Driver behavior key to fuel savings, safety: Panel

Improving fuel economy, cutting costs, and reducing risk may sound like separate goals, but at a Truck World panel on eco-driving and high-tech coaching, speakers made it clear they…

5 things to know about the new PC-12 engine oil category

A new heavy-duty engine oil category is on the horizon, with PC-12 now finalized and moving toward market introduction. We caught up with Karin Haumann, OEM technical services manager…

Fuel spikes, tariff swings keep trucking in ‘constant drift,’ FTR’s Starks says

Eric Starks didn’t sugarcoat it. Standing before a packed room at the VIP Breakfast during Truck World, the chairman of FTR opened with a simple question: “How many of…

ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: March spot market rates hit two-year high as shippers brace for toughest conditions on record

Spot market rates posted their strongest March in two years, but can they keep pace with rapidly increasing diesel prices? So far, they have been, according to the…

High diesel prices could hit consumers harder than gas costs — for months

High diesel prices continue to ripple through the economy and put pressure on consumers — with no end in close sight — even as a shaky ceasefire in the…

Urban Upgrade: Volvo VNR redefines regional haul expectations

Regional haul tractors were never meant to be the most luxurious trucks on the road. Why bother with high-end styling when they’re going to get banged up anyways? And…

ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Trucking conditions best in four years, while spot market rates continue to rip

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index reached its strongest reading in four years, but it may not last, the industry forecaster warns, as higher diesel prices are not yet fully factored…

Sarnia, Ont., border crossing surpasses Ambassador Bridge in commercial truck traffic

The Crown corporation that manages several international bridges in Ontario says a border crossing in Sarnia has overtaken the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor as the busiest for commercial traffic. …

ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Spot rates surge, Class 8 orders dip but remain ‘exceptionally strong’

What’s rising faster, the cost of diesel or spot market rates? Both are increasing rapidly. And Class 8 orders pulled back in March from a record February but remained…

Volvo touts fuel efficiency edge as orders jump despite soft freight

Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) is betting rising diesel prices will accelerate adoption of its latest fuel-efficient models, even as freight markets remain soft. Speaking at a press…

Teamsters, DHL reach tentative deal, averting strike

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and DHL have reached a tentative four-year agreement, avoiding a nationwide strike that could have disrupted parcel and freight operations across the U.S.

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…