The Good Shepherd: Part 4

The story so far...Mark is at a truck stop near Winnipeg and sees a woman talking to drivers, asking them for a ride. She's attractive, and when Mark learns she's heading to Vancouver, he offers her a ride hoping they might get intimate along...

Ground transportation costs remain constant, base rates fall in September

TORONTO, Ont. -- The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers in September remained the same month-over-month, according to the latest figures from the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI).

Detroit Diesel produces 100,000th DD engine

DETROIT, Mich. -- Detroit Diesel today celebrated production of the 100,000th engine produced as part of the DD platform the company launched in 2007.

Hino strengthens ties with Allison

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Hino Motors Manufacturing in Detroit and Allison Transmissions have inked a multi-year agreement, making Allison the preferred and exclusive automated transmission supplier in Class 6 and 7 trucks.

Con-Way selects Goodyear as principal wide-base tire supplier

AKRON, Ohio -- Con-way Truckload has selected Goodyear as its principal supplier of wide-base truck tires. Con-way will be using Goodyear's recently introduced G392 SSD drive and G394 SST trailer wide-base tires.

A smooth move

LANSING, Mich. -- Moving day, which happens for more than four million Canadians each year, is said to be one of the most stressful days in a person's life.

World’s strongest men take Mack truck for a ride

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Talk about heavy-haul. Mack's Titan tractor was featured at The World's Strongest Man competition's recent truck-pull event.

College students invited to design a truck, win a scholarship

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Freightliner is tapping into the minds of college students across North America to help design a futuristic owner/operator truck.

Nearly 400 truck tractors up for bid in early December

TORONTO, Ont. -- Ritchie Bros. is hosting a pair of auctions in Montreal and Toronto in early December, which will see more than 390 truck tractors auctioned off.

ONLINE SPECIAL: Fuel shortage nearly cripples western Canadian trucking industry, but relief is in sight

CALGARY, Alta. -- Trucking is considered by many to be the true "engine" of the economy - the driving force, so to speak - so if there isn't enough juice to power the engine of the economy's engines, it could be a big problem for everyone.

Rising costs to mute profits for transportation sector in 2011: report

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Rising labour and operating costs will lower profits to less than $5 billion for the transportation and warehousing sector this year, according to the Canadian Industrial Profile's Autumn 2011 issue.

OTA Education Foundation awards scholarships to pair of students

TORONTO, Ont. -- The OTA Education Foundation has doled out a pair of scholarships to deserving students.

Used truck volumes slip in October

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Reported volumes of used Classes 3-8 truck sales slipped back into negative territory in October, after enjoying a recovery in September, according to a report from ACT Research.

Alliance Truck Parts driving growth ‘momentum’ with NASCAR partnership

MIAMI, Fla. -- It's been a banner year for Alliance Truck Parts, the all-makes, private label parts brand of Daimler Trucks North America, and one that has seen them literally off to the races.

Commercial trailer orders reach five-month high

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- New and net trailer orders in October rose to their highest levels since April and May at 19,408 units and 17,384 units, respectively, according to a report from ACT Research. Taking seasonality into account, October's backlog...