Nikola Motor Company has unveiled its highly anticipated Nikola One electric semi-truck at its Salt Lake City headquarters. The event was attended by more than 600 members of the media, industry partners, customers and government leaders. Pride Truck Group from Mississauga was amongst special invitees at the launch and was represented by Sam Johal (President) and […]
Mack Trucks Canada sponsored the monthly meeting of the Automotive Transportation Service Superintendents’ Association (ATSSA) held on November 8th at the Red Rose Convention Centre in Mississauga. Steven DeSousa-Service Director for Canada was joined by Curtis Dorwart, Refuse Product Manager for Mack Trucks as they effectively discussed the 2017 Mack MP series engines which have […]
Trucking HR Canada’s 3rd annual Top Fleet Employers program shined the spotlight on thirty-nine of the best workplaces in Canada’s trucking industry at their gala awards dinner held on October 13th at the Palais Royale in Toronto. Several new awards were presented in front of a sold out crowd. New awards included top private, small, medium, and […]
Pride Group Enterprises, a rapidly growing company involved in logistics, transportation, sales, rental and leasing of new and used truck and trailers has announced the hiring of Vikas Gupta as its new Senior Vice President for Sales and Operations. Mr. Gupta, formerly a top sales associate with Arrow Truck Sales, was for a number of […]
Piers Handling, Director & CEO of TIFF, has announced special programming taking place during the 2015 summer and fall seasons in celebration of the organization’s 40th anniversary. The announcements were made at a free community party held in David Pecaut Square in downtown Toronto, prior to this season’s first TIFF in the Park event, a […]
The Truck Training Schools of Ontario (TTSAO) has announced the hiring of long-time industry veteran, Kim Richardson, as their Chairman of the Board. Yvette Lagrois, President of the TTSAO says, “Our Board of Directors see this as the next step in our positive growth as an industry association. Entry-level commercial driver training and a healthy […]
The prestigious 2015 Canadian Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year Award was awarded to Chris Iveson of Challenger Motor Freight on May 6th at the Paradise Banquet Hall & Convention Centre in Concord. Sponsored by Volvo Trucks Canada, the winner of the award is selected by an independent judging committee comprised of trade journalists and […]
Rod Stiller, President of National Truck League (NTL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Harjeet Dhadda as Transportation Insurance Specialist, working in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Harjeet is a certified Professional Driver Improvement instructor for the Canada Safety Council as well as an instructor for the Ontario Safety League in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods. Fluent […]
Kim Richardson, president of KRTS Transportation Specialists, Caledonia, Ontario is the 2015 recipient of the Lee J. Crittenden Memorial Award, presented by the Professional Truck Driver Institute, Inc. (PTDI). The honor was bestowed March 10, 2015 at the Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, Florida during the annual convention of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), the organization […]
Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket, a global supplier of systems and components to automobile and truck manufacturers, and a leader in Electronic Logging Device Technology, has released a free VDO RoadLog ELD software update to address the FMCSA’s decision to temporarily suspend the 34-hour restart rule revision instituted in July 2013. The update is available […]