Companies Ready to Start Work on New International Bridge

WINDSOR, ON - Six different teams made up of Canadian, American and international companies have offered up their services to built the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA), which is managing the project to build the span connecting Windsor, ON and Detroit, MI, announced on Wednesday it received a strong response to its request for qualifications (RFQ) it made in July.

Eberspaecher North America Names New President

MISSISSAUGA, ON -- Eberspaecher Climate Control Systems, formerly Espar Heater Systems, announced on Wednesday Brian Covello has joined the company as president.

Tremcar Develops New Farm Pick-Up Tank Design

ST.-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, QC -- The tanker trailer manufacturer Tremcar says it has developed a solution in collaboration with one of its customers when it comes to the problem of safely loading and unloading cargo.

Registration for webcast presentation of Canada Logistics Conference 2015 now open

TORONTO, Ont.– CITT has opened registration for the webcast presentation of the Canada Logistics Conference 2015. “Canada Logistics Conference is open for everyone in the specialized sector and for the…

ACT Research: Class 8 supply rising faster than demand

COLUMBUS, Ind. – The supply of Class 8 trucks is rising faster than demand for trucks, according to the most recent For-Hire Trucking Index by ACT Research. “The capacity index…

Driver turnover rises at large truckload carriers: ATA

  ARLINGTON, Va. – Turnover at large truckload fleets rose three percentage points in the second quarter to an annualized rate of 87%, according to American Trucking Associations’ chief economist…

Eaton enhances warranty coverage on aftermarket transmissions and clutches

GALESBURG, Mich. – Eaton has expanded its warranty coverage options for its aftermarket transmissions and clutches. Now, customers purchasing an Eaton factory remanufactured transmission with Roadranger-approved lubricant and an Eaton…

Ontario First to Test Automated Vehicles on Canadian Roads

TORONTO, ON -- The Ontario government is launching a new pilot program, making it the first area in Canada to allow for the testing of automated vehicles on roadways beginning at the start of 2016.

Can’t Attend Logistics Conference? Register for Webcasts

TORONTO, ON - A provider of trucking industry online professional courses, certifications and webinars has opened registration for the webcast presentations of the CITT Canada Logistics Conference 2015.

Eaton Enhances Reman Transmission, Clutch Warranty

GALESBURG, MI -- Eaton continues to expand the warranty coverage options for the company's aftermarket transmissions and clutches. Customers purchasing an Eaton factory remanufactured transmission with Roadranger-approved lubricant and an Eaton clutch will now not only receive an extra year of warranty on the transmission, but will also receive an additional year of coverage on the clutch.

Spot Freight Volume Holds, Rates Decline

PORTLAND, OR -- Spot market freight volume remained nearly stable in September, but rates generally continued moving lower, according to the DAT North American Freight Index, based on the DAT Solutions network of load boards in Canada and the U.S.

Weather Causes Marine Atlantic to Cancel Ferry Departures

ST. JOHN'S, NL -- High winds have forced Marine Atlantic to cancel four ferry departures over the next two days, delaying commercial shipments along with passengers.

Manitoba announces major roads in the province to be upgraded

THE PAS, Man. — The Manitoba government revealed recently that it is launching the first wave of road improvements funded by the Trucking Productivity Improvement Fund, which is based on…

Toronto wins Freightliner’s ‘Hardest Working Cities’ award

TORONTO, Ont. – The city of Toronto earned Freightliner Trucks’s “Hardest Working Cities” award earlier this week.  The award was presented to the city due to having one of the largest…

U.S. Trucking Regulators Defend Controversial Safety System

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Federal trucking regulators in the U.S. are defending a key safety system used to identify trucking companies that have a high risk of being in crashes. A new report from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has to do with the agency's Safety Measurement System (SMS), rolled out four years ago as part of the Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) program, designed to improve trucking industry safety. According to the agency, the report found that SMS effectively identifies trucking companies involved in 90 percent of the more than 100,000 crashes that occur each year in the U.S., and those that are identified as high-risk carriers continue to have crash rates that are twice the national average. SMS, as well as, CSA, have come under fire by some groups in trucking as well as by certain U.S. lawmakers, claiming the measures often make safe trucking operaitons look bad.