American Trucking Associations (ATA) president Chris Spear is pointing to Canada as a model as he pushes back on a U.S. proposal that would mandate vaccines or weekly Covid-19 tests at businesses with more than 100 employees. The largest trucking lobby group in the U.S. submitted its official comments to the Office of Information and […]

Nuclear verdicts of more than $10 million can cripple fleet finances after a collision, but trucking companies also appear to be digging deep when settling cases involving lesser payouts. In a follow-up to its 2020 Impact of Nuclear Verdicts on the Trucking Industry report, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) found that settlements of under

WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN NEXT WEEK! If you need a Petroleum B-Train or a Dry Bulk B-Train, we can deliver instantly! IN STOCK and ready to work these specific […] Source: Truck News

Giant Tiger has come a long way since the discount retailer secured its first trucks to serve stores in Eastern Ontario. Thirty-five years later its private fleet, Tiger Trucking, counts 150 power units, 400 trailers, 300 intermodal containers, and 60 chassis that serve 260 locations across Canada. TruckNews.com spoke with James Johnstone, head of transportation

Trucking and supply chain issues could be lining up as key factors in U.S. midterm elections in 2022, a recent poll suggests. Polling data released earlier this month by the Consumer Brands Association and Morning Consult focused on key states of Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and New Hampshire, where responding residents agreed supply chain bottlenecks are

Applications for a Ontario’s new certification program for tow operators, tow truck drivers, and vehicle storage operations are now officially open. The regime — including training, insurance, vehicle safety, and […] Source: Truck News

Rob Moseley, recipient of the Rick Austin Memorial Dispatcher of the Year Award, is known to go above and beyond the call of duty. Moseley has been a dispatcher for 10 years, nine of them at Coca Cola Canada Bottling Ltd.  The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) and CPC Logistics Canada made the

Canada’s Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety came together last week in Montreal to discuss key safety issues, including those affecting the commercial trucking sector. Discussions focused […] Source: Truck News

Volvo recently celebrated its 25,000th truck delivered to Penske Truck Leasing, during a ceremony at its Volvo Customer Center in Dublin, Va. “We are extremely proud of the relationship that we have with Penske,” said Volvo Trucks North America president Peter Voorhoeve. “Over the past two decades, we’ve been able to deliver 25,000 trucks to

Wildfires caused road closures and detours in British Columbia as smoke filled the skies above the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. According to B.C. Wildfire Service, 191 wildfires continue to burn across the province. Highway 1 remained closed to eastbound traffic for about 32 km – from exit 138 at Bridal Falls Road to Flood