MTO officials reveal details of MELT
KING CITY, Ont. – Sharpen your pencils, prospective commercial truck drivers. Mandatory Entry Level Training (MELT) in Ontario is coming next month according to officials at the province’s Ministry of Transportation. Franca Ambrosio, manager, evaluation and training office with the…
Iveco’s New Stralis Series Includes Gas Power
Iveco , the Italy-based commercial vehicle manufacturer, has announced a New Stralis series of heavy trucks that includes a natural gas-fueled NP version, which officials call “a CO2 champion in every mission” for its low carbon dioxide emissions. It a…
Truckworx Kenworth Opens New Dealership in Alabama
Truckworx Kenworth has relocated its full-service facility in Montgomery, Ala., into a new $6 million, 39,000-square-foot building with 21 service bays, including three bays dedicated for washing and conditioning trucks. The service shop includes a die…
NY-NY Ports Pushed to Reinstate Older-Truck Ban
Key New Jersey politicians along with activist groups, including the Teamsters union, on June 16 pushed for launching a more aggressive program to replace older trucks operating at the Port of New York and New Jersey to reduce the impact of air polluti…
Edmonton auctions set record pace for Ritchie Bros.
EDMONTON, Alta. – After a third successful Edmonton, Alta. auction this week, Richie Bros. Auctioneers has sold a record $451 million worth of trucks and equipment in the province’s capitol city, a 14% increase from the same period last year.…
PMTC, 3M recognize winners of annual Vehicle Graphics Design Awards
KING CITY, Ont. — Canada’s best-looking fleets were recognized in this year’s Vehicle Graphics Design competition at the Private Motor Truck Council’s annual conference. The contest, now in its 31st year is co-sponsored by 3M Canada and is open to…
Truckers love Weed; Weed loves truckers
While some states and communities actively discourage drivers from overnight parking, the town of Weed , at the base of Mt. Shasta in northern California on I-5, is doing everything it can to attract truckers to its free, city-built parking lots.
An update on ELDs in Canada
KING CITY, Ont. – A brief update on the current state of the Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) mandate in Canada was given at the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada’s (PMTC) annual conference this week. Originally, Transport Canada was to…
Omnitracs for Volvo Trucks Adds Productivity and Safety Features
Volvo Trucks North America has launched Omnitracs for Volvo Trucks, a new option for fleet management built on Volvo’s integrated Remote Diagnostics hardware. Omnitracs for Volvo Trucks uses critical information such as GPS location, road speed, idle duration and cost from the vehicle’s built-in diagnostics hardware.
David Bradley honored by MTO
TORONTO, Ont. — The Ministry of Transportation has awarded Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) chief David Bradley a distinguished MTO partner award. The Assistant Deputy Minister’s Partnership Award was presented to Bradley for helping keep Ontario’s roads among the safest in…