TORONTO, Ont. – Several first-year post-secondary students are receiving a financial boost for their studies, through the latest Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) Education Foundation scholarships.The scholarships are awarded based on a balance of aca…
NORTH CANTON, Ohio — The Kenan Advantage Group (KAG) has acquired Quebec-based Beaulac Transport through its Canadian subsidiary RTL Westcan, the company announced Friday.The financial details were not disclosed.
Beaulac is a carrier specialized in hau…
MONTREAL, Que. — Groupe St-Henri (GSH), a leader in the semi-trailer industry in Quebec, has acquired Flexi-Van Canada, a leasing company based in Toronto, Ont.Financial details were not disclosed.
GSH said Tuesday the acquisition will help it offer su…
A truck driver was arrested by Canadian border officials after $10 million worth of cocaine was discovered inside a tractor-trailer coming from the United States.
The incident is among the largest drug seizures from a truck at the U.S.-Canada border…
TORONTO, Ont. – Insurance premiums continue to push higher, driven up by everything from massive legal verdicts to the increasing price of collision repairs, but there are still things fleets can do to keep the costs under control.It’s largely a matter…
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. – Authorities have seized 136 kilograms of suspected cocaine worth $17 million from trucks in two incidents at border crossings in Southern Ontario.The drug busts were announced by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and …
MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada has announced the winners of the 35th PMTC-3M Vehicle Graphics Design Awards.The announcement was made Thursday, the second day of the virtual PMTC annual conference.
The winner in the tractor-tr…
TORONTO, Ont. – Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) president Mike Millian made an impassioned plea for the federal government to delay its electronic logging device (ELD) rule implementation date for six months.Speaking to PMTC members at the…
TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario plans to have a new truck emissions inspection regime in place by early 2022, under a series of regulatory changes that are currently in the works.The province has committed to updating its periodic vehicle inspection program to…
MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) has inducted four more truckers to its Hall of Fame for Professional Drivers.The honorees were Shelley Uvanile-Hesch of Sharp Transportation, Brent Mater of Zavcor Trucking, Mike Tetlock o…
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Ontario’s 400 Series highways have been recognized as a known human trafficking corridor, but a new trailer taking to those routes will deliver a message of help.The Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada, in a partnership with Sharp T…
NEWS RELEASEONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE**************************BLIND RIVER – On Sept. 7, 2020 at 2:45 p.m., East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members were stopped by a motorist stating a pick-up truck almost caused a head-on collisi…
TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario DriveTest centers are returning to full service on Sept. 8, completing a gradual reopening that followed a shutdown linked to Covid-19.All restrictions are being removed – including a measure that forced people to complete knowl…
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – CargoNet is warning of a potential rise in the theft of food items during this Labor Day weekend due to the coronavirus pandemic.“The effects of Covid-19 have brought new challenges to the supply chain, and it is more important than…
WOODSTOCK, Ont. – Ontario’s provincial government is moving forward with rules designed to keep people from stopping, hindering, obstructing or interfering with vehicles that are transporting farm animals.Four sections of Bill 156 — the Security from T…