Canada Cartage to acquire D.J. Knoll Transport
TORONTO, Ont. – Canada Cartage has announced the proposed acquisition of D.J. Knoll Transport earlier today. D.J. Knoll, based in White City, Saskatchewan, is an asset-based transportation provider that specializes in dry and liquid bulk freight. This addition expands Canada…
Pamela Carter of Cummins to retire
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Cummins announced today that Pamela Carter, distribution business president, is retiring on April 1, 2015. Carter was the first woman to lead one of the company’s four main business units and became Indiana’s first African-American woman attorney…
Former Trucking CEO Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme
The former CEO of the trucking company USA Dry Van Logistics has pleaded guilty in federal court in Texas to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and six counts of wire fraud. Sergio Lagos headed up the cross-border trucking company that services…
ATA disappointed by President Obama’s State of the Union address
ARLINGTON, Va. – Industry leaders with the American Trucking Associations expressed their disappointment in President Obama today. According to the ATA, President Obama failed to expand on his plan for a well-funded, long term highway bill in his State of…
Peterbilt’s 75th anniversary tour comes to a close
DENTON, Texas–After eight months and nearly 100 events and 20,000 attendees later, Peterbilt’s 75th anniversary truck and trailer concluded its tour. The truck was the centrepiece of the tour with a custom-built double-expandable 53-foot trailer with interactive displays and a…
OTA reveals dates and topics for 2015 Symposium Series
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association has released the details and dates of its upcoming 2015 Symposium Series – a succession of one-day conferences that each address different specific area of operations. The OTA says there is “something for…
FMCSA Study: Costs of Crash Accountability Outweigh Benefits
The difficulty and cost of including crash fault in the CSA safety enforcement system appears to outweigh the benefits, according to an analysis by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The long-awaited report to Congress, which will be made…
Mercedes-Benz Midsize Van to Debut at Work Truck Show
Mercedes-Benz will debut its 2016 Metris mid-size van at the Work Truck Show on March 4, prior to offering the commercial vehicle for sale in the U.S. in the fall, show producer NTEA has announced. Mercedes-Benz has given a few glimpses of its mid-size…
Volvo Hits Record High Market Share in North America.
Volvo Trucks reached a market share of 15.3% of the Canadian heavy-duty retail market in 2014 selling 4,510 vehicles, a record for the manufacturer. This is a 2.2% increase over the 3,652 trucks sold in Canada in 2013.
EU to call Germany to account on foreign truckers’ wages -source
The EU is preparing to call Berlin to account over a new law that has angered Poland by stating that foreign truck drivers must be paid the German minimum wage for any hours they spend driving across Germany, an EU source said. European Union officials…