DHL Trucks Stolen From Montreal Yard

MONTREAL, QC - DHL Global Forwarding Canada had three trailers and two chassis stolen from their yard in Montreal around the 28th of December.

U.S. Xpress Fits Truck Fleet With LED Headlights

U.S. Xpress equips their fleet's 2014 Freightliner Cascadia trucks with Truck-Lite's LED headlights.

What’s To Be Done About Canada’s Aging Infrastructure?

It's time for Canada to develop a new approach to financing, building and repairing the nation's aging infrastructure, according to a white paper recently published by the Van Horne Institute.

Kriska’s Reefer Fleet Gets Real-Time Cold Chain Security

Kriska Holdings Limited's entire fleet of refrigerated trailers will be equipped with the ibright refrigerated telematics system from International Telematics (ITC), Kriska said Friday.

December Class 8 Truck Orders Going Strong

COLUMBUS, IN - December is the time of year when the big fleets and leasing companies in North America are in the market to buy big rigs, according to research.

Intermodal Rail Traffic Increases in 2013

Intermodal freight rail traffic in Canada and the United States picked up steam in 2013, according to newly figures released by the Association of American Railroads.

Truckers Will Pay Extra Fuel Surcharges for BC Ferries

Truckers using the B.C. Ferry system can expect to pay 3.5 percent more than the current fare come Jan. 17.

Happy to be here

In Canada, drivers are in short supply. New immigrants, however, are not. They're looking for work and will work cheap. But for trucking operations, tapping into this labour pool isn't as simple as it seems Drivers in reserve

New B.C. Rules Boost Production of LNG

SURREY, BC- The B.C. government fast-tracked FortisBC's Tillbury LNG facility's expansion by exempting them from a certificate of public convenience.

Truckers Say 2014 Won’t Bring Much Growth

Ontario carriers are not optimistic about rate and freight prospects in the first quarter of 2014, according to a report by the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA).

Diesel Truck Engines Cleaner Than Expected

Starting Jan. 1, 2014, heavy-duty engine and truck makers must offer new models of diesel engines to comply with the new standards for lower emissions of carbon dioxide and minimum fuel economy levels, as required by EPA and the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Trucking Jobs Up By the Thousands in November

November had the lowest number of unemployed people in the U.S. since five years ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly employment report.

Roll Out the Supercube Trucks

Walmart Canada is moving ahead with its supercube trailer project, launched in 2012, because it found the trailer lived up to its expectations: it lowers both greenhouse gas emissions and costs.

Payday

Stan Dunford of Contrans is a tough-talkin' trucker who says the time has never been more ripe for a rate hike. And he's not the only CEO leading the charge.

Main Ingredient Missing from Food Safety Rules? Consistency

Canadian carriers are getting different requirements from one shipper to another for exactly the same food products because there's no uniformity in preventive control plans for transportation.