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- Trucking to grow at slower pace: FTR
- Brace for rougher 2019: Mark Seymour
- Trucking needs more sensible regs, not fewer: TCA
- New president/CEO leading Magnum Trailer and Equipment
- Inland moves into Saskatchewan and Manitoba with recent acquisition
- Arnold Bros. celebrates 60 years in trucking industry
- Brandt purchases specialty transportation equipment company
- How to attract – and keep – millennials
- Image can be everything
- Fleets achieving “record contract rates”: ACT
- Hiway/Eskimo group acquires company, adds to leadership team
- Canada’s spot market sees more capacity, less freight
- U.S. economy should remain strong: FTR
- Mack’s Anthem a perfect fit for Westcan’s driver-focused mentality
- Tremcar West adds to vacuum units and equipment sales team
- More needs to be done to attract women to industry, says WBF panel
- Diversity and inclusion in the workplace reliant on each other’s success
- Operational costs of trucking are rising
- Test driving the Kenworth W990
- Kenworth unleashes the W990
- Shipper conditions unchanged in July
- Trucking conditions among the best since 2004
- Freightliner Manitoba to expand at CentrePort Canada
- Truck orders: They’re magnificent and they’re real
- Ocean Trailer expands in B.C. and Manitoba
- The struggle is real
- ‘Tortoise recovery’ expected to continue
- Tremcar West to open propane tank truck assembly line in Saskatchewan
- Amazon makes big commitment during grand opening of U.S. Sprinter plant
- U.S. truck tonnage posts strongest gains in three months
- Isaac Instruments to open new Calgary office
- Tremcar West celebrates 10 years in Saskatchewan
- Trucking industry at full utilization: FTR
- Alberta company acquires Three Star Trucking
- Inaugural Recruitment & Resources Expo rolls out on Sept. 15
- Shippers seeing no relief to capacity, pricing pressures
- One of the best freight markets ever continues: ATA
- May continues record-setting year for Canadian spot market
- Construction on second new Alberta facility begins for Trailcon
- Tight labor market keeping carriers from fully cashing in on high rate environment
- Mullen Group announces pair of acquisitions
- Custom Truck Sales expands in Estevan
- Daseke acquires Alberta company Aveda
- Tremcar West now ABSA certified in Edmonton
- All-female panel discuss past, present, and future of trucking
- Trailcon breaks ground on new Edmonton facility
- Shippers still coping with tight capacity, rising rates
- OTA seminar to focus on educating shippers
- Hot flatbed segment leading the market
- Titanium achieves record quarter
- Canada’s spot market cooled slightly in April
- Registration open for Western Women With Drive
- Speedee Rolls Right purchases Russell Freightways
- Ritchie Bros. holds its largest Canadian auction of 2018
- Rocky Mountain Diesel acquires Dunlop Western Star Centre
- Shippers dealing with “pro-carrier environment”: FTR
- Mack ups its refuse game during WasteExpo
- Truck tonnage decreases, but remains strong
- Trucking conditions have never been better: FTR
- Hiway Refrigeration acquisition to bolster western footprint
- Canadian spot market load volumes surging
- No relief in sight for shippers: FTR
- Canadian shipping costs rose in January: CGFI
- More than 80% of carriers optimistic about 2018: TransCore
- Carriers seeing most favorable rate environment in 14 years: FTR
- Challenger buys Ed Wiersma Trucking, raises driver pay
- Fleets negotiating better rates, raising pay
- February spot market second strongest month ever
- Gallagher acquires commercial insurance broker Palmer Atlantic
- Hino getting into Class 8 market in North America
- Mack makes enhancements to its Granite model trucks
- New MV Series truck designed with drivers in mind
- Ford releases third-generation Transit Connect cargo van
- Fuso announces its gas-powered FE Series Class 4-5 at Work Truck
- Canadian transport costs rose in December: CGFI
- Leading ain’t easy
- Omnitracs looks to place more focus on its efforts in Canada
- Four Canadians named to Kenworth Parts Council for 2018
- Let’s step things up and be more social
- More work to be done
- U.S. shippers feeling the pinch
- Tremcar West names new management for Weyburn facility
- Canada’s spot market freight volumes reach record high
- U.S. truck tonnage up 2% in January
- U.S. trucking prices reach new highs: ACT Research
- Peterbilt looks to strong 2018 after record-breaking year
- Trucking capacity “maxed out”: FTR
- Mullen Group buys DWS Logistics
- Kenworth showcases its Hybrid Electric Cargo Transport truck
- Trailcon to build new facilities in Calgary and Edmonton
- Pressure remains on U.S. shippers: FTR
- AMTA names new president
- Fuel surcharges increased in November: CGFI
- Spot market freight sets new records: TransCore
- Three Canadian dealerships added to Trail King’s network
