Mack benefiting from strong vocational demand

Freight markets are sluggish but demand for heavy trucks remains strong, particularly for Mack Trucks and the vocational segment in which it thrives. Jonathan Randall, president of Mack Trucks North…

Motive’s Holiday Outlook Report forecasts continued challenges for carriers

Motive’s first ever Holiday Outlook Report paints a fairly grim picture of the trucking conditions, as higher fuel prices and soft freight squeeze truckers. Presenting the report at a press…

Future emissions standards provide fleets with foggy road ahead

Planning for future emissions standards is like trying to drive through the fog, unable to see what lays ahead. That was the fleet manager’s perspective from Paul Rosa, senior vice-president…

Economy the top issue facing trucking industry

The economy emerged as the number one issue on the minds of trucking industry professionals, according to an annual survey of more than 4,000 people by the American Transportation Research…

Economic Trucking Trends: Canada’s spot market volumes strengthen, but U.S. rates fall further

This week we have encouraging news regarding the Canadian spot market, with more loads available and fewer truck postings competing for those loads. But in the U.S. spot market rates…

Trucks 4 Change recognizes partners, announces new award with Trucking HR Canada

Members of the Trucks for Change (T4C) network held their first in-person annual luncheon since the Covid-19 pandemic on Thursday. But while the pandemic put a temporary halt to the…

Best Fleets awards presentations and educational seminars to be held at Nascar Hall of Fame

The Best Fleets to Drive For program will announce winners, present awards, and host educational sessions at its first standalone conference at the Nascar Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C.,…

Emterra Group to deploy Ontario’s first electric refuse truck

The impeccable greens and rolling hills at BraeBen Golf Course in Mississauga, Ont., served as a fitting backdrop for the inauguration of Ontario’s first all-electric waste collection truck. The golf…

Feds contribute to construction of Montreal’s Contrecoeur container terminal

Transport Canada, through its National Trade Corridors Fund (NTCF), has contributed $150 million to help develop the Port of Montreal’s Contrecoeur container terminal. The feds say the investment will help…

Euro Auctions acquires Canadian equipment auctioneers Michener Allen

Euro Auctions has purchased Michener Allen Auctioneering, a Canadian industrial equipment and automotive auction company. Euro Auctions is a leading European unreserved heavy equipment auctioneer, hosting on-site and online auctions.

Shell’s Starship 3.0 improves freight efficiency using RNG

Shell has released details of its latest Sharship run, showcasing opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce emissions in commercial road transport. Starship 3.0 trials were held on the U.S. West…

Volvo’s SuperTruck 2 exceeds efficiency targets

Volvo Trucks has revealed its SuperTruck 2 project exceeded the freight efficiency goals it established, thanks to aerodynamics and advanced engineering. The SuperTruck 2 program is funded in part by…

Daimler Truck renews O’Leary’s contract on Supervisory Board

Daimler Truck’s Supervisory Board has extended the contract of John O’Leary for two additional years, until March 31, 2026. O’Leary oversees Daimler Truck North America, including the Freightliner, Western Star…

Halton blitz puts 31% of inspected trucks out of service

Halton Regional Police Services (HRPS) conducted a two-day commercial vehicle blitz at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Milton, Ont., Oct. 3-4, taking 149 vehicles out of service. That represents a 31%…

Mack employees go on strike after rejecting tentative agreement

Nearly 4,000 Mack Trucks workers are on strike after voting down a tentative agreement between the truck maker and their United Auto Workers (UAW) union. Facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland and…