ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Spot rates continue to climb as market tightens

The spot market is suddenly on fire, and one analyst says it’s the first time in about four years that it would be considered tight. That’s good news…

How Facility Association managed trucking oversubscriptions

Ontario’s 2023 changes making direct compensation for property damage coverage (DCPD) optional meant Facility Association (FA) “unwillingly [became] the underpriced market of choice for longhaul trucks carrying only liability and accident…

Canada Post adamantly denies Driver Inc. links, faces pushback from MP committee, CTA

Canada Post’s top executives repeatedly and unequivocally denied any connection to the controversial Driver Inc. model during a tense appearance before the House of Commons transport committee but faced…

ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Trailer orders drop sharply, spot market reflects rising diesel costs

Trailer orders disappointed in February, dropping sharply from December-January totals and reflecting ongoing concerns about the freight market. And while spot market rates continue to improve, they’re growing…

B.C. RCMP discover the unbelievable during truck enforcement blitz

A commercial vehicle enforcement blitz in Burnaby, B.C., sidelined more than half of the trucks inspected, with officers uncovering a range of serious safety violations — including a fuel…

Hendrickson launches Watchman wheel-end sensing system

Hendrickson is expanding its push into connected trailer technology with the launch of its Watchman wheel-end sensing system, unveiled at the Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting. The…

Aperia expands tire inflation system to steer axle

Aperia Technologies is expanding its automatic tire inflation system to the steer axle, addressing what the company says is one of the most safety-critical and frequently underinflated positions on…

Mack adds bodies to connected services, streamlines over-the-air updates

Mack Trucks is expanding its GuardDog Connect diagnostics platform beyond the truck itself, integrating body equipment for the first time in a move executives say will eliminate long-standing visibility…

Clarios launches Battery Manager Pro service for fleets

Clarios Connected Services introduced a new fully managed battery service called Battery Manager Pro at the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) annual meeting in Nashville. The service monitors…

TEL places 400-truck order for Volvo VNL

Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) says one of the largest fleet leasing providers in the United States has placed a major order for its flagship longhaul truck. TEL,…

Volvo pushes connected truck tech with OTA updates, new trailer data link

Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) is accelerating the shift toward software-driven trucks, expanding automatic over-the-air (OTA) updates across its connected fleet while developing a new tractor-trailer connector designed to…

SAF-Holland rolls out brake monitoring, uncoupling safety and lighter trailer suspension at TMC

SAF-Holland used the Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting to introduce a trio of new technologies aimed at improving safety, maintenance planning and payload efficiency for fleets. The…

Transtex acquires FleetAero assets from Knight-Swift, forms long-term partnership

Transtex has acquired FleetAero assets from Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings and entered into a long-term partnership with the carrier aimed at improving fleet efficiency and accelerating product development. The…

NACFE report highlights real-world performance across competing truck powertrains

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has released the second report from its Run on Less – Messy Middle demonstration project, offering new…

Mitchell 1 adds unit number search to TruckSeries for enterprise fleets

Mitchell 1 has introduced a new search capability within its TruckSeries repair information platform that allows enterprise fleets to access service information using internal unit…