Toyota’s Ontario supply chain feeling the pain

TORONTO -- The shutdown of Toyota's Ontario plants threatens to widen and close parts suppliers, automotive industry officials say.

Recession made freight filchers aggressive: report

AUSTIN, Tex. -- Cargo thieves may not have had as much selection last year, but they weren't slowed down one bit.

Freight trend point to higher truck-trailer sales in ’11

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- Accelerating economic activity, if sustained, could improve the North American freight picture resulting in higher truck rates and increased truck and trailer sales in 2011.

Truck prebuy pushing profits

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Paccar overcame the worst truck market in modern history to reach its 71st consecutive year of net profit, but revenue in 2009 was still a sliver of the 2008 total.

Carriers showing renewed optimism for the economy

TORONTO -- The latest instalment of the Ontario Trucking Association's quarterly survey of company expectations points to growing, if cautious, optimism amongst Ontario trucking companies.

Great Dane acquires Johnson reefer bodies

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Great Dane Trailers bought Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies, which makes insulated fiberglass refrigerated truck bodies, all-electric refrigeration solutions, and innovative truck refrigeration technology.

PTR taps former Wabash exec

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Provincial Trailer Rentals has hired Mark Diamantopoulos as VP of sales development.

Navistar mixes it up

LAS VEGAS -- Navistar introduced Continental Mixers to its portfolio of brands at the annual World of Concrete trade show this week in Las Vegas.

Truckers press for green incentives

TORONTO -- Ontario's top trucking rep told provincial leaders to incorporate policies into the budget that would help trucking companies investment in new, greener technologies and equipment.

CN plans Calgary logistics park

CALGARY -- CN Rail has picked a parcel of land on the outskirts of northeast Calgary to establish a new $100-million CN Calgary Logistics Park.

Freight costs stabilized

TORONTO -- After months of steady decline, the cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers in November 2009 remained virtually unchanged from the month prior.

Intermodal transport gains ground

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- Intermodal transport gained market share against trucks in the fourth quarter of 2009, reaching a new high in the process, a recent analysis by FTR Associates shows.

Paccar engine plant nears readiness; MX introduced

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- PACCAR's 12.9-litre MX diesel will be on sale by this summer in Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks, and production will gradually move from the company's engine plant in Eindhoven, Netherlands to a new US$400-million factory just finished in Columbus, Mississippi.

Mitfuso trucks hit six figures

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Mitsubishi Fuso Truck has sold its 100,000th truck in North America.

YRC still hanging in there

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- The ground beneath LTL giant YRC Worldwide could be firming up as the struggling carrier was able to negotiate a $70 million deal with investors this week that will help meet impending debt obligations.