Tallman Group rebrands
KINGSTON, Ont. — Tallman Truck Centre has rebranded as Tallman Group to reflect its broadening scope. The company, which began as a single International Trucks dealership in 1973, now includes nine dealerships and six associations. Divisions include Tallman Truck Centre,…
Utah Gov. Approves Natural Gas Tax Increase
Utah’s Gov. Gary R. Herbert has signed a transportation infrastructure funding bill that includes increases in the state tax on natural gas and hydrogen vehicle fuel. Under the legislation , Utah’s current 8.5 cents per gallon equivalent tax on natural…
Date set for annual Teddy Bear Convoy
JOHN’S, Nfld. – Trucking companies and drivers across Newfoundland and Labrador are raising money to support the Janeway Children’s hospital – the only children’s hospital in Newfoundland and Labrador. The event dubbed the Teddy Bear Convoy will take place on…
APTA blasts New Brunswick diesel tax increase
DIEPPE, N.B. — Truckers in New Brunswick, who already pay among the highest diesel taxes in Canada, will have to shell out even more. The provincial budget released yesterday included a hike in diesel taxes, which will generate $28 million…
OTA Education Foundation accepting annual scholarship applications
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association Education Foundation has released information about its annual general and endowed scholarships to assist post-secondary students with the financial responsibility of paying for a college and/or university education. The annual endowed scholarships have…
FLO Components offering new hose connection control system
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — FLO Components announced it is now offering a new Hose Connection Control (HCC) system to monitor grease lines in automatic greasing systems. “Historically, regardless of the brand of automatic greasing system or operating principle used, one potential…
Healthy Fleet Challenge: March results
TORONTO, Ont. – It may be April 1, but it’s no joke: The Healthy Fleet Challenge has ended its second leg of the competition and is taking a month-long rest in April. As expected, the challenge was a success and…
Raven Transport Adds 115 LNG Trucks
Raven Transport will add 115 Peterbilt Model 579 heavy-duty trucks powered by liquefied natural gas to its fleet to haul goods for a leading consumer packaged goods company, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced. Clean Energy will support this fleet by op…
EPA Certifies Altech-Eco’s CNG Transit Van
Altech-Eco has received certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to produce a dedicated compressed natural gas version of the 2015 Ford Transit 150/250/350 3.7L van and wagon with Ford’s gaseous prepped engine option. The Altech-Eco …
Trucker rest requirements would change in Kansas
Congress changed the rules for “resetting” at the end of a truck driver’s week in a wide-ranging budget deal in December. Drivers have to take a 34-hour rest period after driving on seven or eight consecutive days, depending on the type of truck, said …