Central Ontario Regionals set stage for provincial truck driving championships
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — Home Hardware drivers shone at the Central Ontario Regional Truck Driving Championships over the weekend, capturing the Team Award and several other categories. The top-placing drivers will go to compete against Toronto Regional championship winners July 11…
Service Freight Systems turns 20, ships staff to Mexico to celebrate
BURLINGTON, Ont. — A fast-growing Ontario-based logistics company turned 20 recently, and to celebrate it shipped all its staff to Mexico for a long weekend beach vacation. Service Freight Systems, which coordinates customized freight deliveries across North America, sent its…
Navistar’s OnCommand Connection available through Shaw Tracking
LISLE, Ill. — Navistar has announced Shaw Tracking can now support its OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics platform. “OnCommand Connection has had an extremely rapid rollout in the Canadian market, and we believe, with the addition of Shaw Tracking, we are set…
Therea s a need for truck inspections
Two officers with the Waynesburg Borough Police Department who recently completed training to become certified in commercial traffic enforcement conducted their first truck inspections last Monday on High Street in downtown Waynesburg.
LNG projects and shipbuilding contracts will transform transportation in B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. — If just one or two of the more than 40 LNG projects proposed for British Columbia get the green light there will be a profound impact on transportation in the province – both good and bad –…
BBC Host – Tries to Make Migrant Criminals into Heroes’ in Documentary
In a revealing video showing the plight of the British truck drivers who routinely run the gauntlet trying to avoid illegally trafficking migrants into the United Kingdom, BBC host Victoria Derbyshire engages in a public relations effort on behalf of t…
MiX Telematics Adds Houston Office
“Our company is rapidly expanding its sales and customer service operations in North America,” said Pete Allen, Executive Vice President of Sales at MiX Telematics. “We are committed to our ‘service for life’ approach which means collaboratively delive…
Consumer Confidence Improves, Producer Prices Jump
Consumer confidence rebounded this month, with more people expecting increases in their wages, according to the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers released Friday.. The measure climbed to 94.6, up from a final reading in May of 90.7, which was …
CDL Tester Indicted in South Carolina
A third-party CDL tester used by South Carolina has been indicted for giving tests he wasn’t supposed to and skimping on the tests themselves. Thomas Lindsey was indicted by the U.S. District Court in Greenville, S.C., on charges of false statements ma…
Kenworth Offers Yokohama Tires on New Trucks
Kenworth is offering a selection of all-position Yokohama tires for Kenworth heavy- and medium-duty conventional trucks, the company announced. Kenworth customers can specify Yokohama’s 101ZL, 703ZL, 709ZL, MY507, RY023, RY617, and TY517 tires when ord…