Ritchie Bros. hosting charity auction for underprivileged children

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is hosting the third annual Corporate Kids Challenge and live charity auction this Saturday to raise money for KidSport BC.

Bendix offers brake care tips in advance of Brake Safety Week

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Brake Safety Week runs from Sept. 9-15, and with that in mind, Bendix has offered some tips on how to best care for commercial vehicle braking systems.

Ryder System opens first-ever B.C.-based sales centre

SURREY, B.C. -- Ryder System has opened its first-ever sales centre in British Columbia. Located at 9616 188th Street in Surrey, the centre is situated along the 57 Trans-Canada Highway and just down the street from Ryder’s full service...

Pair of Saskatchewan truckers honoured for roadside assistance

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Two Canadian truckers have been named the latest pair of Highway Angles by the Truckload Carriers Association. Laurent Pennacchio and Olegas Milevskis, team drivers for Yanke out of Regina, Sask., are being recognized for...

CTA chief praises trucking’s resilience, says ‘safe’ to celebrate National Trucking Week

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Canadian Trucking Alliance president David Bradley has given the green light to celebrate during National Trucking Week this week, despite a few “potholes” that continue to plague the industry. Bradley expressed his...

Convoy for Hope hitting road for cancer research this month

SALISBURY, N.B. -- The Atlantic Canada-based Convoy for Hope will be trucking from Salisbury to Aulac, N.B. to raise money for cancer research on Sept. 15.

Meritor wins Remanufacturer of Year award from European mag

TROY, Mich. -- A European remanufacturing magazine has named Meritor its 2012 Remanufacturer of the Year. ReMaTecNews, an international news magazine and Web site for remanufacturing based in Amsterdam, gives the award to an organization that...

up to the test?

“The best way to sell a Western Star, quite candidly, is to give people the opportunity to drive them,” according to Michael Jackson, general manager of Western Star Trucks and that’s what the company has been doing this year...

Solving the driver shortage crisis is easier than it seems

I have a secret. I know the answers to one of the biggest problems facing the trucking industry. I don’t claim to be any smarter than any of my industry colleagues; hell, on a good day I may attain the status of average intelligence. I...

Something new for the small guys?

Every now and again something curious pops up in the news, something that is a bit of a head-scratcher. Late in June one of those items came across my desk, and I was curious enough to do a little research to find out more.

Good value or cheap service?

You get what you pay for. The tough part is looking at a price tag and trying to decide if what you’re getting is a good value or just plain cheap.

Congrats to our O/O of the Year

The 2012 Owner/Operator of the Year is Harvey McDonald. I had the pleasure of presenting Harvey the award along with our sponsors, Goodyear, Castrol and Mack during the latest edition of the Fergus Truck Show. Harvey won the award with some...

Detroit transmission dazzles in debut

NAPA VALLEY, Calif. – Daimler Trucks North America has taken the wraps off its highly anticipated automated manual transmission, showcasing it to trade press editors during a recent test drive.

Special message from BCTA chief for National Trucking Week

TORONTO, Ont. -- With National Trucking Week coming up next week, the British Columbia Trucking Association’s president and CEO Louis Yako has released a special message for drivers, old and new.

TransCore services to integrate PC*Miler’s mileage, routing solutions

PORTLAND, Ore. -- TransCore’s DAT load boards, Truckload Rate Index, and other services will now incorporate PC*Miler by ALK Technologies as the primary mileage, routing and mapping solution. The integrated product is already available to...