International ProStar to feature Allison TC10 transmission with Cummins ISX15 engine
LISLE, Ill., — International Truck revealed today that it will be introducing the Allison TC10 fully automatic transmission coupled with the Cummins ISX15 on its International ProStar model. The engine/transmission combination will be available for order in December 2015 with…
WHO’S LEADING THE HEALTHY FLEET CHALLENGE?
Have a look at who’s leading the Healthy Fleet Challenge after one month of competition.
Celadon Gains Truckload Van Assets in an Acquisition
One of Celadon Groups subsidiaries has purchased select assets of the truckload business of Tango Transport, a Louisiana-based carrier. The move is aimed at growing Celadon’s business by adding density the company’s primary traffic lanes and as a way t…
Canadian trucker unionfiles suit against Vancouver’s clean-truck requirements
Unifor, the union representing owner-operator truck drivers at Port Metro Vancouver, has filed suit in federal court charging that Canada’s largest port is enforcing a clean-truck requirement that will cost each of its members thousands of dollars, whi…
Could 2016 Election See Teamsters Switch Teams And Endorse a Republican?
Could 2016 be the election in which the alliance between labor unions and the Democrats is ruptured? That might have sounded improbable – until the latest news from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which just decided to withhold an endorseme…
Mullen Group acquires Courtesy Freight Systems
OKOTOKS, Alta. – Mullen Group announced today that it has officially closed its acquisition of Courtesy Freight Systems. Concurrent to the closing of the transaction, Mullen Group entered into an agreement to acquire the majority of the facilities. Courtesy is…
Marangoni Adds Atlanta-Area J&R Tire as a Dealer Member
Commercial tread company, Marangoni Tread North America has brought in J&R Tire as a member of the company’s family of independent dealers. Based in Fairburn, Ga., J&R Tire will be offering Marangoni’s Ringtread splice-less retread and Unitread…
First leg of the Healthy Fleet Challenge completed
TORONTO, Ont. — The first month of the new Healthy Fleet Challenge is completed and the second leg of the competition – spanning from October 1 to October 31 is in full swing. According to Healthy Trucker there are no…
CITT reveals topic for next webinar
TORONTO, Ont. – CITT has revealed today that its next webinar will be titled Changes in Containerization. The webinar will cover globalization in the context of the changing face of containerization and implications for Canadian and North American ports. It…
Trucker Path aligns with trucking associations
Trucker Path , a provider of mobile navigational and load finding apps for truck fleets and truck drivers, announced it has recently aligned itself with several industry organizations to better support the North American commercial truck industry. “All…