Volvo pushes for freight transportation solutions via new Web site

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freight transportation leaders and stakeholders gathered to discuss delivering goods in a safe, efficient and environmentally friendly manner yesterday at the Moving the World conference held at the House of Sweden in...

Feds continue funding Atlantic ferry services

SAINT JOHN, N.B. -- The federal government has announced it will provide funding to continue ferry services between Saint John, N.B. and Digby, N.S. and between Wood Islands, P.E.I. and Caribou, N.S. until 2014.

COMPETITION WATCH: Vitran sells off US truckload firm

TORONTO, Ont. -- Vitran has announced it has sold its US owner/operator-based fleet Frontier Transport to On-Line Transport out of Indianapolis, Ind.

Polk says commercial vehicle, trailer registrations on the rise

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Commercial vehicle registrations in the US surged 9.6% over the first nine months of 2010 compared to the same period last year, Polk reports.

NAFTA surface trade makes gains in September

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico was 19.3% higher in September 2010 than in September 2009, reaching $68.3 billion, according to a report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)...

Western Star intros new reverse transmission for heavy-duty applications

FORT MILL, S.C.  -- Western Star Truck Sales has announced the availability of a new reverse transmission for the construction segment.

OTA praises MTO for livestock carrier blitz

 TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) Livestock Transporters' Division is praising the efforts of Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) enforcement staff in regards to a specialized blitz to remove unsafe equipment...

Cabotage concerns

TORONTO, Ont. - What's wrong with this picture: A pair of drivers with distinct American accents openly discuss the trip ahead as they wait to pick up a load in Rexdale, Ont. destined for Richmond, B....

Convoy for a Cure rolls on

CORNWALL, Ont. - In just their third year, the female-driven Convoy for a Cure truck convoys have already raised nearly a quarter million dollars for breast cancer programs. This year marked the best ...

Turning attention to the trailer

In the quest for improved fuel economy, it's always best to pick the lowest hanging fruit. But in many cases it seems the trailer is last to receive attention. This despite the fact the two arguably m...

Time to kill the sacred cow

In this month's issue you will read about the US introducing its first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency for trucks. Just as I warned in my column...

Did you know? (December 01, 2010)

Our annual Transportation Buying Trends Survey of Canadian shippers has just been completed and the results are encouraging. They indicate that after five straight years of declines in the number of s...

Behind the headlines (December 01, 2010)

An episode of trucknews.com's weekly WebTV show, Transportation Matters, has won the Best Video award at the second annual Canadian Online Publishing Awards. The winning video was DriveTest Strike Con...

Canada posts best OOS rate during Brake Safety Week

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canadian drivers have bested their neighbours to the south once again with a superior out-of-service rate during Brake Safety Week, held across North America Sept. 12-18.

All eyes on the economy: Stuck in the “worst of both worlds” right now

PHOENIX, Az. - You know things can't be good when the experts have to turn to Hannah Montana lyrics to describe the current state of the economy.