OTA rolls out Wear Plaid For Dad campaign
TORONTO, Ont. – In a rather colourful fashion at Truck World, the Ontario Truck Association (OTA) together with Prostate Cancer Canada launched the Wear Plaid for Dad donation drive. The Wear Plaid for Dad campaign was created to raise awareness…
Murray Mullen kicks off Truck World with a view from Alberta
TORONTO, Ont. — Blame technology for the collapse in oil prices and the devastation it has caused to the Alberta economy. That was the message from Murray Mullen, chairman and CEO of Mullen Group, when addressing a packed house at…
CFMS tech panel: Expose high school students to the trades early
TORONTO, Ont. – How do we get young people to pursue a career in the trades rather than having them go the university route? That was the question presented to a handful of panelists at this year’s Canadian Fleet Maintenance…
Newcom partners with HFUSA to launch North American Commercial Vehicle Show
TORONTO, Ont. – Newcom Business Media has partnered with Hannover Fairs USA (HFUSA), a subsidiary of Deutsche Messe, to organize and manage the inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV), which will debut Sept. 25-29, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. The…
Distractions? What distractions?
Have you ever argued over the difference between hands free and hands on cell phone use? How about the difference between talking to a passenger and using a cell? There is an incorrect perception that hands free cell phone use…
Armour’s Gaudet awarded at CFMS, 19 years after his father
TORONTO, Ont. – Mike Gaudet of Armour Transportation Systems out of Moncton, N.B. was named Canadian Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year April 13. The announcement was made during the Canadian Fleet Maintenance Summit at Toronto’s International Centre, and a…
Many things to consider when trying to avoid information paralysis
TORONTO, Ont. – Kirk Altrichter, vice-president of maintenance for Crete Carrier Corporation out of Lincoln, Nebraska provided a solid launching point during the Canadian Fleet Maintenance Summit (CFMS) April 13 at Toronto’s International Centre for how fleets can avoid information…
Big data brings big opportunities, challenges: Ryder’s Dawson
TORONTO, Ont. — The deluge of data being generated by today’s trucks can be overwhelming to manage. Now imagine you have 180,000 vehicles generating such data and you’ll empathize with Bill Dawson, vice-president of maintenance operations and engineering with Ryder…
It’s all about freedom in the transportation industry
No one is handed freedom on a silver platter. According to noted author and professor, Dr. W.W. Dyer. “You must make your own freedom. If someone hands it to you, it is not freedom at all, but the alms of…
Five-day auction expected to be biggest ever
Two El Caminos being sold for charity