Gruske appointed editor of Fleet Executive

TORONTO, Ont – Transportation Media is starting the new year with an important addition to its editorial team. Carolyn Gruske, an experienced, award-winning journalist whose byline has appeared in daily newspapers such as the Toronto Star...

Northern conference hopes to help drive future transportation policy

YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T. – An October transportation conference in Yellowknife saw business, community and government folk converge to discuss ways in which Canada’s northern transportation policy can be moved forward through the 21st...

Preliminary numbers show strong December for Class 8 orders

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Class 8 truck orders rose 50% month-over-month and year-over-year in December, according to preliminary data from ACT Research.

Calgary communities rally together for the 18 Wheels for Christmas charity

CALGARY, Atla.  – The last few months of campaigning for the 18 Wheels of Christmas have proved to be a success for Rosenau Transport and the Calgary communities it endeavors to serve.

Bridgestone offers new tire for dump, mixer fleets

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Bridgestone Commercial Solutions has come out with a new rib-type all-position steer radial tire for severe service and on-highway applications.

SAF-Holland offers lifetime warranty on landing gear

MUSKEGON, Mich. -- SAF-Holland has announced it’s offering a lifetime warranty on its Atlas 55, Atlas 65 and Mark V landing gear.

Pricing Power

TORONTO, Ont. -- Noel Perry of FTR Associates is holding up four fingers and one thumb. He had asked a room full of Ontario trucking executives, rhetorically, “how many dry van carriers or reefer carriers have the capability to bid - in a...

What’s in store for 2014

As we flip the calendar to 2014 and look back at the year that was, the main themes that emerged over the past year are likely to remain with us well into 2014.

Dealing with Requests for Proposals

Freight bids are becoming increasingly popular as a mechanism to negotiate freight rates and service. Initially seen as a temporary initiative by shippers to lower their transportation costs during the recession, they remain very much with us...

Moving dangerous goods by truck not so dangerous: Report

OTTAWA, Ont. -- With the transportation of dangerous goods on the radar of federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt following a devastating train wreck in Lac Megantic earlier this year, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is looking at its own...

Are new HoS rules a multi-billion dollar problem?

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just how much are the new hours-of-service rules implemented in the US last summer hurting the trucking industry?

US truck tonnage slides 2.8% in October

ARLINGTON, Va. -- US truck tonnage fell 2.8% month-over-month in October, but remained stronger than in the same month last year.

Marine Atlantic’s commercial reservation system could return in 2014

DIEPPE, N.B. -- The suspended commercial reservation system pioneered by Marine Atlantic may be reinstated if the Retail Council of Canada and a private consulting firm can sway stakeholders to amend their 2010 decision to scrap the...

High-voltage Volvo

MONTREAL, Que. -- Keep your eyes peeled for a black Volvo cabover with “GLOBETROTTER” printed above the windshield deflector and a moose bumper bolted to the grille. Transport Robert is running two of them under a Transport Canada...

Partnership brings dual fuel trucks to Ontario

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The makers of an alternative fuels management system, a truck rental chain and a natural gas supplier have come together to bring the Ontario trucking industry an opportunity to enjoy the cost savings of natural gas, with...