Mack adds seven new Canadian leasing locations

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Mack has added 11 new leasing locations to its network, including seven in Canada.

Detroit expands telematics offerings with launch of Detroit Connect, integrated tablet

DETROIT, Mich. -- Detroit Diesel Corp. has taken a huge leap forward with its telematics capabilities, launching Detroit Connect, bundling its existing telematics programs and bringing to market a fully-integrated tablet.

DT12 transmission now available with DD13 engine

DETROIT, Mich. -- The DT12 automated manual transmission (AMT) is now available for the Freightliner Cascadia equipped with the Detroit DD13 engine, Detroit Diesel Corp. announced.

Detroit’s Virtual Technician eliminates downtime in 80% of incidents

DETROIT, Mich. -- Since introducing its Virtual Technician remote diagnostics program in 2011, Detroit has deployed 60,000 vehicles with the technology and logged more than two million incidents.

Can intermodal transportation expand beyond its niche? Find out at the Surface Transportation Summit

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Years ago, intermodal movements were only cost and service effective on freight movements of 1500 miles and up. But intermodal transportation has gone through a renaissance over the last decade and this number is now well...

ATSSA golf tourney raises funds for charities

NOBLETON, Ont. -- The Automotive Transportation Service Superintendants Association (ATSSA) held its annual golf tournament Sept. 10, raising more than $1,000 for charity.

Tallman to celebrate 40th anniversary

KINGSTON, Ont. -- Tallman Truck Centre is celebrating 40 years in business this Saturday.

US trucking conditions strengthening: FTR

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Trucking conditions in the US continue to strengthen, according to the latest Trucking Conditions Index from FTR.

Winnipeg councillor pushes for truck bans, calls them “unsightly”

WINNIPEG, Man. -- The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) was left unimpressed after a city councillor proposed moving trucks off main thoroughfares without suggesting any reasonable solutions for their relocation.

Tallman Truck Centre wins award from Idealease

KINGSTON, Ont. -- Tallman Truck Centre has won an Idealgold Award from Idealease.

UAP opens major logistics centre near Cornwall

CORNWALL, Ont. -- A major new UAP warehouse was inaugurated near Cornwall this week, adding to that city’s burgeoning transportation and logistics sector.

BCTA thanks professional drivers during National Trucking Week

LANGLEY, B.C. -- Louise Yako, president and CEO of the B.C. Trucking Association, penned the following open letter to the nation’s professional drivers in honour of National Trucking Week.

One-man TV show

TORONTO, Ont. -- A 40-year safe trucking career, and we almost ruined it. When Truck News called Than Vermilyea of Belleville, Ont. to inform him he was selected as our 2013 Owner/Operator of the Year, we didn’t yet know he was an...

Congrats to TV

I’ve got a pretty good gig. I get to travel the world, drive trucks, rub shoulders with industry leaders and be among the first to see new technologies and vehicles. But ask me what the highlight of this job is in any given year, and...

eManifest learning curve ongoing for carriers, Customs, brokers

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The fall 2013 deadline is approaching for the Canada Border Services Agency’s eManifest regulations.