Statistics Canada launches trucking data collection project to support trade, supply chain decisions

Statistics Canada is launching a new trucking data collection program that could influence future transportation policy, interprovincial trade initiatives, and supply chain planning across Canada. The federal agency’s…

Volvo Autonomous trucks begin hauling freight for AVI-SPL in Texas

Volvo Autonomous Solutions has added another commercial customer to its growing autonomous trucking portfolio, launching freight operations for technology solutions provider AVI-SPL between Dallas and Houston. The operation…

Used Class 8 retail sales fall 13% in May: ACT Research

U.S. same-dealer used Class 8 truck retail sales fell 13% in May compared to April, according to preliminary data from ACT Research. The decline was steeper than historical…

Receiver seeks court order to locate 350-plus pieces of missing Roadx equipment

A court-appointed receiver is seeking an order compelling the principals of Roadx Express to disclose the whereabouts of more than 350 pieces of equipment after the trucking company vacated…

Trade uncertainty proving more disruptive than tariffs, Purolator finds

Canadian and U.S. businesses say the uncertainty surrounding trade policy changes is creating more disruption than the tariffs themselves, according to new research commissioned by Purolator. The study,…

Report: Disruption a permanent feature of global supply chain

Persistent disruption has become a permanent feature of the global supply chain, forcing logistics providers and shippers to continually adapt, according to the 2026…

Canada’s truck driver employment posts first monthly gain of 2026

Canada’s trucking industry saw its first month-to-month increase in driver employment this year in May, according to Trucking HR Canada (THRC). “Trucking and logistics contributed 33,500 jobs to…

CTA applauds interprovincial trucking agreement aimed at cutting red tape

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is welcoming a new memorandum of understanding signed by federal, provincial and territorial transportation ministers that aims to harmonize trucking…

Appeals court rules US can keep collecting 10% tariffs for now

The U.S. government can continue collecting the 10% worldwide tariff it imposed in February while legal challenges to the levies continue to work their way through the courts, a…

Carriers await Gordie Howe bridge opening as launch delayed

The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) announced June 11 that Canada and the United States had agreed to delay the Gordie Howe International Bridge opening to “resolve any outstanding issues,”…

Venti autonomous trucks surpass 500,000 miles in logistics hubs

Venti Technologies says its autonomous vehicles have surpassed 500,000 miles (804,672 km) of operation while moving more than 340,000 shipping containers across ports, rail yards, factories and warehouses.

Senate report urges action to prevent supply chain disruptions from rail, port strikes

Canada’s supply chain faces continued disruption unless Ottawa takes steps to reduce work stoppages in federally regulated rail and marine sectors, according to a new Senate report. The…

Eaton Mobility, Dana to combine in $10-billion deal

Eaton’s Mobility Group and Dana will combine to create a commercial vehicle supplier with more than US$11 billion in annual revenue, bringing together some of the industry’s best-known drivetrain,…

CommerceLink Logistics drivers ratify first Unifor agreement

Unifor Local 4050 members at CommerceLink Logistics in Calgary and Nisku, Alta., have ratified their first collective agreement. The agreement was approved by 87% of members and covers…

Trump ‘not looking to renew’ CUSMA trade pact, says no need for Canadian imports

U.S. President Donald Trump is again saying the American economy does not need anything from Canada or Mexico and he is “not looking to renew” the continental trade pact.