SambaSafety reaches 1.7 million subscribers

DENVER, Col. – SambaSafety says it has reached a new milestone, exceeding 1.7 million subscribers to its driver risk management platforms. In the last three years, the company says it…

ATA relaunches dues-based accounting and finance council

ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has announced the revival of the National Accounting and Finance Council (NAFC). The council will be reinstated with the new, dues-based membership…

Gallagher acquires commercial insurance broker Palmer Atlantic

HARTLAND, N.B. – Gallagher has purchased Palmer Atlantic, a specialized commercial insurance broker based in Hartland, N.B. Palmer Atlantic’s services are tailored for risk management and commercial insurance solutions, with…

Polaris Transportation outlines success of student program

  TORONTO, Ont. —  Polaris Transportation revealed today the impact of its Student Leadership Development Program. The program  is in conjunction with The Ivey School of Business at Western University…

Plan for the worst collisions, loss control specialist says

NIAGARA FALLS, ON - Roads and highways can be a dangerous place. The World Health Organization says there were about 1.25 million road traffic fatalities around the world in 2013, notes David Gaskin, a loss control specialist with Aviva Canada. Canada records about six such fatalities per 100,000 people.

SambaSafety buys Vigillo

PORTLAND, Ore. – SambaSafety has acquired Vigillo, a provider of real-time data for analyzing commercial driver and motor carrier safety performance. Vigillo is best known for its CSA monitoring platform,…

How to deal with “Code Red” scenarios

Fleet Safety Council examines six potential catastrophes

The importance of credit checks

There is very little in the trucking business that is more frustrating than invoicing a customer for a delivered load and then not getting paid in time, or worse, not…

How to stop cargo crime from happening to you

KING CITY, Ont. — It’s no secret that cargo crime is a major issue in North America. In Canada alone, cargo theft costs the economy $5 billion per year. So to…

Time running out to register for OTA’s Council Summit

TORONTO, Ont. – Those hoping to attend the Ontario Trucking Association’s (OTA) Council Summit June 22 have less than a week to sign up. The OTA said just about every…

Bradley presents ‘good, bad and ugly’ of Canada-US trade issues

TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance is likening CEO David Bradley’s speech to the Canadian-American Border Trade Alliance to a spaghetti western, complete with the ‘good, bad and ugly’…

Canada Cartage to host webinar

TORONTO, Ont. – Canada Cartage announced today that it will be hosting a educational webinar on how to determine the best model for your private fleet to support your strategic and…

Courtroom drama comes to the Fleet Safety Council’s Annual Educational Conference

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Jodi Burness, president and lead paralegal of Burness Paralegal Services, will be bringing the drama of the courtroom – and the important lessons to be learned…

ATDynamics officially brings trailer tails to Canada

TORONTO, Ont. -- Hopeful that Canadian provinces will soon move to allow full-sized trailer tails, ATDynamics has appointed Allen Smith director of Canadian sales to lead its expansion here.

Risky Business: Managing responsibility

Almost 25% of the trucking companies I visit have an Hours-of-Service (HoS) BASIC Score that exceeds 65%, placing them in “Alert” status with the FMCSA. In almost every case, it is sufficient to raise their Inspection Selection...