COMPETITION WATCH: Ayr wins Carrier of the Year award from Purolator
WOODSTOCK, N.B. — Ayr Motor Express has been named Purolator’s 2012 Long-haul Carrier of the Year. The award, established in 1996, is based on a carrier’s on-time performance, peak season performance and customer service. Carriers…
Ground transportation costs for Canadian shippers up in December
TORONTO, Ont. — The total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers was up 1.14% in December compared with November results, according to results published today by the Canadian General Freight Index.
Truck Safety Coalition attacks ATA truck-car crash data
The Truck Safety Coalition, a partnership between the Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways Foundation , and Parents Against Tired Truckers has taken fire at a recently released report by the American Trucking Assns .
Will MTO officer charged for public masturbation return to his job? We may never find out.
WELLAND, Ont. — Will a transport enforcement officer with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation who pled guilty for masturbating in the bushes outside a girls’ school actually return to his job?
Canadian trucking firms among Canada’s Best Managed Companies
TORONTO, Ont. — What do Armour Transportation, Bison Transport, Challenger Motor Freight, Day & Ross, Kriska, M-O Freightworks and Wheels Group have in common?
CTA lauds GHG harmonization, recommends improvements
TORONTO, Ont. — After joining federal Environment Minister Peter Kent at Bison Transport’s Mississauga terminal earlier this week to announce the harmonization of Canada’s greenhouse gas standards for new heavy trucks with those in…
Truck Drivers Stuck in Aftermath of Blizzard
Rows and rows of trucks filled lots of truck stops around the city, including Flying J, where people were en route to everywhere from Plainview to Canada.
All Trucking Jobs Launches Mobile Site
Due to the extreme increase in the use of smaller mobile devices by truckers, All Trucking Jobs has launched a slimmed down mobile version of their site geared specifically to smaller screened devices.
Blue Tree’s temperature management system gets Carrier Transicold approval
ROANOKE, Va. — Blue Tree Systems has announced its R:COM temperature management system has been approved for both one-way and now two-way communication with all DataTrak-equipped Carrier Transicold transport refrigeration units operating in…
Fontaine Fifth Wheel reorganizes sales and marketing department
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. — Fontaine Fifth Wheel has reorganized its sales and marketing department, which officials say will help the company better serve key customers. “Using the same 80/20 principles that drive the rest of our…