont. – New regulations are coming to the shipping, processing, storage and transport of food products April 2016. Both the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and U.S. Food and…
