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Navistar CEO promises improved product quality, increased market share
LISLE, Ill. -- In a meeting with trade press journalists this evening, Troy Clarke, head of Navistar International, spoke candidly about the company’s recent challenges and the reasons he thinks it has turned the corner. […]
Manheim Toronto Auto Auction appoints new specialty manager
MILTON, Ont. -- Manheim Toronto Auto Auction has appointed Cindy McCrystal as specialty manager. McCrystal is now responsible for the account management of Manheim Toronto’s truck, equipment and highline sales for new and existing... […]
Arrow Transportation buys Degama's transportation management software
KAMLOOPS, B.C. -- Arrow Transportation Systems has purchased Toronto-based Degama Systems’ Transportation Management Software (DTMS) solution. […]
COMPETITION WATCH: Kriska appoints Jonathan Wahba COO
PRESCOTT, Ont. -- Kriska Holdings Limited has appointed Jonathan Wahba as its chief operating officer. Wahba succeeds Paul Dean after 17 years in this role at Kriska. […]
OTA, CITA join forces to create best practices guide for shippers, carriers
OTTAWA, Ont. -- A group made up of shippers from the Canadian Industrial Transportation Association (CITA) and motor carriers from the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) met in Toronto this month with the goal of opening a mutually beneficial... […]
Road Today Truck Show coming to Brampton this weekend
BRAMPTON, Ont. -- The Road Today Truck Show is back for its fifth instalment this weekend with a change of venue. The show will be held at the Soccer Centre (1495 Sandalwood Parkway E at Dixie/Sandalwood) in Brampton May 25-26. ... […]
Utility produces 50,000th dry van trailer at Virginia plant
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. -- Utility Trailer has produced its 50,000th dry van trailer at its Glade Spring, Va. manufacturing plant. […]
Maxim Truck and Trailer to host 13th annual charity BBQ next week
WINNIPEG, Man. -- Maxim Truck and Trailer will be hosting its 13th annual charity BBQ for customers, suppliers, community and family members at its head office in Winnipeg May 29. […]
Class 8 orders hit second-highest volume in 16 months: ACT Research
COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Class 8 orders remained above 20,000 units for a seventh consecutive month in April, rising to their second highest volume in sixteen months, according to the latest figures form ACT Research. April Class 8 net orders totalled... […]
The Guarantee to sponsor Best Fleets seminar series
MARKHAM, Ont. -- The Guarantee Company of North America has been named a sponsor of the Best Fleets to Drive For seminar series, currently underway throughout Canada. […]
Peterbilt redesigns refuse truck interior
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Peterbilt’s Model 320 refuse truck has a new interior, introduced this week at the Waste Expo trade show. […]
US truck tonnage dips slightly in April, but y-o-y results up 4.3%
ARLINGTON, Va. -- US for-hire truck tonnage fell 0.2% in April, on the heels of a 0.9% gain in March, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations. […]
Cummins offering diesel, natural gas engines for refuse truck market
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Cummins today announced availability of a full line of diesel and natural gas engines for the refuse truck industry. […]
ROAD TEST: LED headlights ready for prime time
My trucking job mostly involves night driving between Toronto and Montreal, in all weather conditions. So I’m keenly aware of the importance of a good headlight system. And commercial drivers obsess about lights all the time – just... […]
Central Ontario Regional Truck Driving Championship slated for June 8
KITCHENER, Ont. -- The Central Ontario Regional Truck Driving Championships will be held June 8 at Conestoga College, according to the 2013 planning committee. […]
Seven Canadian distributors recognized by Bendix
ELYRIA, Ohio -- Bendix has honoured 37 distributors, including seven from Canada, for reaching its highest rank of platinum in its Premier Distributor Program (PDP). […]

Initial Jobless Claims Fall by 23,000 for Week
Initial jobless claims fell by 23,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday. […]
Oil Slides Below $93 a Barrel
Oil fell for a third day Thursday, falling more than $1 to below $93 a barrel after dropping almost $2 on Wednesday, on reports that Chinese manufacturing slowed, Bloomberg News reported. […]
YRC Freight Implements New Network Plan
YRC Freight said it has implemented its planned changes in operations that the company said "will deliver even greater service reliability and consistency across their network." […]
Truck Tonnage Rises 4.3% in April
Truck tonnage rose 4.3% in April from the same month last year, the largest year-over-year gain since January, American Trucking Associations said in its monthly report. […]
Oil Drops Following DOE Inventory Report
Oil declined more than $1 to near $95 a barrel following a Department of Energy report that showed crude supplies fell and gasoline stockpiles rose last week. […]
Moniz Sworn in as Energy Secretary
Ernest Moniz was sworn in as Secretary of Energy, less than a week after the Senate unanimously confirmed President Obama's nomination of the former Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist. […]
Wheels Group's First-Quarter Loss Narrows
Canadian logistics company Wheels Group said its first-quarter loss narrowed from a year ago. […]
Existing Home Sales Rise to Three-Year High
