Ground transportation costs increase for 11th consecutive month

TORONTO, Ont. -- The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers increased .8% in January when compared with December results, according to results published today by the Canadian General Freight Index. After the 11th consecutive...

CTA inducts new executive committee, Bison CEO named chair

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance has elected a new executive committee for its board of directors for the 2012-14 term.

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index records second-best February in 11 years

TORONTO, Ont. -- TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index recorded its second-best February spot market freight volume in 11 years, surpassed only by last year’s peak in February loads, the company announced. Month-over-month the index...

#MATS: First impressions of the Kenworth T680

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- While in Louisville for the Mid-America Trucking Show, I was fortunate to be among the very first to take Kenworth’s newly introduced T680 for a drive. The odometer read 208 miles, precisely the distance from the...

#MATS: Highway Hero award winner saved woman from gun-wielding attacker

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The winner of Goodyear’s 29th North America Highway Hero award literally put himself in the line of fire, rescuing a woman from a gun-wielding attacker. Chosen from among four finalists, Mike Schiotis of Spring...

#MATS: Daimler Trucks unveils new Elite Support Dealer Service Network program

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has launched Elite Support, a collaborative program between DTNA and its truck dealers, focused on improving the customer experience at Freightliner and Western Star branded...

#MATS: Detroit creates new options for its StepUP service program

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Detroit will offer new StepUP overhaul options for EPA ’07 Series 60® and MBE 4000 engines starting in Spring 2012.

#MATS: Utility expands dry van capacity with 2nd assembly line in Glade Spring

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Responding to a booming trailer market, Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co., is adding a 2nd assembly line at its Glade Spring, Virginia dry van manufacturing facility.

#MATS: Paccar’s truck, engine businesses eye growth in 2012

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Paccar announced at the Mid-America Trucking Show that it has deployed more than 20,000 trucks with its own MX engines, with a current backlog of another 6,000 units in the pipeline.

COMPETITION WATCH: Bison expands B.C. presence with terminal purchase

WINNIPEG, Man. -- Bison Transport has acquired a “turn-key” trucking terminal in Langley, B.C., the company announced. The centrally-located 20,310-sq. ft. facility is located on 6.15 acres in the northwest Langley industrial area...

NAFTA trade totals reach record levels in 2011 at $904 billion

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Surface transportation trade between Canada, the US and Mexico increased by 14.3% in 2011 compared to 2010, valued at $904 billion in 2011, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of...

#MATS: Truck News wins eight TWNA Communication Awards

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Truck News editors walked out with an armful of awards at last night’s Communication Awards banquet, held during the Mid-America Truck Show in Louisville, Ky., winning eight total. The awards, organized by the Truck...

#MATS: Peterbilt makes stability standard, offers new options on highway tractors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- If introducing the new Model 579 wasn’t enough, Peterbilt also announced a series of enhancements across its broad product line at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

#MATS: International makes a statement at MATS, hits MaxxForce milestone

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Navistar International took out a massive amount of floor space at the Mid-America Trucking Show, to which Jim Hebe, senior vice-president, North American sales operations declared “This is a message.”

#MATS: Mack leans on further powertrain integration to squeeze more fuel savings

LOUISVILLE, KY – Arguing that integration is critical to optimizing fuel economy, Mack Trucks is elevating its focus on providing an integrated powertrain package.