Trucking Fleet Survey: Upbeat Feelings Despite Pressures

TORONTO - Expectations for business conditions in trucking remain buoyant despite recent freight market weakness on both sides of the border, ever-tightening capacity, higher wage costs and unprecedented prices for new equipment and maintenance.

More Reasons to Put the Phone Down While Driving

DALLAS -- If news last week that more than 50% of Canadian motorists admit to driving distracted didn't straighten out your hair then a new survey from just to the south may make it fall out.

Driving the new Cat CT680 vocational truck

Caterpillar has rounded out its line of vocational trucks with the new CT680

Average Diesel Cost Steady, Increases Continue in U.S.

The national average cost of diesel is unchanged this week from last week, but it continues moving higher south of the border.

Cargo Thefts Increasing in U.S.

JERSEY CITY, NJ -- Cargo theft in the U.S. is trending up when compared with first-quarter 2014, according to a new report from CargoNet.

Navistar Opens 668-Acre Proving Grounds

NEW CARLISLE, IN -- The truck and engine manufacturer Navistar Inc. on Monday announced the opening of the Navistar Proving Grounds in New Carlisle, IN where the company will test its entire portfolio of products, including its Class 5-8 trucks.

Brokering Scam Nets Trucking Company Owner Prison Time

CHICAGO -- A fraudulent double-brokering scheme has earned a former Illinois trucking company owner prison time while forcing him to pay back hundreds of thousand of dollars.

Canadians Say Distracted Driving a Problem, But Not Their Problem

AURORA, ON -- Four-wheelers you see on roadways believe driving distracted is a problem but the funny thing is many believe someone else is responsible for it.A new survey of 1,300 Canadian motorists, released Thursday by State Farm insurance, found 93% of respondents feel that other motorists drive while they are distracted. However, far fewer, 56%, believe that they themselves drive while distracted, a striking difference from how drivers view their own abilities behind the wheel compared to those with whom they share the road. The same survey also found 30% of respondents indicated the most dangerous thing a person can do on the road is to drive distracted, yet about one third acknowledged that they check their cell phone or handheld device once or more while driving and 35% admit to driving while distracted.

Orlick’s success comes from great service, communication

Gene Orlick was frustrated when Truck West sat down with him for an interview. The long-time Calgary carrier owner was faced with finding a quick replacement for a…

Hot shots, wreckers and FRP

A few weeks ago I got a call from the owner of a hot shot service in Alberta. He read my April column about the Full Reciprocity Plan, or…

B.C. Kenworth dealer cuts a big cheque to interior college

KELOWNA, B.C. –  A B.C. truck dealer will see its name displayed prominently and proudly at the Kelowna campus of Okanagan College after it made a $50,000…

AMTA leaders gather for conference

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. – The remarkable landscape surrounding Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise may not have contributed to the success of this year’s annual Management Conference for the Alberta…

Cargo theft becoming a bigger issue in 2015

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – According to CargoNet, cargo theft is on the rise this year. So far, CargoNet has recorded 194 cargo thefts in first-quarter 2015, up 7% compared with…

A police officer’s view of cargo crime

Constable Trevor Archibald, who works as a detective in the Ottawa Police's auto theft unit, talks about how cargo crime is perceived and what the trucking industry can do to fight back

Professional Carriers: Founded for drivers

Starting your own business is something most people approach with caution. But for Richard Boone, with the decision to start his own trucking company back in 2004, caution…