Class 8 orders slide for fourth straight month

Class 8 truck orders softened in January for the fourth straight month, with orders below production levels which should eat into the backlog. FTR reported January orders of 21,600 Class…

Provinces differ in ELD enforcement penalties

More than a month into the enforcement of the federal electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, TruckNews.com reached out to provinces and Transport Canada regarding penalties for non-compliance. Canada’s federally regulated…

PMTC awards program opens for entries

The 2023 Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) awards program is open for entries, recognizing excellence in trucking. The awards program includes The Rick Austin Memorial Dispatcher of the…

Alchemist finds people-first approach the solution to high turnover

Glen Parsons believes if you treat your people well, success in the trucking industry will follow. As co-owner of Coastal Pacific Xpress (CPX), a company in which he sold his…

Mack celebrates MD production milestone

Mack Trucks recently celebrated a milestone, producing its 10,000th Mack MD Series medium-duty truck at its Roanoke Valley Operations truck plant. The MD6 Class 6 and MD7 Class 7 models…

Parts for Trucks purchases Fleet Brake

Parts for Trucks has announced its acquisition of Fleet Brake Parts & Service, which creates a national network of locations serving the heavy-duty trucking industry. The acquisition creates a network…