Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 9: Ryan Hooten’s 1995 Peterbilt 379
Up this week at No. 9 is Ryan Hooten with his 1995 Peterbilt 379, which was a perennial Best of Show contender in Pride & Polish events in Dallas and Las Vegas in the early 2010s.
Edward Fuels joins McDougall Energy
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – McDougall Energy has acquired Edward Fuels and its associated companies, including Manitoulin Fuels and Petroline Petroleums. The new divisions will operate under their existing names and management, but as a division of McDoug…
Ongoing Focus, Training Are Keys to Plugging Cybersecurity Gaps in Trucks
Trucks are becoming ever more connected, with tools like telematics systems tracking every move.
How borrowers, sometimes unknowingly, sign away their assets in MCA contracts
When Heather Wilson and her husband, co-owners of five-truck Dream Trucking, started taking out tens of thousands of dollars in merchant cash advances, they didn’t realize the risks they had taken. Now, “We’ve lost our house and cars,” said Wilson. Wha…
Police hunt Moncton snow crab thieves
MONCTON, N.B. – The Codiac Regional RCMP is looking for three suspects following the thefts of four loads of snow crabs from two trucking terminals in Moncton. The thefts occurred June 5 and June 7, police said. “Two transport truck trailers containing…
Truck crossings continue to improve
OTTAWA, Ont. – Truck arrivals continued to rise during the week of June 15-21, but was still down 11% from a year ago, the Canada Border Services Agency said. It said 104,247 truck drivers entered the country during June 15-21, up from 101,104 in the p…
NB Covid-19 tests for truck drivers change locations
FREDERICTON, N.B. – New Brunswick continues to test the province’s truck drivers for Covid-19, but the voluntary program is changing locations. As of June 26, the collection of swab specimens will end at the Saint Jacques weigh scale, but begin at the …
TFI picks up Comcar’s MCT Transportation
MONTREAL, Que. – TFI International has purchased the assets of MCT Transportation, a refrigerated and dry van subsidiary of Comcar Industries. TFI paid US$9.6 million for the assets, including accounts receivables, as well as $2.8 million for two real …
Law expert: Focus on safety to avert nuclear verdicts
PITTSBURGH, Penn. – Runaway nuclear verdicts are a reality now, but a leading transportation safety and law expert believes fleets could avert mega awards by enforcing a strict safety protocol. “What used to be a very infrequent event is now becoming a…
Insurance Premiums: Are you doing everything you can to manage them?
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