Don’t get left behind

Our cover story this month points out that the date for Canada Border Service Agency’s Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) e-manifest requirements to go into effect  is fast approaching and questions whether motor carriers are...

International LoadStar looks to shine in refuse truck market

TOOELE, Utah -- One man’s trash is another’s treasure, particularly if that other man is in the business of hauling trash away to landfill sites and recycling depots.

Net trailer orders in US improve in August: ACT Research

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Net orders for trailers in the US improved in August, rising to 15,370 units, according to the latest results from ACT Research. Applying August’s seasonal factor brought the order total to 18,200 units. “Looked...

OTA offers goods movement strategies to keep Ontario competitive

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association say the “most important thing” the province can do to stay competitive is “implement economic, investment and tax policies that maintain and attract direct investment in the...

COMPETITION WATCH: Mullen Group partners to develop oil and gas fields in Northwest Territories

OKOTOKS, Alta. -- Mullen Group has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with two northern business partners to provide oilfield services, transportation and logistics services in the Sahtu Settlement Area of the Northwest Territories.

Navistar bolsters vocational product line; puts dealers through boot camp

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Navistar International is looking to assert itself as the vocational truck market leader and over a four-week period concluding this week, has put more than 700 dealer reps through a Vocational Boot Camp to ensure...

Cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers drops in July: CGFI

TORONTO, Ont. -- The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers decreased by 0.5% in July when compared with June results, according to results published today by the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI)

Navistar puts emissions debacle in rearview mirror, sets sights on future

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Navistar International won’t apply SCR to its 15-litre MaxxForce engine and will instead lean on Cummins for its high-horsepower requirements, Jim Hebe, senior vice-president of North American sales operations...

US truck tonnage falls in August: ATA report

ARLINGTON, Va. -- US truck tonnage contracted 0.9% in August after increasing 0.4% in July, according to reports from the American Trucking Associations. “The sequential drop in August, while not erasing the cumulative 1.5% gain in June...

CB radios granted another five-year exemption under hand-held ban

TORONTO, Ont. -- The use of CB radios by commercial drivers has been exempted under Ontario’s hand-held devices ban for another five years by the provincial government.

OTA applauds coming changes to licence renewals for senior drivers

TORONTO, Ont. --  The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is applauding the announcement from the province’s Minister of Transportation, Bob Chiarelli, that the government is moving forward with changes to its Senior Commercial Driver...

Cornwall trucking companies promoting city with new decal initiative

CORNWALL, Ont. -- A group of trucking companies in the Cornwall area will be sporting decals promoting the city’s rise in prominence as a logistics hub on their equipment as part of a new initiative by Cornwall’s economic developers.

10 Acre Truck Stop offering free burgers Sept. 26

BELLEVILLE, Ont. -- The 10 Acre Truck Stop is hosting its annual Customer Appreciation Day here Sept. 26.

Allison, Dana land deal to commercialize continuous variable transmission

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Allison and Dana have formed a strategic alliance with Fallbrook Technologies, to develop and commercialize the company’s continuous variable technology transmission.

New technology tire inflation systems debut at IAA

HANOVER, Germany -- A pair of groundbreaking new tire inflation technologies were unveiled at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show here last week.