CTA’s EOBR support campaign continues

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Canadian motor carriers and professional drivers from across the country have been banding together to voice their support for the mandatory implementation of electronic-on-board recording devices (EOBRs) to monitor...

Truckers benefiting from improvements to CN’s Montreal intermodal terminal

MONTREAL, Que. – Since May 2011, CN has been getting results from some common sense techniques for processing trucks more quickly through its Montreal intermodal terminal (MIT) at Taschereau Yard.

So, you STILL want to start your own trucking company?

This month’s column is a continuation of last month’s theme, entitled: ‘So, you want to start a trucking company?’ If you decide to set out on your own, stay with the sector you know.

Point, click and monitor the CSA report cards

The US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) keeps a watchful eye on every truck that crosses the Canada-US border, and is quick to post every observation online.

Core values behind new CTA effort to deal with the driver shortage

The trucking industry in Canada is facing a long-term, chronic shortage of qualified drivers. In some regions of the country (ie., western Canada) and some sectors of the industry (ie., long-haul, irregular route truckload) this is already in...

A heavy-duty engine oil primer

Trucking is like a skeleton; there are many important components that go together to make up our industry. Just like the human body, we need all the pieces to fit together to make it work properly. Nowhere is this more important than in the...

Why seniors should talk to their bank

We all know Canadian banks report huge profits every year. Even during that nasty recession a few years ago, our banks flew through it mostly unscathed. And they just keep rolling along. In fact, in the first quarter of this year alone most of...

The man with the ‘cool moves’

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – In 1959, Vernon Erb was a dump truck operator who purchased a reefer some six years later and never looked back. Today, the Erb Group of Companies boasts a fleet of over 600 power units, more than 800 refrigerated...

Go with the flow

TAMPA, Fla. – Trucks may be powered by diesel, but the repair procedures are powered by information. That becomes clear when Gary Cummings describes the process at FleetNet America, which manages 75,000 service events a year. An average...

Mack names Saskatchewan dealer Canada’s top distributor

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Mack Trucks has named Redhead Equipment of Regina, Sask. its Distributor of the Year for Canada in 2011.

ATA rallies up support for EOBRs

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has issued a call to members of the upcoming conference committee on the surface transportation bill, to support a proposal to mandate electronic logging devices (or electronic...

Proposed EOBR mandate burdensome, expensive: OOIDA

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) says a potential law requiring all longhaul trucks to be equipped with electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) will cost the industry US$2 billion.

Meritor to donate to Ontario shelter as part of first Global Service Day

TROY, Mich. –--Meritor will donate food and money to a domestic violence shelter in Ontario today, as one of several initiatives it plans for its first ever Global Service Day.

OTA Education Foundation now accepting scholarship applications

TORONTO, Ont. -- OTA Education Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications from Ontario post-secondary students. Students can apply for university or college scholarships in the amount of $1,500 and $1,000, respectively, to help them...

Introducing fleetHQ: Goodyear officially rebrands Truckwise program

TORONTO, Ont. -- Goodyear has officially rebranded its Truckwise program to fleetHQ, offering members consistent branding and service throughout Canada and the US while promising to expand and strengthen the network.