As serious as a wheel-off

TORONTO, Ont. – Wheel separations are 100% preventable if a proper pre-trip inspection is being done. That was the clear message by presenters during a special seminar hosted by the…

Registration now open for OTA Council Day

TORONTO, Ont. — Registration is now open for the Ontario Trucking Association’s (OTA) Council Day. The event is set to take place on June 21 at the Westin Toronto Airport…

Mack Trucks names v.p. of national accounts

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Mack Trucks has named Richard (Rick) Hoyle as vice-president of national accounts. Hoyle will be responsible for all national accounts activities in North America, as well as…

Trucking HR Canada launches compensation benchmarking survey

OTTAWA, Ont. – Trucking HR Canada has released an industry-specific compensation benchmarking study. According to the organization, the data gathered through the study will assist employers in developing competitive compensation packages for…

ATA Truck Tonnage Index dips 1% in March

ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index slipped 1% in March, after a 0.1% decline during February. In March, the index equaled…

Donaldson named Diamond Supplier by Navistar

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Navistar has named American filtration systems and parts manufacturer, Donaldson Company, as a Diamond Supplier for the second consecutive year in a row.

Puff, puff, pass: Liberals table legislation to legalize marijuana

OTTAWA, Ont. – Well it’s official. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made good on his campaign promise to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Trudeau’s Liberal government promised late…

OTA weighs in on Thunder Bay truck route debate

TORONTO, Ont. –The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is speaking out against city councilors in Thunder Bay, Ont. who are set to vote on whether or not to restrict vehicles of a…

Navistar’s Fleet Charge celebrates 30th anniversary

LISLE, IL - Navistar is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its private label purchasing program Fleet Charge. Originally launched in 1987, the program provides customers with guaranteed pricing, consolidated billing, and a dedicated credit line and is accepted at more than 650 International and IC Bus dealer locations in the U.S. and Canada.

CTA provides media toolkit to protect flatdeck drivers

OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has created a multimedia toolkit designed to help prevent driver injuries at workplaces and shipper facilities. The media toolkit includes whiteboard animation…

Trucking HR Canada rolls out new webinar series

OTTAWA, Ont. – Trucking HR Canada announced recently that it is launching a new educational webinar series. According to the company, the new webinar series is designed for HR personnel, and…

Knight, Swift merge as $6 billion truckload powerhouse

PHOENIX, AZ -- Knight Transportation and Swift Transportation are merging in a blockbuster deal that creates the biggest truckload fleet in North America, valued at close to US $6 billion.

Trucking conditions improve in February: FTR

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for February moved up two and half points from January to a reading of 5.11. FTR expects the index to approach a double…

Reserve your seat now for first ever Western Women with Drive

CALGARY, Alta. – Time to register for the first Western Women with Drive Leadership Summit is running out, as the inaugural event is set to take place May 10 in…

Knight and Swift to merge

Swift Transportation Co. and Knight Transportation Inc. announced on April 10 that they will merge via a stock swap to form a new company, Knight-Swift Transportation, according to published reports. The deal would combine two of the largest players in trucking in a business valued at over US $5 billion. The two Phoenix-based carriers will be operated as distinct brands, according to a news report posted by The Wall Street Journal.