Hamilton Truck Toll Proposal Barely Defeated

HAMILTON, ON -- A plan by Hamilton Councillor Sam Merulla that the city look at charging a toll to "out-of-town" commercial trucks that use the Red Hill Valley Parkway and Lincoln Alexander Expressway has been rejected.

Overall Shipping Costs Decrease, LTL on the Rise

TORONTO, ON -- New results from the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI) indicate that the total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers decreased by 1.2 percent in September when compared with August.

Alberta Truckers Reviewing Climate Change Plan, Costs

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) says there will be added costs when it comes to the provincial government's recently announced climate change plan, but hopes to offer some proposals that would benefit trucking.

New Agreements Reached with Vancouver Port Trucking Fleets

VANCOUVER, BC -- Container truck drivers at several Metro Vancouver trucking companies have voted to ratify collective agreements with Unifor today after several days of around-the-clock bargaining, according to an announcement from the union.

Titanium Transportation Purchasing ProNorth Transportation

WOODBRIDGE, ON -- Titanium Transportation Group Inc. announced it has received the approval of its board of directors to finalize definitive agreements to acquire ProNorth Transportation.

Shantz Takes on Big Fuso Role

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, NJ -- Brian Shantz has been named director, dealer network development and operations at Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America.

Cross-Border Freight Drops, U.S. For-Hire Tonnage Jumps

WASHINGTON, D.C. and ARLINGTON, VA - The value of freight moved between the U.S. and Canada plummeted while for-hire truck tonnage moved in the U.S. is near a record high, according to two new reports.

Canada Diesel Prices Continue Drop, U.S. Lowest Since 2009

LONDON, ON and WASHINGTON D.C. - The national average cost of diesel in Canada has moved lower for the second straight week while in the U.S. it's at the lowest level in more than six years.

The Impact of Truck Driver Wellness Programs

It's logical to think that helping drivers improve their physical health and general well-being will make a dent in the runaway turnover rates now endemic at many motor carriers. Yet when executives at several large and respected long-haul fleets talk about why they rolled out driver health and wellness programs and why they keep investing in those initiatives, it's apparent they seek to achieve something more altruistic than merely quelling driver churn.

Highway 401 Section of the New Parkway Now Open

WINDSOR, ON -- The final stretch of the new Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway opened to traffic on Saturday, eventually connecting with the Gordie Howe International Bridge, linking Windsor to Detroit.

B.C. Port Trucking Commissioner Orders Back Pay for Drivers

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Office of the British Columbia Port Trucking Commissioner on Friday released a series of rulings that truck drivers are owned more than $150,000 in back wages as part of an agreement that ended a 2014 strike at the Port of Metro Vancouver.

B.C., Ontario Poised to Drive Canadian Economy in 2016

TORONTO, ON -- A changing of the guard in Canadian growth is well underway, with British Columbia and Ontario poised to be the biggest drivers in a still-sluggish Canadian economy next year, according to new report from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), and that could force some trucking companies to rethink how they are doing business.

Trailer Backlog to Continue Momentum for Months to Come

BLOOMINGTON, IN- March trailer orders dropped 25 percent year-over-year to 22,000 units, but manufacturers are working with such a huge backlog that they’re still hard at…

Daimler Trucks to Make New Medium Duty Engines in Detroit

DETROIT, MI -- Daimler Trucks on Friday announced it is making a big financial investment to enable production of the new Detroit DD5 and DD8 medium duty engines at Detroit's headquarters and manufacturing facility in Redford, MI. Joined by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, and nearly 2,000 United Auto Workers employees, the company celebrated the announcement of the new lines of DD5 and DD8 medium duty engines and officially launched production of the company's Detroit DT12 automated manual transmission, previously manufactured in Germany. The new engines, first announced at the 2014 American Trucking Associations annual conference, will be available in select Daimler Truck North America vehicles by the end of 2016.

B.C. Truck Parking Project Runs into Opposition

SURREY, BC - There is increasing opposition to a plan to build a facility to allow hundreds of trucks to park in a part of British Columbia. Local groups and residents are lining up against the company GG Metro Holdings, which wants to construct the facility in Surrey on nearly 80 acres on three parcels of land near 16th Avenue, according to The Vancouver Sun newspaper.