Existing home sales rose 0.6% in April to the highest level in more than three years, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. […]
FMCSA Waives Trucking HOS Rules for Oklahoma Tornado Relief Efforts
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has temporarily waived truck driver hours-of-service rules for drivers who are helping recovery efforts from the major tornado that hit near Oklahoma City on Monday. […]
Diesel Rises for Second Week, Up 2.4¢ to $3.89; Gasoline Jumps 7¢ to $3.673
Diesel rose for a second consecutive week, rising 2.4 cents to $3.89 a gallon, while gasoline jumped 7 cents to $3.673, the Department of Energy reported. […]
Navistar Hires Bill Kozek to Head Truck and Parts Business
Navistar International Corp. said it has appointed Bill Kozek as president of its North America truck and parts business. He succeeds Jack Allen, who was promoted to Navistar's chief operating officer last month. […]

Communication between vehicles at last possible?
Trucks which can automatically recognize dangerous situations on the Road, even before the driver I available to do it? In the coming decades it can occur real… In the second half of October Volvo Trucks with several partners will present how innovative and modern systems of communication between vehicles and the environment can contribute to […]
Truckermania an international final of Drivers League
More than 9 thousand of truck drivers not only from Europe, but also from the Middle East and the Republic of South Africa were competing in the eliminations of economical driving, which took place in June. The one, who will finally win the competition, would be the master of International Drivers League. Among the finalists […]
Ice age of Polish harbour
Transported through refrigerated cargo containers food is increasingly going into the containers and they are tasty morsel for almost every port. In Szczecin prevent them gaining too shallow fairway and deficiencies in port infrastructure. Good marks for the meet officials who seek not to inhibit the flow of goods susceptible to corruption. Refrigerated, whi […]
How to buy a used car
It is hard to think in our country life completely without a car. Even, if every day we use city communication or bike, our own is no voted help in emergency situations. For people living in small cities and villages, car is real necessary. Not everybody have money to buy car straight from salon. So […]
DAF fleet truck of year in Great Britain
During ceremony hand prestigious awards Motor Transport Award 2009 in London, model DAF CF85 the second time from row became honored title of Fleet truck of year. Awards “Motor Transport Awards” are honorable mention In British transport industry transmitted by branch magazine Motor Transport. Model CF85 meets all requirements of operators in range cost mana […]
Bess on leasing market In Poland
In first part of year covernant deal worth 40% less than in the same time year ago. Value of leasing agreement was about 18% less. In case of All market amount to 38%. Confirm it breakdown of investment small and big industries said representatives of Polish Leasing Ascertain. Worth of personal things leasinged in first […]
Cars imported to Poland hit for borders
Flowing freely re-export of new cars from Poland to western countries of European Union mainly form Germany. Transaction between polish and German dealers fosters weakness polish currency. Difference in prices in German and Polish salons up to few thousands Euro. Actually difference in prices after conversion PLN to Euro in case of smallest cars from […]
Paccar honored for ecological operations in hard times
Kenworth firm, one from one of mark of Paccar concern to which belongs also DAF has received prestigious award Fineness in sphere of clean air from American agency of environmental protection (EPA). Kenworth is first producer of utilitarian vehicles which receive this honorable mention from moment of revolt of award in 2000 year. American agency […]
Volvo take big contract to China
Volvo Buses together with Sunwin Bus delegation has signed with Bashi Group firm from Shanghai frame agreement to supply 1500 buses. Value of contract totals about 116 million euro but supplies of busses will last for opening of next year’s exhibition World Expo in Shanghai. Shanghai actually invest to modernization and boost of efficiency of […]
Transport in Poland is slightly Better
Transport in Poland is slightly Better – as wrote ‘Rzeczpospolita’, the logistics industry is beginning to feel a revival. Companies from industry are counting to maintain last year turns and some even on the increase. Is this announcement the end of the economic crisis? According to ‘Rzeczypospolita’, it was the first transport companies have begun […]

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Japan Stocks Dive As Benchmark Bond Yield Spikes
BANGKOK -- Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo nosedived 7.3 percent to close at 14,483.98, its worst drop since the 2011 tsunami.Japan's 10-year government bond yield rose abo […]
Oklahoma Tornado Relief: Team Rubicon Sends Military Volunteers To Rebuild Moore (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
He served in Operation Desert Storm and in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Now, after 20 years in the Army, he will again serve his country in Operation Starting Gun, in Moore, Okla.Cal Verdin, 41, is the Los Angeles resource manager for Team Rubicon, a disaster relief nonprofit made up primarily of military veterans. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in LA's […]
Pakistan Car Bombing: Explosion Kills 11 Police Officers, 1 Civilian Near Quetta (VIDEO)
