Business Management Commercial vehicle demand enters 2022 ‘like a lion’: ACT January 20, 2022 Demand for commercial vehicles were “materially above expectations” in the first month of 2022, reports ACT Research, and strong fundamentals point to continued high demand. “We start 2022 as 2021…
Health & Safety CTA urges truckers not to interfere with traffic January 19, 2022 The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is imploring truckers not to block traffic in protest of vaccination requirements for cross-border truckers that went into effect Jan. 15. There were local media…
Business Management U.S. truck tonnage continues upswing January 18, 2022 U.S. for-hire truck tonnage grew 1% in December, on the heels of a revised 0.5% increase in November, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA). “December’s…
Business Management Schneider to shutter Canadian operations January 14, 2022 Schneider Transport has put its Guelph, Ont., property for sale and informed associates it is closing its Canada-based operations. “Today, Jan. 14, 2022, we are announcing a change in the…
Business Management Hot spot freight market shifting capacity from big fleets to independents January 13, 2022 A hot spot freight market in 2021 resulted in record trucking start-ups in the U.S., shifting capacity from large truckload carriers and making it more difficult for shippers to lock…
Transportation Labor shortages slowing production of new trailers: FTR January 12, 2022 U.S. trailer orders dropped to 26,500 units in December, down 18% month over month and 42% year over year, with FTR counting 249,000 trailer orders during 2021 as a whole.
Business Management Omicron to keep freight markets “tighter for longer”: ACT Research January 12, 2022 As the highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19 contributes to increased employ absenteeism, transportation markets are likely to remain tight, ACT Research reported in its latest freight forecast. “The freight…
Business Management Omicron to disrupt labor for vehicle, parts manufacturers January 11, 2022 North American commercial vehicle production could face further disruptions, as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 puts increased strains on staffing across U.S. and global economies, ACT Research reports. “Minimally, the…
Transportation Canadian truck driver vacancies surge to record levels: Report January 11, 2022 Trucking HR Canada is reporting a “staggering” vacancy rate among Canadian truck drivers, with 22,990 vacant driving jobs in the third quarter of 2021. The numbers represent a 20% surge…
Business Management Canada Cartage buys Laurentien Transport January 10, 2022 Canada Cartage made its fifth acquisition over the past year, buying Laurentien Transport of Bois-des-Filion, Que. The dedicated contract transport provider specializes in refrigerated freight, serving customers in the grocery,…
Equipment Lion Electric takes possession of Joliet manufacturing plant January 10, 2022 Lion Electric has taken possession of its new electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Joliet, Ill., and will soon install equipment in expectations of producing its first vehicles there later this…
Equipment Class 8 order weakness a result of lengthy backlogs January 6, 2022 Preliminary Class 8 orders in December totaled 22,800 units, according to ACT Research, while Classes 5-8 orders dropped to 18,100 units. “For Class 8, with backlogs stretching through 2022 and…
Equipment Stoughton ramping up container chassis production January 5, 2022 Stoughton Trailers has announced it is ramping up production of intermodal container chassis, with the opening of a new plant in Waco, Texas. The company currently produces chassis in Wisconsin,…
Business Management Titanium buys Bert and Son’s Cartage January 4, 2022 Titanium Transportation has purchased Bert and Son’s Cartage, a Brantford, Ont.-based family-run trucking company that’s been in business for 75 years. It specializes in truckload, warehousing, distribution and specialized logistics…
Business Management Bison furthers push into U.S. with acquisition of Hartt Transportation January 3, 2022 Bison Transport has taken over Hartt Transportation Systems, a Bangor, Me.-based fleet with more than 360 tractors and 2,100 trailers as well as a “sizeable” logistics offering. It marks the…
