Class 8 orders make ‘modest’ gains in January

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing January Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEM's at 27,009 units, a modest 1% increase over the strong December activity.

Canadian fleets looking to shine at Volvo safety awards

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Canadian fleets are looking to continue their winning streak at the third instalment of the Volvo Trucks Safety Awards, with two Canuck fleets having taken home the prize in the first two years of the awards program. Bison...

Truck West February 2011

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Optimism returning to Ontario trucking industry

TORONTO, Ont. -- Seventy-five per cent of Ontario carriers who responded to the Ontario Trucking Association's Q1 Business e-Pulse Survey said they were 'optimistic' about the industry's prospects for the next three months.

CTA, provincial trucking associations offering input at red tape hearings

TORONTO, Ont. -- A federal commission working to reduce red tape and compliance burden in business is holding hearings across Canada - and at each stop so far the local provincial trucking association has been on-hand to provide input.

Feds to study Canadian commercial vehicle manufacturing sector

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Industry Minister Tony Clement announced yesterday that the feds will commission a study of Canada's medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturing sector.

US fleets in mood to buy, most leaning SCR: CKCVR report

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- US fleets are in the mood to buy new equipment, according to the Q1 2011 Fleet Sentiment Report Buying Index, as reported by CK Commercial Vehicle Research.

FTR Trucking Condition Index shows improvement

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- The Trucking Condition Index, as measured by industry analyst FTR Associates, reached its healthiest level of the current recovery in December.

Truck News February 2011

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CTA urges feds to pick up pace with EOBR legislation in light of US proposal

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has weighed in on yesterday's FMCSA proposal that would see virtually all interstate carriers required to use EOBRs to monitor driver hours-of-service.

Bridge Commission asks US govt. to step to plate

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. -- After recently revamping the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) facilities at the Queenston border crossing, the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission is asking the US feds to match Canada's generosity and help fund...

Bostrom Seating sold to Commercial Vehicle Group

NEW ALBANY, Ohio -- Accuride has announced it has sold its Bostrom Seating division to Commercial Vehicle Group.

Snow angels

SARNIA, Ont. - A major winter snowstorm hammered southwestern Ontario in mid-December, stranding more than 300 motorists overnight in frigid, blustery conditions and leaving one truck driver dead.

Trucking: An industry that solves its own problems

When people - outsiders, of course - ask me how it is I don't get bored covering the trucking industry, I'm never short for an answer. Of course, there's the usual rant about how the industry is constantly evolving, my fascination with the...

Is FMCSA cooking the numbers?

If you haul into the US no doubt the firestorm of debate raging right now over the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) new proposed hours-of-service rules for trucking has captured your interest. And possibly left you...