Driving Dynamics Acquires Element’s Driver Training Unit
Driving Dynamics has acquired the Center for Transportation Safety (CTS) from Element Fleet Management in a deal that will expand its own fleet driver training and preserve the fleet management company’s safety offering to its own clients, Driving Dynamics has announced.
Kenworth: Vocational Truck Market to Stay Strong Through End of 2017
The first half of 2017 has been good to the trucking industry, and to the vocational market in particular, according to Kenworth. And going into the second half of the year, the OEM sees the underlying economic fundamentals as equally promising.
Dalton has a breakdown, Part 2
THE STORY SO FAR Mark is transporting a load of high-end farm tractors to P.E.I. and has a major breakdown at the junction of Hwys. 400 and 401. He gets off the highway and pulls onto a side street only…
Seven tips for financing your rig
When shopping for a new truck, how you pay for it is as important as what you buy
Disconnect, and rediscover joy of the open road
A few weeks ago, I was camped out by the side of a lake in Northern Ontario between the towns of Wawa and White River. It’s a peaceful spot, just shy of the halfway point between my home terminal in…
Wajax distributes B’laster products in Canada
MONTREAL, Que. – Wajax is now distributing B’laster penetrant, lubricant, and rust inhibitor products to the Canadian market. “We are pleased to be appointed the exclusive industrial distributor of B’laster products in Canada,” said Donald Charbonneau, manager of safety and…
Back to basics
The Fergus Truck Show is history, but the first ever Great Canadian Truck Show proved the show must go on
Trucker charged after 10 found dead in human smuggling operation in Texas
Though the incident appears to be an attempt to smuggle migrants into the U.S., local police have said it is being considered a human trafficking crime. Nearly 40 people were found in the trailer in San Antonio on Saturday.
10 dead in smuggling operation: A reminder that Thune’s trafficking bill is too narrow
This smuggling operation that turned tragic hits the trucking industry in the gut. Yet provided early statements to police hold up, this was not just the effort of one truck driver.
Polaris promotes Dickson to v.p.
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Polaris Transportation Group has named David Dickson its new vice-president of operations. He formerly served as the company’s director of operations. He will report directly to president Dave Cox, and will be responsible for strengthening the processes…