June Truck Orders Softening on Cue, Increase Year-Over-Year

COLUMBUS, IN - Following typical seasonal trends, North American class 8 orders dropped in June. But that's normal, noted ACT Research.

New B.C. Highway 80% Complete

DELTA, B.C. - The South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR), a major infrastructure project in British Columbia - that will reduce commute times by an hour a day, according to the federal government - is nearly 80 percent completed.

Squeeze Play

At the same time as experts detect hints of recovery, customers have learned there's quite a big herd of carriers chasing the same freight.

East Coast Truckers Targeting Industry Labour Issues

DIEPPE, NB - The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association announced today that it is in the process of developing a plan to tackle not only the shortage of qualified drivers, but industry issues around training and retention.

Better Trained Drivers Means Safer Roads, Less Churn: OOIDA

GRAIN VALLEY, MO - The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has launched a new campaign to address the lack of basic training standards for new truck drivers.

U-V Recovery?

It might appear to some of us these days that all the economic science involved in predicting the behavior of medium-term markets is as conclusive as a childhood game of plucking rose petals: Recovery. Recovery not.

Navistar Continues Stacking Senior Team, Nets GM’s Borst

LISLE, Ill., - Former chairman, CEO and president of GM Asset Management, Walter Borst, is Navistar's pick to replace its outgoing CFO, Andrew Cederoth.

Canadian Men Driving Trucks and Working Retail

OTTAWA - According to Statistics Canada's 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), the second most common occupation for Canadian men is "transport truck driver." The number one spot? Retail salesperson.

Shiftless So-and-sos

The rig almost stops, your engine runs dead slow, you instinctively position your left foot and then...nothing. The truck stops, and there you are.

Trimac’s Malysa & Canadian Freightways’ Wettstein On Flood Recovery

CALGARY - After a torrent of water washed through Calgary and surrounding parts of Alberta late last week, trucking operations are beginning to return to near normal service.

Freight Forecast Calls For Continuous Growth for Trucks

ARLINGTON, VA - The American Trucking Associations ATA) has released a new freight forecast that projects an increase in freight volumes for all modes of transportation by more than 20 percent.

Italian Job

The relationship between Chrysler and Fiat is expanding into the NA commercial vehicles sector, including, perhaps, the heavy-truck market.

Penske Increases Natural Gas Vehicles, Over 200 By Year End

READING, PA - Penske Truck Leasing has announced that they will add 100 compressed natural gas (CNG) tractors to their rental fleet.

May Class 8 Prices ‘More of the Same Story,’ says ACT Research

COLUMBUS, IN - May saw volumes for used class 8 trucks dip slightly due to the retail market slowing four percent month over month, ACT Research reported today. Conversely, auction and wholesale segments saw month over month improvements.

Trailer Orders Fall 30%, But In Line Seasonally

COLUMBUS, IN — There was a 30 percent drop in trailer orders in May from April, reported ACT Research today. That deep dive might seem like cause for concern, but…