Passionate about the business of trucking

FERGUS, Ont. -- At 49 years of age, Robert St. Vincent is by no means old. But old school? He'll wear that badge with pride. The 18th annual Truck News Owner/Operator of the Year got started in the trucking industry early. His father owned a...

Singing for a cure

STIRLING, Ont. - Anne Finley still remembers when the song first began to take shape in her head. She was tarping a load last October just two weeks before her participation in the Ontario West version of the Convoy for a Cure when the lyrics...

Why dogs make the best travelling companions

I wasn't planning to write about this subject this month, but circumstances have warranted a short out-of-route detour.I have just spent a sleepless night beside my eight-year-old mutt Monty, whose constant whimpering signaled, unmistakably,...

Ontario Truck Driving Championships announce winners

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. -- The 65th edition of the Ontario Truck Driving Championships were held at Mohawk Raceway in Campbellville on July 9. The winners of the five classes will now go to Calgary in August to compete in the National Professional...

From the passenger seat to the head of the class

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Amie McLean is all too familiar with the challenges encountered by female drivers in the Canadian trucking industry. Some of her earliest childhood memories involve bouncing around in the passenger seat of a big rig, handing...

Deducting the use of a car, van or pick-up for business

Last month I got a call from a client with questions about a vehicle he planned to lease for his business. We've been his accountant for a long time and know each other well.

Manitoba driving competition crowns top-performing truckers

WINNIPEG, Man. -- Thirty-nine drivers competed at Peterbilt Manitoba on June 25, in hopes of being recognized as one of Manitoba's top professional commercial drivers. Drivers in five classes participated in three different tests (written test,...

Three private fleet drivers added to PMTC Hall of Fame

KING CITY, Ont. -- Three professional drivers with nearly 100 years of safe driving between them were inducted into the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada Hall of Fame for Professional Drivers.

Henri Roy’s 1988 Pete takes Best of Show in Stirling

STIRLING, Ont. -- Henri Roy's 1988 Peterbilt won the Lions Choice Award for Best of Show at the Stirling Truck Show June 19.

Singing for a cure

STIRLING, Ont. -- Anne Finley still remembers when the song first began to take shape in her head. She was tarping a load last October just two weeks before her participation in the Ontario West version of the Convoy for a Cure when the lyrics...

Trucking groups call for examination of truck ‘crashworthiness’ standards

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations and the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association are calling on the federal government to begin researching how standards for crashworthiness for heavy trucks could benefit professional...

Kamloops trucker named B.C. driver of year

LANGLEY, B.C. -- Lorne Hanson, a veteran driver of logging trucks, has received the B.C. Driver of the Year award for 2011 at the B.C. Trucking Association's annual management conference in Kelowna. Hanson won for his 36-year, accident-free...

COMPETITION WATCH: Trimac acquires Benson Tank Lines

CALGARY, Alta. -- Trimac Transportation has announced it has purchased Benson Tank Lines for $4 million.

Manitoba truck driving champs coming later this month

WINNIPEG, Man. -- The best truck drivers in Manitoba will be pitted against each other at the 2011 Professional Truck Driving Championship held this year at Peterbilt Manitoba June 25.

Rock solid

NORTH YORK, Ont. – Les Wakeling has cemented his place in the Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar history books with his selection as the 2011 Canadian Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year.