US tonnage declines, but fleets are busy: ATA

ARLINGTON, Va. -- US truck tonnage dropped 0.2% in August, following a revised 0.8% decline in July, according to the most recent figures from the American Trucking Associations (ATA).

Motortruck Fleet Executive publishes groundbreaking private fleet benchmarking study

TORONTO, Ont. -- Motortruck Fleet Executive has published a groundbreaking new benchmarking study for the Canadian private fleet sector.

COMPETITION WATCH: Alberta heavy-hauler acquires two fleets

SPRUCE GROVE, Alta. -- Heavy-hauler Entrec Transportation Services has announced it is acquiring Alberta trucking firms Trak Equipment Haulers and Jay Reid Trucking.

For-hire motor carriers boost revenues but higher costs cuts into first quarter profits

OTTAWA, Ont. - Canadian trucking companies earned operating revenue of $10.1 billion in the first quarter, up 5.2% from the same quarter a year earlier.

RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index finds both production and new order growth strengthen during September

TORONTO , Ont. -- RBC's  Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index  today provided a ray of hope to the otherwise gloomy economic forecasts dominating the news and may point to a late-year rally for the country's economy. The...

St. Lawrence Seaway strike averted with tentative CAW deal

MONTREAL, Que. -- The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) announced today it has reached a tentative collective agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers which represents the Corporation's 475 unionized employees.

Hyster Company launches new line of AC-powered order pickers

GREENVILLE, N.C.  -- Hyster Company has launched a new series of AC-powered OrderPickers.

Canadian Kenworth dealers earn Parts and Service Dealers of the Year awards

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth has named its Regional, Gold and Silver Parts and Service Dealers of the Year, including Canadian winners in each category. The awards, which recognize superior excellent and achievement in parts and service...

Wakefield opens Canada’s first DEF solutionizing facility for H2Blu

TORONTO, Ont. -- Wakefield Canada has opened its H2Blu diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) solutionizing facility in Toronto. The ribbon cutting ceremony, held on Friday, took place well ahead of the original business timetable, officials said. The...

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2011 October

Canadian cancer convoys set to roll

TORONTO, Ont. - If you're scratching your head at the countless gangs of trucks populating the roads this fall, not to worry, you're not seeing double (or more): it's just convoy season in Canada. Convoys from across the country are gearing up...

War paint

FERGUS, Ont. - "Art is long, and time is fleeting/And our hearts, though stout and brave/Still like muffled drums are beating/Funeral marches to the grave." American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote these words in his work, A Psalm of...

Five reasons to turf the Liberals

I'm not one to force my political leanings on anyone. I just think it's important everyone gets out and votes. I'll even insist my wife accompany me to the polls when I know her ballot will cancel out my own. More than ever, I think it's...