Human Resources Job Connect links students with trucking, logistics work December 15, 2021 Trucking HR Canada on Wednesday launched Job Connect – a career board connecting post-secondary students with job opportunities within the trucking and logistics sector. As part of the Career ExpressWay…
Transportation Quebec’s Micro Bird acquires Ecotuned, looks beyond electric buses August 18, 2021 Micro Bird – a joint venture between Blue Bird and Girardin, a Quebec-based school bus distributor – has secured a 70% stake in Ecotuned, a maker of electric powertrains. And…
Transportation Canadian truck driver arrested in $3M drug bust May 15, 2020 BLAINE, Wash. ― U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have arrested a Canadian truck driver following the seizure of 134 pounds of cocaine worth US$3 million from his rig, the…
Transportation Mullen Group posts trucking, oilfield increases July 25, 2019 OKOTOKS, Alta. – Mullen Group’s trucking and logistics segment grew marginally in the three months leading to June 30, despite “headwinds” linked to a sluggish economy and soft demand…
Supply Chain Mullen Group acquires two B.C. logistics companies July 4, 2019 OKOTOKS, Alta. – Mullen Group has announced the acquisition of Argus Carriers and Inter-Urban Delivery Service, logistics companies operating in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Argus, founded in 1948,…
Regulations U.S. senators press for speed limiters on trucks July 2, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario and Quebec introduced a speed-limiter program for trucks 10 years ago, setting the maximum speed for heavy-duty vehicles at 105 km/h, or 65 mph. Now the…
Transportation Hundreds of classic trucks descend on Clifford July 2, 2019 CLIFFORD, Ont. – This year’s Antique and Classic Truck Show in Clifford, Ont., saw a record number of vehicles participating in the 10th anniversary event. “It was our largest…
Transportation Logo collector tells the story of ‘fallen flags’ July 2, 2019 CLIFFORD, Ont. – Dale Bridge has been collecting trucking company logos for nearly 45 years, and for the first time, the American historian brought thousands of them to the…
Regulations Ontario unveils staggered commercial plate-price rises June 28, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – Commercial plate prices in Ontario will go up by 2% from July 2020 and will continue to rise by 2% until 2023. Meanwhile certain fees, such as…
Transportation Clifford hosts biggest antique and classic truck show June 28, 2019 CLIFFORD, Ont. — Canada’s biggest antique and classic truck show is underway in Clifford, Ont., about 170 kilometers west of Toronto. The show has attracted 200 trucks on the event’s…
Transportation CTA applauds trucking proposals in Conservative environmental platform June 26, 2019 Proposed rules would allow empty trailers to be repositioned in the name of better fuel economy. TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is applauding trucking-related initiatives included in…
Transportation Specially-wrapped Ladies’ Lunch truck a hit June 26, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. — This year’s Ladies’ Lunch event, hosted by the Toronto Transportation Club on June 19 was highlighted with a specially-wrapped truck featuring the guest speaker’s photo. This year,…
Equipment Roadside breakdowns spike in winter, report finds June 26, 2019 ARLINGTON, Va. – If you think winter weather impacts your fleet’s maintenance costs, you’re right. A new benchmarking report from the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking…
Transportation Trucking HR Canada launches new project focused on Indigenous youth June 25, 2019 OTTAWA, Ont. – Trucking HR Canada announced today that it is launching a new project focused on Indigenous youth. Over the next year, Trucking HR Canada will be working in…
Transportation Rural program to attract newcomers as truck drivers June 24, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – Eleven communities will participate in a new Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot, which is looking to attract newcomers to work in occupations like truck drivers. The selected…
