Stemco names new VP and suspension product manager
LONGVIEW, Texas – Stemco Suspension Products has named Donnie Wells as its new vice-president and general manager of suspension products following the company’s recent acquisition of Goodyear Air Springs. “The integration of Goodyear Air Springs has added a new dimension…
Cowan Insurance Group named one of Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Cowan Insurance Group was named one of Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures of 2015 today. The award was created by Waterstone Human Capital and recognizes Canadian organizations that have a culture that has helped them enhance…
Alleged fraud following driver’s death ongoing battle for friends and family
LONDON, Ont. – The death of 29-year-old truck driver Roger Belanger this past July was a devastating blow to his family and the many who knew him, but that fact that $24,000 donated to his wife and children through the…
Trucks For Change hosts annual reception, gets trucking industry moving and sorting
ETOBICOKE, Ont. – Trucks For Change hosted its fourth annual partner reception last night, where its sponsors, charity partners and media partners all gathered to toast the organization for its giving spirit at the MasterCard Centre in Etobicoke. President and…
Transcourt Tank Leasing participates in Tank Truck Week for first time
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Transcourt Tank Leasing joined Tank Truck Week for the first time in its history. The event took place in Houston, Texas from November 11-13, 2015 and according to Transcourt its presence at the event signals it’s serious…
NTSB: Trucker’s Use of Synthetic Marijuana Caused Fatal Crash
NTSB Investigator-in-Charge Jennifer Morrison shows the Board reenactment animation of collision between tractor-trailer truck and bus in Davis, Okla., on September 26, 2014. Photo: NTSB As a result of its investigation of a truck crash that killed fou…
Company reaches out to trucking industry to help rid epidemic of distracted driving
HALIFAX, N.S. – Keeping Roads Safe Technologies Inc. (KRST) is searching for partners in the trucking industry to help with a pilot project that aims at putting a stop to cellphone use while driving. The project would include installing one…
Jefferson Trucker Reaches 4 Million Miles
Bill Perkins stands with Yankee Pride Transport owner Larry Sidelinger next to a Western Star truck in Damariscotta Saturday, Nov. 14. Sidelinger bought the truck to recognize Perkins for logging his 4 millionth mile as a truck driver. Yankee Pride Tra…
Truckers advised to make sure their cargo is safe this U.S. Thanksgiving
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Parking lots, warehouses and truck stops were where 60% of reported cargo thefts occurred during previous U.S. Thanksgiving weeks, which has spurred an advisory from CargoNet for truckers to ensure their freight is safe this coming…
HOW TO: Maintain your truck’s compressed air systems this winter
ELYRIA, Ohio – With cold weather approaching (or already arrived in some parts of North America) maintenance of compressed air systems becomes vital for fleets and owner-operators throughout Canada and the U.S. Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, which develops and supplies…