730 Truck Stop owner passes away

CARDINAL, Ont. -- Bob Lodge, the well known owner of the 730 Truck Stop, died suddenly on Apr. 18.

COMPETITION WATCH: TransForce acquires assets of Peak USA Energy Services

MONTREAL, Que. -- TransForce, through its subsidiary I.E. Miller Services, has acquired certain assets of Peak USA Energy Services. Peak USA, a subsidiary of Nabors Industries, is an oilfield service company specializing in rig moving, custom...

Meritor appoints new director of sales, service for DriveForce Canada

TROY, Mich. -- Meritor has appointed Barry Eckel to the position of director, OEM sales and Canada, as a member of the Meritor DriveForce team. Eckel is responsible for leading the Meritor DriveForce sales and service organization for truck and...

COMPANY PROFILE: The time was right for TimeLine

SASKATOON, Sask. -- They’ve been in business barely a year-and-a-half, yet Saskatoon’s TimeLine Logistic is already making a name for itself.

COMPETITION WATCH: Lowe’s presents allied carriers with pair of awards

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Home improvement retailer Lowe’s has presented TST Overland Express and Estes Express Lines with Gold and Silver Carrier awards. Lowe’s presented the awards at its recent annual carrier conference.

Kenworth delivers 250,000th T800 truck to Canadian company

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth celebrated a significant milestone this week: the production and delivery of its 250,000th T800 truck. Service. The company celebrated the quarter-million mark with a special ceremony at the Kenworth assembly plant...

Landmark CTA report tackles driver shortage questions, solutions

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has released a new report focusing on the shortage of qualified commercial drivers, touting it as “arguably the most comprehensive and honest” attempt to tackle both questions...

Ritchie Bros. hosting huge equipment auction in Edmonton

EDMONTON, Alta. -- Ritchie Bros. is hosting a “massive” three-day auction in Edmonton Apr. 24-26, featuring more than 4,300 pieces of heavy equipment including several hundred trucks.

US truck driver turnover takes unexpected dip in fourth quarter

ARLINGTON, Va. -- After a year of quarterly increases, the turnover rate for truck drivers at large truckload fleets unexpectedly dipped one percentage point to an annualized rate of 88%, according to American Trucking Associations’ chief...

Fontaine opens new Alberta distribution centre

TRUSSVILLE, Alta. -- Fifth wheel parts provider Fontaine Parts Connection has opened a new distribution centre in Alberta. Fontaine has contracted with FMi Logistics to fulfill parts orders for the region from FMi’s Calgary warehouse.

Nova Scotia finances shipping line linking Halifax to New England

HALIFAX, N.S. -- The province of Nova Scotia has provided a $500,000 loan guarantee to American Feeder Lines International, helping them transport containers by ship from the Port of Halifax to markets in New England.

The many benefits of taking pride in your profession

I started off the year questioning whether new technology being adopted by the trucking industry can have a positive effect on safety if it increases the amount of stress on a driver?

Newcomers to Canada need better training on our unique conditions

The driver shortage is on my mind again. I’ve spent a bit of time browsing through the trucking Internet forums and being from another land, I look for those that are specifically for British ex-pats.

Never surrender

There is an old saying that goes: ‘To keep going when the going is hard and slow – that is patience.” Another is that “Persistence is the habit of victory.”

Pre-trip inspections should include a driver’s state of mind

It’s no secret that trucking can be a stressful career. Just-in-time delivery schedules, hours-of-service regulations, bad weather and traffic jams often seem to conspire against those who work behind the wheel. To compound matters, the...