- Zonar hires former CVSA president as its compliance manager
- Seaway Express purchases new warehouse and tractor trailers
- Speedee Transport expands B.C. facility to include cold storage
- Rising truck tonnage reflects strong economy: ATA
- Truckers have “upper hand” in rate negotiations: ACT
- Big opportunities await carriers: FTR
- U.S. driver turnover rises in Q3
- Titanium gives drivers a raise
- U.S. truck tonnage up in October: ATA
- DTNA adds Class 8 and 6 Freightliner 360 trucks to Mexican market
- U.S. trucking conditions improving: FTR
- Class 8 orders surged in October
- Turning your talent pool into an ocean
- Consolidated Fastfrate names new VP of sales for Ontario
- Pot, ELDs, and NAFTA top issues facing Canadian transportation
- Analytics, maintenance keys to trucking profitability
- Shippers’ technology demands increasing
- Harmon to assume role as president of GCR tires and service for Bridgestone
- Stronger economy, “logical” NAFTA outcome in store: STS
- Trucking HR Canada report helps industry attract Millennials
- Hankinson to lead Canada Drayage
- TCA to visit Canada, discuss border issues
- Titanium buys Xpress Group
- C.A.T. takes over SLH Transport, tripling capacity
- Ocean Trailer becomes official dealer of Fontaine trailers in Western Canada
- Kriska buys Service Freight Systems
- U.S. trucking conditions improving
- U.S. truck tonnage surprises in August
- Rosenau places large investment into CentrePort Canada
- Fuso celebrates launch of its zero-emissions light-duty truck in New York
- Train Trailer purchases Canadian Transport Trailer
- AMTA to break ground on new Edmonton facility Sept. 6
- Leaving nothing behind
- Cummins unveils fully electric day cab tractor
- Daimler breaks ground on new logistics center
- How will the ELD mandate impact pricing?
- U.S. trucking revenues approached $700 billion last year
- Cummins appoints new head of U.S. diversity initiative
- PeopleNet names new leader of trucking segment
- Improving trucking conditions enabling organic growth: Titanium
- Huayi Tire Canada opens commercial tire distribution center in Vancouver
- Kenworth forges ahead in vocational market with the T880 and T880S
- Mack Trucks turns Silver and Black
- Spot market freight volumes, rates on the move: DAT
- Jardine Transport expands with R.E.M. acquisition
- Surface transportation costs rose in April: Nulogx
- Spot market pricing hints of improving conditions for truckers: FTR
- More U.S. fleets looking to add equipment: ACT Research
- Volvo launches Genuine Painted Parts Program
- Omnitracs to acquire Shaw Tracking
- Winnipeg trailer manufacturer lands government contract
- Expo targets those working in resource sectors in Canada’s north
- OTA fleet survey reveals improving sentiment
- Inland Kenworth moves to larger facility in Prince George
- Winnipeg open-deck transportation company joins Daseke
- Over $184 million sold at Ritchie Bros. Edmonton auction
- Trucking HR Canada recognizes top employers
- Trucking rates expected to increase this year: FTR
- Arrow launches used truck purchasing program to Prime members
- Trucking conditions to get better from here: FTR
- Ford expands its QVM program and enjoys solid commercial sales
- Ram Commercial highlights two new programs to support upfit process
- Fuso shows off its fully-electric eCanter at Work Truck Show
- Cummins unveils improvements to its mid-range lineup of engines
- NorthEast expands in Dartmouth with acquisition of Provincial Equipment
- Trailcon appoints a regional manager for Western Canada
- Canada’s Transaxle now a full-line Paragon dealer
- PIT Group offers fleet evaluations
- Daimler names five new executives to its aftermarket and operations organization
- OTA briefs South Asian truckers on key industry issues
- Huayi Tire appoints western Canadian regional fleet sales manager
- Truck-Lite names new vice-president of sales
- Doepker adds new line to its selection of semi-trailers
- Freightliner’s new Cascadia in production
- Five of 20 Best Fleets to Drive For based in Canada
- TFI International acquires Cavalier Transportation
- FTR warns shippers trucking capacity to tighten
- Train Trailer expands its Calgary facility
- With two new trailers on the road, business is good for Utility Trailer Manufacturing
- Manitoulin opens larger terminal in Northern Ontario
- More freight, fewer trucks seen in December: TransCore
- Transcourt solidifies its focus on Quebec and Maritimes with new hire
- Truckload pricing could rise 4% this year: FTR
- Cat Scale marks 40th anniversary of first automated, full-length platform scale
- STA moves into larger, better equipped location
- TransForce International buys National Fast Freight
- Ontario carriers lacking optimism
- Zavcor Trucking launches training academy
- Trucking conditions to improve next year: FTR
- Navistar opens new reconditioning center in Melrose Park, Ill.