QUETTA, Pakistan -- A car bomb targeting a police vehicle killed 11 policemen and one civilian Thursday in an area of southwest Pakistan wracked by a separatist insurgency and Islamic militancy, police said.The bombing on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, came the same day as fighting in the restive northwest left 4 soldiers dead. […]
Lisa Arends: 6 Relationship Red Flag Myths That Can Destroy Your Marriage
The common signs of infidelity that we are all taught -- disconnection, lack of sex, change in hours and secretive behavior -- act as a distraction from the underlying issues that can destroy a relationship. It keeps you looking outside the union for threats when your gaze should really be turned inward. When you don't believe that it can happen to you, […]
Abercrombie & Fitch Apology: Brand Issues Another Mea Culpa For CEO's Past Comments
Abercrombie & Fitch has apologized, again.In recent weeks, the retailer has seen its brand's popularity plummet after Business Insider resurfaced quotes that CEO Mike Jeffries made in a 2006 Salon article. At the time, Jeffries said the store was aimed at the skinny, hip kids, not the unattractive losers. “In every school there are the cool and popu […]
Building Materials Blamed For Bangladesh Factory Collapse
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A government investigation says poor quality construction materials and building code violations contributed to the collapse of building housing garment factories last month in Bangladesh.Committee head Khandker Mainuddin Ahmed told The Associated Press on Thursday a series of irregularities occurred in the construction of Rana Plaza. Its […]
Detroit Tigers Down Cleveland Indians 11-7 On Rainy Night
CLEVELAND -- Justin Verlander overcame a rocky start and rain delay to get his fifth win and Miguel Cabrera hit another homer as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Wednesday night, sweeping the two-game series between the AL Central's top teams.Verlander (5-4) was two outs from qualifying for a victory, when the game was stopped with […]
Fun Couples: Readers Share Photos That Prove Married People Aren't Boring (PHOTOS)
The stereotypical picture of married life often looks something like this: a couple in sweatpants, sitting on the couch on a Friday night for an hours-long Netflix marathon. While there's certainly nothing wrong with a night in with your husband or wife (in fact, it sounds pretty darn good to us!), we set out to prove that married couples aren't ne […]
Shay-la Taylor, Oklahoma Mom, Recalls Being In Labor During Tornado (PHOTOS)
While the Moore Medical Center crumbled around her on Monday afternoon, Shay-la Taylor was in labor with her second baby boy. The mom-to-be knew about the severe weather watch as she checked into the hospital to be induced at 9 a.m. that morning, but says she wasn’t really nervous. “We’re used to tornadoes and sirens,” the 25-year-old mom told HuffPost in a […]
John Boehner: AP, Fox News Probes Expose Obama Administration's 'Arrogance Of Power' (VIDEO)
As more details emerge on the Obama administration's surveillance of the Associated Press and Fox News, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is among those who are seeking "big answers."Boehner appeared on Wednesday's edition of "On The Record with Greta Van Susteren," condemning the Department Of Justice's seizure of media […]
Paul George Shot Forces Overtime In Heat-Pacers Game 1 (VIDEO)
Paul George nearly stole one in Miami. The Indiana Pacers' talented swingman forced overtime with an unlikely three-point shot in the final seconds of regulation and then nearly won Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals with an even more improbable three-point play in the waning moments of overtime. Of course, the guy who wears No. 6 for the Heat made […]
William Bradley: "Going Bulworth": The First Time, and Now
Where will Obama be if his administration's conventional methods are not up to the task of cutting through controversies that are engendered, at least in part, by reliance on conventional methods? That's when things could get very interesting. […]
John Boehner On IRS Scandal: 'Looks To Me Like' They've 'Got Something To Hide' (VIDEO)
Hours after IRS official Lois Lerner invoked her 5th Amendment right to avoid testimony at a House Oversight & Government Reform Committee hearing, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) failed to buy her claim of "I did nothing wrong."In an interview aired on Wednesday's edition of Fox News' "On The Record with Greta Van Susteren, […]
LeBron James' Buzzer Beater Lifts Heat Over Pacers In Game 1 Of Eastern Conference Finals (VIDEO)
MIAMI — LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim.There was no one in his way.Read More... More on NBA […]
Rev. Dr. William Charles Fryda, Missionary In Kenya, Suspended After Challenging Cardinal Njue, Nuns
By Fredrick NzwiliReligion News ServiceNAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) An American missionary priest who is entangled in a dispute with the country’s top Catholic cleric and a group of nuns in Kenya over the ownership of two mission hospitals has been suspended from the priesthood by his order.Read More... More on Catholic Church […]

Trent Edwards @ Surrealskin: New projects
I am super stoked on starting new projects and for ones to come in the future, I would love to hear your ideas for original tattoo concepts so just drop me an email, also you can follow me on Instagram under @TrentsTattoos.Thanks Trent […]
Tattoo Education: New Documentary Out: Hell City, The Movie!
