Trailer skirts: A proven fuel-saver

TORONTO, Ont. -- When passing time on a recent drive between Boise, Id. and Seattle, Wash., Sean Graham noticed a surprising number of trailers with side fairings, and so he decided to keep count. The final tally revealed more than 10% of the...

COMPETITION WATCH: Rosenau adds Fort Nelson terminal

FORT NELSON, B.C. -- In its continuing efforts to expand service into the north, Rosenau Transport has announced it has recently completed construction of a 10,000 sq.-ft. terminal here.

DDC Group’s Remote Bill Entry services now being extended to the Truckload and 3PL sectors

ATLANTA, GA. -- The DDC Group, a provider of business process outsourcing to the LTL freight industry is extending its remote bill entry service to the truckload and 3PL sectors.

ACT projects Class 8 production will nearly double from 2010 to 2012

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- ACT Research has said the stars are aligning to fuel strong demand for heavy-duty Class 8 vehicles.

Edible Arrangements wins Thermo King environmental award

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Thermo King has presented its first ever Energy Efficiency Leader Award to Edible Arrangements for developing a creative way to refrigerate its fresh fruit arrangements during delivery.

US driving champ receives ‘tricked-out’ Freightliner Cascadia

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The National Truck Driving Champion in the US has a new Freightliner Cascadia with which to hone his skills.

OTA says it will continue pushing for DRIC

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is disappointed that outgoing Michigan Senate leader Mike Bishop has opted not to hold a vote on the government-backed Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) project this year.

Ontario won’t impound commercial vehicles unless driver suspended over 100 days

TORONTO, Ont. -- The province of Ontario has relaxed proposed vehicle impoundment rules for commercial vehicles operated by drivers with suspended licences under its new seven-day vehicle impoundment rules, to come into effect Dec. 1.

Yorkton West Truck Route now open

YORKTON, Sask. -- The first phase of the Yorkton West Truck Route was opened to trck traffic on Friday with the second phase slated to open next year.

Navistar nearly ready to certify International MaxxForce at 0.2 g NOx (November 05, 2010)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Navistar International will soon certify its heavy-duty engines at 0.2 g/hp-hr NOx but it will not roll those engines out to industry for as long as possible, until it has exhausted its collection of emissions credits.

UPS orders nearly 500 new Macks

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- UPS has placed an order for 475 Mack Pinnacle models built with EPA 2010-certified Mack MP engines.

WWF to keep Volvo accountable with ‘ambitious’ emissions-cutting goals

GOTHENBURG, Sweden -- The Volvo Group has joined the World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) Climate Savers Program - the world's first vehicle manufacturer to do so, according to company officials. As a partner of the environmental organization,...

Marsh Canada, VerX team up to create national licence monitoring service

TORONTO, Ont. -- Marsh Canada Limited and VerX Direct Corporation have teamed up to create a national driver's licence and class verification system.

NAFTA surface trade makes year-over-year gains in August

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US, and Mexico was 25.3% higher in August 2010 than in August 2009, reaching $68.0 billion, according to a report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of...

Class 8 orders jump 22% in October

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEM's came in at 18,386 units in October, a 22% increase over the previous month, according to preliminary data from FTR Associates. October is the third consecutive...