- Lakeside deal demonstrates healthy appetite for Canadian logistics companies: Nix
- Sarens opens new Canadian head office in Leduc
- Adapt or go broke
- US truck tonnage slips in October
- US trucking conditions moving in carriers’ favor
- Daimler conference addresses how to meet customer needs
- Rate increases next year could exceed expectations: FTR
- Manitoulin Transport utilizes three new terminals in southeastern Ontario
- Panel to discuss mentoring during Trucking HR Canada’s Driver Connect and Share event
- Fastfrate investing millions into western Canadian expansion
- Freight volumes growing faster than truck capacity
- Fleets continue to worry about driver shortage
- Truckers should soon return to driver’s seat when it comes to rates
- Fines, RFPs among contentious issues discussed by shippers and carriers
- Kriska, Bison execs share tips on succeeding in challenging times
- Fear factor, reluctance to invest constraining economic growth
- Peterbilt makes news on 579 EPIQ, SmartLINQ and Denton expansion
- International Trucks introduces new LT Series
- FastFrate names Adams vice-president of logistics and commercial development
- New Brunswick chips in to help solve trucking’s labor shortage
- Consolidated Fastfrate celebrates 50 years, shifts business strategy
- Pressure Systems expands in face of growing demand
- Communication is key when rolling out new technology says panel
- Trailcon opens its Canadian West Coast location
- Titanium moves into new headquarters
- Ritchie Bros. to acquire IronPlanet, enter alliance with Caterpillar
- Despite adjustments, Kenworth remains optimistic for 2016 and beyond
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van to be ‘Made in the USA’
- Mercedes-Benz Worker lineup expanded
- Trucking stuck in neutral as inventory-to-sales ratios remain high: FTR
- Examining the broker-carrier relationship
- US trucking conditions worsen
- Spot market volumes steady, but capacity flooded with western trucks
- Trailcon expands in the west with purchase of Stewart Trailers
- Maritime-Ontario to open Vancouver terminal
- Paccar Parts’ new distribution center serves 91 western Canadian and US dealerships
- C.A.T. to open new office in Dallas
- Ethnic, language and gender diversity key to easing driver shortage: CarriersEdge
- Andy Transport opens maintenance center in Boucherville
- OTA’s Bradley reflects back on 30 years in trucking
- It’s not easy being independent
- Ryder opens new pre-owned vehicle facility in Calgary
- Edmonton auctions set record pace for Ritchie Bros.
- Mack and Volvo offering Omnitracs to increase productivity and safety
- Tallman Truck opens in Kemptville
- Navistar names new VP of North American parts and sales
- TPine Truck Rental achieves full membership with NationaLease
- International’s design philosophy is ‘drivers first’
- Become a smarter trucker
- Earnings up, miles down for ‘Best Fleets’ company drivers in 2016
- Driving for Profit/Best Fleets To Drive For seminar expands
- Demand for trailers continues to outpace that for tractors: ACT Research
- Trucking conditions worsened in March: FTR
- Trucking HR report says increased diversity needed in industry
- Inland Kenworth opens new dealership in Phoenix business park
- Social media about connecting, not selling
- Base rates flat, fuel surcharges down in February: CGFI
- Paccar Parts distribution centre opens in state of Washington
- Titanium outsources North Bay shop
- Transcourt makes headway in US market
- Wabash brings on new duo to lead company into the future
- Daimler opens new headquarter building in Portland
- Link Suspensions’ Canadian location gets certified
- Mack invests $70 million into its Lehigh assembly plant
- Meritor provides students with necessary parts for technician program
- Newcom partners with HFUSA to launch North American Commercial Vehicle Show
- Titanium CEO discusses acquisition strategy, driver turnover
- Westcan expands into new markets with Wheeler Transport acquisition
- Successful businesses will depend on their diversity, according to Women with Drive panel
- HX Series headlines International Truck announcements at Work Truck Show
- Cummins ‘redefines a classic’ with its new B-Series engine
- Green Truck Summit focuses on transportation sector’s environmental impact
- Fleets adding trailer capacity to better utilize drivers: ACT Research
- Trucking to remain “relatively stable” through 2016: FTR
- Mack Trucks’ partnership with NASCAR puts company’s highway models on display
- Mack Trucks becomes the official hauler of NASCAR
- MTA building getting a facelift
- Daimler opens new parts distribution center in Dallas
- Kenworth opens Lanoraie facility along busy Trans-Canada corridor
- What does 2016 have in store for trucking? Growth, but also risk.
