Mobile and IT Titanium rolling out BlackBerry Radar December 21, 2016 WOODBRIDGE, Ont. – Titanium Transportation is the latest fleet to commit to BlackBerry’s Radar trailer tracking platform. Titanium announced it will be deploying Radar across its entire trailer fleet in…
Cooper Tires adds sizes to new RM272 tire December 21, 2016 FINDLAY, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced recently that it has added two new sizes to its Roadmaster RM272 commercial tire line. The RM272 is now available in…
Equipment Navistar posts Q4 loss December 21, 2016 LISLE, Ill. – Navistar posted a fourth quarter loss of US$34 million on softer revenues resulting from a softening Class 8 truck market. Charge-outs were down 18% compared to Q4…
Equipment Great Dane’s technician training program recognized December 21, 2016 SAVANNAH, Ga. – Great Dane has announced it’s the first semi-trailer manufacturer to achieve ASE/CASE accreditation for its technician training program. The accreditation comes from the National Institute for Automotive…
Equipment November trailer orders surge December 20, 2016 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Act Research says an escalation in trailer orders in November indicates that the buying season has begun. Climbing 71% month-over-month, the increase was mostly due to dry…
Infrastructure Natural gas transition needs funding plan, OTA report outlines December 20, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has released a report – Natural Gas as an Alternative Fuel for Canadian Truck Fleets: A Roadmap Toward Implementation – to assist…
Transportation CTA pre-budget submission focuses on reducing GHGs December 20, 2016 TORNTO, Ont. — The Canadian Trucking Alliance went green in its federal pre-budget submission. In the submission, CTA outlined how the environment is a clear priority for the industry, which is…
Transportation November Class 8 orders rebound: ACT Research December 20, 2016 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 net orders increased significantly in November according to ACT Research. November new orders totaled 21,108 units, with the net at 19,440 units. “In addition to…
Transportation ATA Truck Tonnage Index posts 8% gain in November December 20, 2016 ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped up 8.2% in November, after a 0.3% drop during October. In November, the index equaled 142.4 up from…
Transportation Canadore College graduates truck and coach apprenticeship students December 20, 2016 NORTH BAY, Ont. – The first ever graduating class of Canadore College’s pre-apprenticeship truck and coach technician program celebrated its graduation this month. The program was a product of Canadore…
Transportation Is the company newsletter dead? December 20, 2016 If your company produces an employee newsletter, you may be wondering if it’s time to examine its usefulness. Don’t hold a funeral just yet for this workhorse. The company newsletter…
Transportation Start-up offers chance to dress up your trailer, earn cash December 19, 2016 Hauler Ads is connecting plain trailers and truck bodies with catchy advertisements
Transportation Drivers and mentors connect at Women with Drive networking forum December 19, 2016 Women are hugely underrepresented in the trucking industry. They account for 48% of the Canadian workforce yet only 3% of truck drivers are female – but Trucking HR Canada wants…
Transportation Taking a step back on efficiency is for ‘losers’ December 19, 2016 Smart government policy challenges industry and the public to create and embrace products sensitive to the needs of our environment while recognizing the need for business to remain profitable. Legislation…
Transportation Embrace technology, it isn’t going away December 19, 2016 It’s that time of year again, when we all find ourselves making small talk with strangers by the fireplace with an egg nog in hand. Usually, these conversations start with,…