May 22, 2013Greetings from Tattoo Education! We've known Durb Morrison for quite a while now. Durb does great tattoos and has some excellent products that he's pioneered, such as True Tubes and ErgoSquish tubes, which we carry at the TattooEducation store. But most of you probably know Durb because of his spectacular Hell City Tattoo Fest, which i […]
TattooNOW: View from Home!
So, if you are like us at the office you might not have a theatre playing the new Tattoo Nation movie near by. The movie focuses on the growth of tattooing in the West Coast and its influence. Notable artists are featured in the movie such as: Jack Rudy, Freddy Negrete & Charlie Cartwright. This a great source of knowledge for fans of the chicano style a […]
TattooNOW: Latest iPhone App
We are very excited to announce the full launch of Bill Demichele's "The Illustrated Woman" app. For the first time, famed tattoo photographer William Demichele is opening his vault. For the past 25 years Demichele has attended over 250 tattoo conventions and photographed over 4,000 tattooed woman.In 1992, Demichele published the book The Illu […]
Transcend Tattoo Gallery: Guest Artist Javier Rodriguez
So we will be having a few guest artist visiting from abroad this summer. Our first Artist is Javier Rodriguez from Spain he will be tattooing here sometime in early July. We will keep you posted as soon as the exact dates get worked out. Javier is an awesome portrait artist you can check out his here. Call the shop if you would like to get in touch with him […]
The Bohemian Tattoo Club and Gallery: The Right to Play Music Festival 2013
The Bohemian Tattoo Club and Gallery is proud to be participating in this year's Right to Play Music Festival! We will be there from 10 am 10 pm at Foster Park in downtown Kokomo this Saturday May 25! We will be featuring newly stocked merchandise, give aways, and "inking" our fans with a temporary logo tattoos! Don't miss a beautiful d […]
Off the Map Tattoo: New England News: Want a FREE Tattoo from Johnny Smith
We are looking for a client who is available June 2 to get a FREE tattoo by Johnny Smith. The tattoo will be filmed as part of a webcast. We are looking for transportation related subject matter. The more flexible you are the more likely to be picked. Think cars, planes, boats, motorcycle, etc.Email interest with a description of your idea to to Mary@TattooN […]
Tattoo Education: Amazing New Art Book: The Art Of The Leu Family
May 20, 2013Greetings from Tattoo Education! Many of you have heard of the Leu Family, in particular the iconic Swiss tattooist Filip Leu. Filip's work has long been sought after by serious collectors for his unique take on the Japanese theme, where he takes a deep natural understanding rooted in his psychedelic influences and infuses that into the larg […]
Joe @ Off the Map Tattoo: Lightning Strikes Twice!!
It seems I've had another last minute cancellation! If your interested in getting tattooed today at good ol Off The Map Tattoo give us a call 413 527 6574 Thanks a bundle! […]
Joe @ Off the Map Tattoo: Change of plan...
Well I had a massive cancellation today totally last minute, always a bummer. :( However it looks like a great opportunity to tattoo my wonderful wife Anna! Planning to do a mandala design I worked up that she fell in love with. She's my favorite person in the world so I'm extremely greatful for the time. I'll post pics soon. Check Instagram f […]

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