Outlook for 2011: A story of patience and no straight line to prosperity

Can the global economy stay in drive?

Looking ahead at freight rates

How much will truck transportation rates increase in 2011? In this note, we will review the situation and make our prediction. As of this writing, we believe that rates will increase next year. Howeve...

Transportation Buying Trends Survey

2010 November

ONLINE SPECIAL: ACI is set to go live Oct. 31. Are shippers and carriers prepared?

TORONTO, Ont. -- Halloween is on Sunday and cross-border shippers and carriers may be feeling more than a little spooked this year as Oct. 31 also marks the roll-out of Canada Border Service Agency's (CBSA's) ACI (Advance Commercial...

Is Ontario fleet optimism wavering? (October 29, 2010)

TORONTO, Ont. -- The majority of Ontario fleets responding to the Ontario Trucking Association's Q4 Business e-Pulse Survey are still optimistic, but some are less optimistic than they were just three months before.

Canadian ground transportation rates continue to rise

TORONTO, Ont. -- Ground transportation freight rates in Canada posted a fourth consecutive month of increase in August, up 1.5% over July.

CFIA cracks down on livestock haulers

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has more than doubled the maximum fines that can be levied against livestock haulers who mistreat animals during transport.

COMPETITION WATCH: Robert orders 180 LNG-powered Petes

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. -- Robert Transport has placed an order for 180 Class 8 Peterbilt trucks fueled by natural gas.

COMPETITION WATCH: Bruce R. Smith taken off ice

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Bruce R. Smith, a large Ontario-based flatbed and reefer fleet with a storied 60-year history, has emerged from bankruptcy protection thanks to a cash injection from Ron Tepper's Tepper Holdings Inc. (THI Group).

Deadline for Highway Hero award nominations coming up fast

AKRON, Ohio -- Goodyear is once again looking for heroic truckers from across the continent for its 28th annual North America Highway Hero program. The deadline for nominations is Nov. 30.

OTA Education Foundation raises thousands for scholarships

TORONTO, Ont -- The OTA Education Foundation has raised more than 80% of its goal for its Double-Up Donation Challenge, which raises money to fund scholarships for children of parents who work in the Ontario trucking and trucking-related...

here come the electrics

Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz are credited with introducing the first internal combustion vehicle in 1886. But Canadians were initially more interested in battery-powered trucks. In 1898, mercantile visionary Robert Simpson of Toronto, bought...

Mack introduces NG-powered TerraPro Cabover

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Mack Trucks has come out with a natural gas-powered version of its TerraPro Cabover model for refuse and construction applications.

US truck tonnage rises in September

ARLINGTON, Va. -- US for-hire truck tonnage continued its choppy course in September, rising 1.7% after falling a revised 2.8% in August.