- Trailer Wizards moves to larger facility in Edmonton
- Cervus opens 12th Peterbilt dealership in Ontario
- Green Truck Summit focuses on clean vehicle technology of today and tomorrow
- Custom Truck Sales opens new facility in Swift Current, Sask.
- Trademark agreement made between Stemco and Goodyear Tire and Rubber
- EBI opens its fourth CNG fueling station
- Bridgestone looks to tread globally with its Bandag brand
- Canadian spot market freight volumes weaken
- Zonar Systems hires new chief strategy officer
- Quebec’s Groupe Morneau purchases Total Cold Storage
- Trucks and equipment up for bid at December auction
- Maritime-Ontario opens new $20-million Moncton hub
- Trailer Wizards buys Al’s Trailer Service
- Rates, capacity, driver availability and technology discussed by leading shippers and carriers
- Six questions to ask before making an acquisition
- Northbridge exec discusses emerging risks and the need for innovation
- Weathering economic volatility
- Canada’s recession is over, stronger growth ahead, Surface Transportation Summit delegates hear
- Spot market freight availability rose in September
- Human Factors seminars to explore best H.R. practices
- US truck tonnage nears all-time high in July
- It’s the “calm before the storm” for US trucking: FTR
- Canadian auto sales to reach record high this year: Scotiabank
- PMTC announces scholarship for aspiring professional drivers
- US truck freight to grow 29% over next 11 years: ATA
- Titanium Group to bring in 240 new Volvos
- US driver turnover drops sharply
- Trucking’s getting a breather with weakening freight demand: FTR
- Firing a driver over a damaging tweet? Not so fast, lawyer warns.
- Canadian spot market freight volumes up slightly in May
- LNG projects and shipbuilding contracts will transform transportation in B.C.
- Top Fleet Employers named by Trucking HR Canada
- Three ways the Best Fleets to Drive For are dealing with the driver shortage
- Drivers for ‘Best Fleets’ continue to earn more, drive less
- First Best Fleets to Drive For Webinar to run Tuesday
- Costs up, freight down for Ontario carriers
- PMTC conference to feature seminar on how to earn $10,000 tax credit
- US trucking conditions soften, but summer rebound expected
- CIT Group teams with Ryder to help Canadian customers finance pre-owned vehicles
- Five things you’ll learn at the free Best Fleets to Drive For seminars
- US truck tonnage bounces back in March
- Secrets of Best Fleets to Drive For to be shared at free seminars, Webinars
- CITT launches publicly-verifiable, online list of its current professional logistics experts
- StakUp launches its benchmarking platform for motor carriers
- Class 8 truck sales off to strong start in 2015
- Don’t just train drivers, train them effectively, PIT panel advises
- Survey shows fleets continuing to stretch life-cycles, despite new truck efficiencies
- Look out for hard-charging Volvo in Class 8 market share battle
- Class 8 truck sales continued strong pace in November
- US trucking conditions improved in November: FTR
- Trucking HR Canada helps fleets find government funding
- More trailers ordered in November
- Fleet cost management: It starts with the trucks you buy
- Trucking conditions remain favourable: FTR
- FTR shares six lessons learned in 2014
- City Smarts: Spec’ing regional and medium-duty trucks
- Searcy Trucking buys Renold’s Transport
- Cyber attacks can funnel through trucking companies to shippers
- Tight truck capacity putting pressure on shippers: FTR
- US truck tonnage up slightly in October; Solid fall freight season projected
- ‘The truck comes first’
- Avaal celebrates 100 classes of teaching students to ‘truck smart’
- Personal responsibilty of leadership
- Profiling drivers readies fleets for better legal defences
- Fleets ordering trailers for next year to get ahead of capacity constraints
- Natural gas can grow margins and fleet sizes, panelists say
- How to hire top quality candidates—some emerging trends
- Sunny outlook for US economy and trucking
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