Transportation Navistar adds directors to board October 17, 2016 LISLE, Ill. – Navistar this morning named three new members to its board of directors. José Maria Alapont, Stephen R. D’Arcy and Dennis A. Suskind are the newest board members.
Transportation Innovation and expansion pays off for Gervee October 15, 2016 ST. ALBERT, Alta. – Growth and innovation helped transform what was once a conventional trucking company into the diversified company it is today. Gerald Verstraete got the wheels rolling on…
Transportation Use of longer tractors to be included in national MoU October 14, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. — The Council of Ministers Responsible for Highway Safety announced it has approved in principle changes to the national Memorandum of Understanding on Interprovincial Weights and Dimensions (the…
Transportation Schneider enhances intermodal division with company-owned chassis network October 14, 2016 GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Schneider announced recently that it has hit a major milestone. Th company has purchased its 15,000th intermodal container chassis in its conversion to a company-owned and -managed chassis…
Equipment Navistar demonstrates SuperTruck, platooning October 14, 2016 SuperTruck changes shape at highway speeds
Cooper Tire offers new size for Roadmaster RM332 wide-based tire October 14, 2016 FINDLAY, Ohio – Cooper Tire and Rubber Company is now offering a new size in its Roadmaster RM332 wide-based (WB) commercial tire line. Now available in 385/65R22.5 in load range…
Business Management Fleets continue to worry about driver shortage October 14, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. – The slow-growing economy and sluggish freight volumes have provided carriers some short-term relief from the shortage of qualified drivers, but the issue still remains one of the…
Business Management How technology is helping insurers defend truckers October 14, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. – Implementing technologies such as electronic logging devices (ELDs) can help insurance companies defend trucking companies when an incident occurs. That was the message from Peter Aumonier, senior…
Business Management Truckers should soon return to driver’s seat when it comes to rates October 13, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. – Economic growth will accelerate and impending regulations should give carriers the ability to increase rates next year, according to speakers at the Surface Transportation Summit here Oct.
Business Management Fines, RFPs among contentious issues discussed by shippers and carriers October 13, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. – You can’t bring shippers and carriers together under one roof without talk turning, sooner or later, to the contentious subject of requests for proposals (RFPs). It would…
Business Management Kriska, Bison execs share tips on succeeding in challenging times October 13, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. – A sluggish economy, excess capacity and downward pressure on trucking rates have made 2016 a difficult year for trucking providers, which made the panel discussion on Thriving…
Tremcar shows off new vacuum tank October 13, 2016 SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. — Tremcar has manufactured a new vacuum tank for Enviro Urgence, the company announced this week. Over the years, Tremcar has developed the expertise in the vacuum…
Transportation Driving mentoring programs: Will they work at your company? October 13, 2016 I have attended many trucking association events for many years now; the one I attend on a regular basis without fail is the Truckload Carriers Association’s annual convention, I…
Human Resources CarriersEdge releases early Best Fleets to Drive for survey results October 13, 2016 MARKHAM, Ont. — Early results are in for CarriersEdge’s Best Fleets to Drive For survey which received a record-breaking number of nominations this year. The survey is in partnership with Truckload…
Transportation Bridgestone names new president of commercial truck and tire business October 13, 2016 Joseph Saoud NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bridgestone Americas announced today that Joseph Saoud has been named the new president, truck and bus radial (TBR) for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO). In his…
