Polaris Transportation celebrates one year anniversary of Leadership Development Program
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Polaris Transportation celebrated the one year anniversary of its collaborative association with the Ivey Business School at Western University and Lazaridis School of Business and Economics of Wilfrid Laurier University. The partnership is known as the Leadership…
Paccar Profits Up Despite Slower Truck Sales
The parent company of truck manufacturers Kenworth and Peterbilt on Tuesday reported an increase in second quarter earnings despite lower revenue. Net income for Paccar Inc. moved 7.6% higher from the same time a year earlier to $481.3 million, or to $…
Mack Uses Virtual Reality to Show Off Vehicles, Technologies
Mack Trucks is offering customers a 360-degree virtual reality tour of its trucks to show what it is like to sit in the cab and ride in a vehicle while on the job. Virtual reality is a computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional image or envir…
Look at your cards
It’s funny how age effects your decision making. I recall being advised when I was a young lad that to further invest in the trucking industry by applying for operating authorities at that time would be very risky and the smart…
Omni Holdings Buys Flatbed Assets of Tennant Truck Lines
Omni Holdings offshoot Omni Specialized will be in full operation after it acquired the flatbed assets of Tennant Truck Lines, the company announced. The Tennant Truck Lines name and authority will continue to operate, as a van carrier, under the ownership of Josh Kaburick, who’s also the owner and CEO of E.L. Henderson Trucking.
Gorilla Safety Offers GPS Asset and Vehicle Tracking
The tracking technology works by attaching a Gorilla Trax device to the vehicle or asset that communicates with its mobile app when a driver is in proximity. This system gives the specific locations of the vehicle or asset and whether or not the driver…
Diesel Fuel Prices Continue to Drop
The average price of diesel fuel fell again last week, continuing a steady decline in prices that began over a month ago, according to the latest numbers from the Energy Department. The price of on-highway diesel fuel dropped by 2.3 cents last week, fa…
Ready to make the round?
Three years after the first pre-publication, the regulation amending the Quebec safety standards for road vehicles have been adopted. Now the new regulation is aligned with the National Safety Code standards. In addition, the regulations have the effect of replacing…
The benefits of online driver training
Traditionally, the mere mention of training can be met with disapproval among professional drivers, and can cause frustration due to the inconvenience of scheduling. Getting a group together on a Saturday or Sunday morning is not the most ideal learning…
Fuel for thought
Industry players visit the test track at Transport Canada’s Motor Vehicle Test and Research Center