OTA calls for stronger safeguards in proposed MTO administrative penalties

The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is urging the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to clarify how a proposed administrative monetary penalty (AMP) regime would work, warning…

Fleets seek integration, training as vehicle technology accelerates

Rapid advances in vehicle technology are reshaping commercial fleet operations, but adoption will depend on effective integration, workforce training and clear economic benefits. Representatives from fleet operations, utilities and truck…

Economic indicators offer early signals for truck demand

Economic indicators ranging from GDP and housing activity to fuel prices and interest rates play a critical role in shaping demand for commercial vehicles. Understanding how these signals affect different…

Titanium shareholders approve plan to take company private

Shareholders of Titanium Transportation Group have approved a plan to take the company private in a deal led by insiders and its largest shareholder. At a…

AI poised to become fleet managers’ co-pilot

Artificial intelligence is expected to take on a larger role in fleet operations in the coming years, helping automate routine tasks, analyze growing volumes of data and acting as a…

The Private Fleet Creep: How to turn private trucking from threat to opportunity

Carriers have had more thrown at them in the last five years than most industries see in a generation. Covid-19 chaos. Driver Inc. Exploding insurance costs. Driver shortages. Rate pressure.

Fastfrate’s diversity helps it weather market turbulence as it eyes first-of-its-kind LTL-by-rail offering

In June 2022, Fastfrate acquired a majority stake in Challenger Motor Freight, Canada’s ninth largest fleet with, at the time, 1,295 tractors and 1,227 employees. It was a transformative acquisition,…

GM pivots strategy as fleet EV adoption trails earlier projections

General Motors says electric vehicles remain central to its long-term strategy, but the pace of adoption among commercial fleets has been slower than anticipated. Speaking at the Green Truck Summit…

McLeod expands MPact analytics suite with new benchmarking, AI communication tools

McLeod Software has expanded its MPact analytics platform with two new modules designed to help carriers and freight brokers improve profitability and respond faster to operational issues. The additions —…

Federal labor inspectors expanding Driver Inc. enforcement to Montreal

Federal labor officials are expanding their crackdown on worker misclassification in the trucking industry, launching a new inspection blitz in the Montreal area following a major enforcement campaign in Ontario…

Driver misclassification crackdown, threats of big fines forcing fleets to change payroll models

Canadian fleets that misclassified drivers as independent contractors are scrambling to change their payroll models as a wave of federal audits shows the crackdown on Driver Inc. arrangements may finally…

Shoreland Transport pursues practical path to greener trucking

A slogan on the side of the trailer says it all. “From ocean to plate in record time.” Or, as Rodney Weston describes it, the fish you’re eating today was…

DataDis launches AI-powered invoice processing module

DataDis has introduced an artificial intelligence-powered invoice processing module designed to automate how fleets handle supplier invoices within its MIR-RT fleet maintenance management platform. The new…

Optimal Dynamics launches Scale to help carriers secure freight

Optimal Dynamics has launched Scale, a new AI-based platform designed to help trucking carriers identify and secure freight that best fits their networks. The company describes…

Facility Association insurance rates jump 28% in Alberta, the ‘epicenter’ of FA commercial vehicle growth

Alberta trucking fleets insured through the industry’s insurer of last resort are facing a steep rate increase that reflects deeper challenges in the province’s commercial auto insurance system. Facility Association…