SUCCESSION PLANNING…AT AGE 31? REALLY?!
Okay, one more tidbit from the upcoming profile of Fortigo Freight founder Elias Demangos. I probably did a double-take when interviewing Elias when he mentioned that one of his priorities is succession planning. I may even have spit out some…
MEET ELIAS DEMANGOS, THE 31-YEAR-OLD PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF FORTIGO
I’ve been spending some time lately with Elias Demangos, founder and president of Fortigo Freight Systems, getting to know him for a profile that will appear in an upcoming issue of Truck News. Elias grew up in a trucking family…
TRUCKS FOR CHANGE MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE
Trucks for Change, the organization that matches up carriers with available capacity with charities needing free or inexpensive transportation of donated goods, continues to grow and to make a huge contribution to Canadian charities. There are now 70 carriers that…
WHY IT MIGHT BE HARDER TO GET A TOW THIS WINTER
Dennis Roberts, the owner of TransCan Service Centre, a Blind River, Ont.-based heavy tow operator, has a warning for the trucking industry. Good luck getting a tow after hours, he says, thanks to a potential unintended consequence of Ontario’s Bill…
VIDEO EVIDENCE OF WHY DRIVERS NEED TO SLOW DOWN IN BAD WEATHER
From the Montana Department of Transportation, by way of the Toronto Trucking Association, comes this scary video of a truck losing control in snowy conditions, striking a passenger vehicle that was stopped on the side of the road and sending…
DETROIT LAUNCHES MEDIUM-DUTY ENGINES
In addition to investing $100 million into its Redford, Mich. plant to accommodate production of the DT12 transmission, Daimler also announced it will build its new mid-range engines – the DD5 and DD8 – at the plant…eventually. Similar to the…
DETROIT’S HAT TRICK
Engines, axles, and now automated transmissions – all built for the North American market under one roof. That’s the Detroit brand’s definition of a hat trick, and that was one of many hockey analogies made when Daimler Trucks North America…
Gas below $2 a gallon
“Prices get lower, maybe 50 cents to a dollar,” said Steven Calabrese of Wellington, as he stopped to fill up along State Road 60 in Vero Beach. According to The American Automobile Association, motorists are saving about $11 a tank compared to last ye…
MFTA’s GM of Canadian operations adds new title to resume
LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Brian Shantz has been appointed as the new director of dealer network development and operations for Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. (MFTA). In his added role, Shantz, who is also the general manager of Canadian…
US trailer orders remain solid
COLUMBUS, Ind. – According to ACT Research, October wasn’t the best month for trailer orders. Despite exceed 33,000 units, trailer orders were down 7% from September and 30% from October 2014. However, according to the most recent State of the…