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…

Alberta Floods ‘Brutal’ For Trucks

CALGARY - Floodwaters are devastating Calgary and many parts of Southern Alberta. Torrential rainfall unloaded on the region yesterday and has since flooded many of the surrounding rivers, including the Bow and Elbow Rivers. A state of emergency has been declared.

Three-Year Trend of Lowered Volume, Rate Outlook Broken

WINDSOR, CO. - Feeling a little more positive about future rates and volume growth? You're not alone, according to Transport Capital Partners' (TCP) second quarter Business Expectations Survey.

Ten Percent Rebound on TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index

TORONTO - TransCore Link Logistics' Canadian Freight Index for May had a healthy 10 percent rebound from the previous month. Compared to May 2012, however, load volumes were 16 percent lower.

April Shippers Conditions ‘Slight Improvement’, Rates Move Slowly

BLOOMINGTON, IN - FTR Associates' April Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) had a "slight improvement" over March with a reading of -6.9.

Rise in Class 8 Orders Reflect ‘Genuine Need for Trucks’

COLUMBUS, IN - For the eighth month in a row, May's class 8 orders stayed above 20,000 units, also rising to their second highest volume in 17 months, reported ACT Research.

Delicate Balance Between Supply & Demand in Trucking: Report

LOMBARD, IL - A new report from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) reveals that transportation costs were only up 3 percent in 2012 and suggests that the United States is no longer in recovery mode, saying it has reached a "new normal."