Business Management Trucking executive outlook: Michael Kotendzhi, 18 Wheels Logistics December 27, 2022 As 2022 comes to an end, TruckNews.com reached out to several trucking industry executives to ask about the biggest challenge their fleets will face in the coming year, and how…
Business Management Trucking executive outlook: Rod Miron, Big Freight Systems December 26, 2022 As 2022 comes to an end, TruckNews.com reached out to several trucking industry executives to ask about the biggest challenge their fleets will face in the coming year, and how…
Business Management Trucking executive outlook: Rob Penner, Bison Transport December 26, 2022 As 2022 comes to an end, TruckNews.com reached out to several trucking industry executives to ask about the biggest challenge their fleets will face in the coming year, and how…
Regulations The Top 10 trucking stories of 2022 December 23, 2022 It was an eventful year, to say the least. Right out of the gate the Canadian trucking industry found itself in the international spotlight as trucks noisily rumbled their way…
Business Management Shipper conditions improving as capacity utilization falls December 22, 2022 Trucking capacity utilization loosened in October to levels not seen since May 2020, improving conditions for shippers. The FTR Shippers Conditions Index improved in October to a barely negative -0.3…
Infrastructure Feds freeze Confederation Bridge toll rates for 2023 December 20, 2022 Tolls for the Confederation Bridge, linking Prince Edward Island to the mainland, will be frozen at current rates for 2023, the federal government announced in a news release. Minister of…
Business Management Soft fall freight season reflected in November tonnage December 20, 2022 U.S. for-hire truck tonnage fell 2.5% in November, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), on the heels of a revised 1.2% decline in October. “For-hire truck tonnage saw the…
Business Management Lazer acquires yard management business December 20, 2022 Lazer Logistics has acquired the yard management assets of Preferred Cartage Trucking Services in Greeley, Col. Lazer provides outsourced yard management services across North America, and includes Toronto-based operations. (Photo:…
Transportation Fuel, financing cost hikes batter trucking companies in October December 19, 2022 Sharp increases in fuel and financing costs coupled with an unfavorable trend in freight rates resulted in a major deterioration of financial conditions for trucking companies during October. FTR’s Trucking…
Transportation Express Mondor acquires WJ Deans December 19, 2022 Express Mondor has become one of Canada’s largest flatbed trucking operations by acquiring WJ Deans Transportation – a fleet that specializes in transporting metals. National Bank Private Investment and Desjardins,…
Business Management Mullen sheds non-core assets December 16, 2022 Mullen Group has sold its Canadian Hydrovac business and a Surrey, B.C., terminal as it focuses on its LTL, warehousing and intermodal business growth. “Earlier this year we identified a…
Equipment Trailer orders remain strong December 16, 2022 New trailer orders continued to soar in November, with 39,000 units ordered according to preliminary data from ACT Research. The strong total even took the industry forecaster by surprise. “We…
Transportation Canadian spot market rises impressively in November December 14, 2022 Canada’s spot market showed considerable improvement in November with load volumes rising 26% from October, according to Loadlink Technologies, but down 23% year-over-year. November’s truck-to-load ratio of 2.68 was 21%…
Transportation Projected Class 8 truck activity improves December 12, 2022 ACT Research estimates OEMs will manufacture more Class 8 trucks in 2023 than it originally projected, although the activity on assembly lines is still expected to decline in the year…
Equipment GM opens retooled Ingersoll plant to build BrightDrop EVs December 5, 2022 General Motors opened its first Canadian electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, Ont., Dec. 5, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford in attendance. The plant…