Operation Safe Driver Week Slated for Oct. 18-24
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has announced that its annual Operation Safe Driver Week will take place the week of Oct. 18-24. Law enforcement agencies in North America will engage in heightened traffic safety enforcement as well as safety-edu…
Tallman Group acquires Peel Truck and Trailer
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Tallman Group announced the acquisition of certain assets of Peel Truck and Trailer today. Peel Truck and Trailer has been in the transportation industry since 1971 and offers truck and trailer repairs. It also has a Collision…
Tamara Miller to leave Trucking HR Canada
OTTAWA, Ont. — Trucking HR Canada’s Tamara Miller is leaving her position, to pursue an opportunity with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. Kim MacLaren, who played a lead role in developing National Occupational Standards for the trucking industry’s non-driving…
VOLVO’S LATEST 6×2 RAISES THE AXLE – AND THE BAR – FOR FUEL SAVINGS
I spent some time earlier this month with Volvo in Utah and Idaho, where I had the chance to drive the company’s new 6×2 setup with Adaptive Loading. The configuration features a liftable pusher axle that is raised when empty…
KENWORTH’S T880 GETS NEW SLEEPER CAB
Last week I visited Seattle and had the opportunity to drive the Kenworth T880 from Kirkland, Wash to the Paccar Technical Center in Mount Vernon, Wash. This is a nice drive with some decent grades. The T880 I drove was…
EUROPE EXPERIMENTING WITH STREET-TRUCKS
Anyone who’s been to downtown Toronto is familiar with the city’s people-moving streetcars. In Europe, Siemens is now running electric freight trucks based on the same premise. The vehicles are powered by overhead wires along an electrified route in Sweden…
POORLY MAINTAINED TRAILER COSTS SWIFT MILLIONS
There may not be any violation under the Highway Traffic Act that will net a multi-million-dollar fine, but Swift found out the hard way that a poorly maintained trailer can cost that much. The company was ordered to pay an…
Ensure your cargo is safe this Labour Day weekend says CargoNet
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – CargoNet is warning the industry to ensure its cargo is safe this coming Labour Day weekend. The company examined statistics from the Wednesday before and Wednesday after the Labour Day weekend and found that in the…
New bed-in-a-bag for truckers hits the market
BURLINGTON, Ont. — Whitz Marketing Group has launched a new universal fit Bed-in-a-Bag to the trucking market recently. The new product, according to the company, enhances the look of any size sleeper, and is made of durable 100% polyester. Included…
Two Canadian carriers win Ryder award
MIAMI, Fla. – Ryder System announced its top carrier selections for its annual Ryder Carrier Quality awards today. This award, according to Ryder, recognizes excellence in the business represented by on-time performance, claims handling, customer service, technology applications, economic value…