Adeyanju to lead WIT’s driver engagement

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has named Andrea Adeyanju in the newly created role of director of driver engagement. Adeyanju will deploy and manage programs and services that enable…

Canadian Flatbeds carries message for Wounded Warriors Canada

Harry Wadhwa, owner of the Canadian Flatbeds Group of Companies, has been a longtime supporter of Canadian veterans. And proof of that commitment is now rolling down the highway. The…

Trudeau talks vehicle charging investments, nuclear power

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took the case for electric vehicles to Victoria, days after the federal government pledged millions for zero-emissions vehicles and charging infrastructure. “We know we need to…

VTNA names Smith as VP of leasing

Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) appointed Sue Ann Smith vice-president of leasing – national accounts. She began her new role on April 1. She succeeds Kurt Hollinger, who recently took…

Trudeau expected to make electric vehicle infrastructure announcement

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to be in Victoria today for a visit where he is expected to highlight investments in electric vehicle infrastructure. The 2022 federal budget included…

Associations welcome changes to TFW program

Updates to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program could streamline the processes used by fleets that regularly use it to source employees – as long as they can prove they…

Data may suggest growth in Driver Inc. businesses, says OTA

The number of trucking businesses without employees is surging in Ontario’s Peel and Halton regions – a trend the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) sees as a potential sign of growth…

Trucking associations welcome Hutcheson’s nomination as FMCSA administrator

Robin Hutcheson has been nominated to lead the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA), having served as acting administrator since January. She assumed the role after deputy and acting administrator…

ATA names Megan Masitto new CFO

Megan Masitto, a trade association veteran, has been named chief financial officer of the American Trucking Associations (ATA). In a career spanning more than 25 years she has worked for…

ONroute customers raise $57K for Ukraine relief

ONroute, which operates 23 travel plazas along Ontario highways 400 and 401, has helped raise $57,000 for the Canadian Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal through customer donations. “As a…

Utility Trailer plant’s 200,000th dry van comes on Target

Utility Trailer’s manufacturing line in Paragould, Arkansas, has produced its 200,000th trailer – a 4000D-X Composite dry van. The unit, including features such as 80K flush steel logistics posts and…

Mississauga passes motion supporting ODTA calls around labor rights

Mississauga City Council has unanimously passed a motion supporting Ontario Dump Truck Association (ODTA) members in their fight for fair wages and safe working conditions. City staff are being asked…

Trudeau highlights safety measures since Humboldt crash

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is highlighting a series of safety measures that have emerged in the four years since a highway crash involving a truck and Humboldt Broncos team bus.

Torc Robotics’ German facility to support Daimler Truck’s self-driving vehicles

Torc Robotics is opening a technology and software development center in Stuttgart, Germany. The independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck develops SAE Level 4 self-driving vehicle software for heavy-duty vehicles. Torc…

MTA elects board of directors

Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) members elected the 2022-2023 board of directors at their 90th annual general meeting held April 1 in Winnipeg. Members of the executive committee of the board…