Fleets press pause on growth, expansion amid cost, tariff pressures

Fleet leaders across North America are hitting pause on expansion in 2026, with half planning to maintain their fleet size amid economic pressures that are prompting them to adopt a…

RNG accounts for 94% of natural gas vehicle fuel use in 2025

Renewable natural gas (RNG) accounted for 94% of all on-road fuel used in natural gas vehicles on the U.S. roads in 2025, according to new data from The Transport Project.

Trucking Announcements: Promotions at NMFTA, PGT Trucking; Capacity Trucks welcomes Gibson

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association promoted Ben Wilkens to director of cybersecurity, and PGT Trucking appointed…

Myths still hold back retread use despite cost, safety, environmental benefits

High-quality casings, regular tire maintenance and multiple retreads deliver the lowest total cost for fleets, along with strong safety performance and significant environmental benefits. This is the key to making…

Registrations fell across drivetrains in 2025, but fleets pivoted to diversified strategies: report

Fleets increasingly turned to powertrain diversification as a financial and risk management strategy to navigate the volatile freight market and regulatory uncertainties of 2025. Rather than waiting for a…

Readers speak out on maintenance: Parts and labor availability, costs, wait times cited as main issues

Fleet operators say maintenance can be one of the most unpredictable and costly parts of running a trucking business, especially when costs are driven by rising parts and labor prices,…

Trucking Announcements: Martins founder dead at 54; C-suite appointments at Ballard, Montway Auto Transport

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, trucknews.com is saddened to report the passing of Martin Depelteau, founder and president of Martins, a manufacturer…

Canada’s Top 100 largest carriers: Trimac climbs into top 5; 12 new fleets added to 2026 list

Trucknews.com’s 2026 list of Top 100 largest carriers shows stability in rankings but not in capacity, as several carriers reported smaller equipment counts while others grew…

Cargo theft grows more organized as US ranks among hardest hit countries

Cargo theft is becoming more organized and technologically driven, with criminals expanding beyond trucks to target rail shipments and exploit digital freight platforms in the United States. Globally, Brazil accounted…

Rules for truck drivers won’t change amid marijuana reclassification in the US

The Trump administration’s move to reclassify marijuana will not change the rules for truck drivers, but industry groups warn it could still create confusion about what’s allowed behind the wheel.

Erb gets a playoff assist with Kitchener Rangers OHL team

Ontario’s Erb Transport performed a last-minute, overnight delivery run to ensure the local hockey team, the Kitchener Rangers, had their equipment in place for a game after a trailer breakdown…

Driver training, incentives help shed fuel costs

Driver behavior remains the single biggest lever fleets can pull to improve both fuel efficiency and safety, but changing habits at scale requires a combination of training, data, and meaningful…

Smart trailer tech shifts from monitoring to action, cutting downtime, fuel use

Trailers are now rapidly evolving from being passive equipment units into connected, data-rich assets that can help fleets improve uptime, cut emissions and reshape operations management due to technology like…

Infrastructure, scale shape fleets’ decarbonization choices

Fleets are being forced to weigh multiple, competing paths to decarbonization without a clear roadmap for which technology will dominate. For years, fleets could rely on a predictable cycle; new…

Decarbonization path remains complex for longhaul fleets

The path to decarbonizing trucking remains uneven and fragmented,  especially for longhaul fleets, where operational realities continue to limit the viability of zero-emission vehicles. During a panel at the Truck…