June Truck Tonnage Up 1.2 Percent, reports ATA

ARLINGTON, VA - The American Trucking Associations' seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 1.2 percent in June after dropping in May.

Freight Costs Slowly Dropping: CGFI

TORONTO - Canadian shippers pay marginally less for the cost of ground transportation, according to the Canadian General Freight Index.

Americans are Building; Flat Beds, Vans On the Move

NASHVILLE, IN. - Industrial production may not be growing at the rate we want, but it's still growing, says FTR.

Cops locate hit-and-run truck

BRAMPTON, ON -- Authorities say they've recovered the tractor trailer that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident earlier this week.

OTA Ponies Up to Help Solve Hit and Run

TORONTO - OTA has donated $4000 to Crime Stoppers in efforts to locate tractor-trailer involved in hit and run.

No Shortcuts for Commercial Food Trucks: Marine Atlantic

CORNER BROOK, N.L.- Marine Atlantic has denied Retail Council of Canada's request to give loading priority to trucks carrying perishable food items. The decision means that trucks delivering food will not cross the Cabot Strait from Nova Scotia faster than other trucks.

Daimler Invests Big in China

BEIJING - Foton and Daimler collaborate on new engine-making plant in China.

Feds Endorsing Natural Gas A Good Thing: CTA

OTTAWA, ON - The Canadian Trucking Alliance supports the government's recommendation to expand the use of natural gas in the Canadian economy.

Vitran reports $4.2 Million Q2 Net Loss

TORONTO - Vitran Corp. reported a Q2 net loss of $4.2 million, but stock price remains stable.

TransCore’s June Freight Index Second Best of 2012

TORONTO - Second quarter saw a 20 percent increase over the first quarter of 2012.

CNG Trucking Guidelines Approved: Nova Scotia

HALIFAX, NS - The province of Nova Scotia has approved all recommendations from an independent review of how compressed natural gas should be delivered in the Atlantic province.

Defence Department Orders 2,000 New Truc..Wait. Never mind

OTTAWA - Defence department cancels order of 2,000 Navistar medium-duty due budgetary constraints.

TransForce Makes Garbage Into Power

MONTREAL, QC - TransForce partnered up with Terreau Biogaz to convert methane from two Quebec landfill sites to electricity that will be sold to Hydro-Quebec for a 24 year period.

Nova Scotia Gives Trucking Of Natural Gas The Green Light

HALIFAX,NS - Nova Scotian truck drivers will be allowed to load and haul compressed natural gas on provincial roadways, the Nova Scotia government said.

Continental Tire hikes rubber prices

AKRON,, Ohio -- Continental Tire North America is the latest tiremaker in line to raise rubber prices in the U.S. and Canada.