Class 8 net orders below trend in July, Class 5-7 bounce back: reports

NASHVILLE and COLUMBUS, Ind. -- FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing July Class 8 truck net orders at 12,568 units, the lowest month for orders since August 2010 and 32% below the same month last year. Preliminary order numbers...

Meritor Wabco adds ABS system as standard on ProStar+, LoneStar

TROY, Mich. -- Meritor Wabco’s anti-lock braking system (ABS) is now standard equipment on all International ProStar+ and LoneStar Class 8 trucks.

Pollution drops as cargo volumes rise at Port of Los Angeles

SAN PEDRO, Calif. -- Air pollution from port-related sources continues to drop as cargo rebounds at the Port of Los Angeles, according to a recently released report, titled “2011 Inventory of Air Emissions.” Data contained in the...

Ironhead opens truck tire retread plan in Mississauga

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Ironhead Rubber Technologies has opened its first truck tire retread plant in Mississauga, Ont.

Day and Ross announces several appointments to leadership team

HARTLAND, N.B. -- Day and Ross General Freight has announced a number of appointments within its operations group.

CTA sponsoring retirement savings program for O/Os, trucking employees

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and participating provincial trucking associations are sponsoring a comprehensive program of retirement savings plans for employees and owner/operators in the Canadian trucking industry. The...

RBC Purchasing Managers Index shows slower manufacturing growth rate in July

TORONTO, Ont. - After registering strong growth in May and June, Canada's manufacturing sector slowed to a four-month low in July, according to the RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index, a monthly survey which provides early...

North American surface trade climbs 8.3% year-over-year in May

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico, was 8.3% higher in May than in May 2011, totalling $83.8 billion (not adjusted for inflation), according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)...

ATA supporting CSA revision process, but says flaws remain

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations has told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that while it supports the agency’s new process for improving its carrier oversight program Compliance, Safety, Accountability,...

NRF and NCCR join legal fight against new US trucking regulations

WASHINGTON, DC - The National Retail Federation and its National Council of Chain Restaurants division have joined a coalition of manufacturers, shippers and transportation providers to file an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals...

Owner/operator protest slows freight traffic at Vaughan CP terminal

VAUGHAN, Ont. -- A contract dispute between a group of owner/operators and CP Rail has lead to a protest at CP’s intermodal terminal in Vaughan.

US used truck sales up in June, trailer orders stay soft: ACT

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- US used truck sales grew 8% in June over May, but lagged June 2011 and the first six months of 2011, while pricing appears to be slowing a little more rapidly than was previously expected, according to the latest report from...

COMPETITION WATCH: Trimac completes acquisition of Liquid Cargo Lines

CALGARY, Alta. -- Trimac Transportation has completed its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Liquid Cargo Lines Limited (LCL).  Trimac acquired the shares of LCL from McCaig Real Estate, an affiliate...

TomTom launches latest version of Logistics map for truck, fleet operators

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Navigation systems manufacturer TomTom has launched the newest version of its Logistics map product designed specifically for truck and fleet operators.

Beaver Truck Centre raises $13,000 at charity golf tournament

WINNIPEG, Man. -- Beaver Truck Centre raised $13,000 at its third charity golf tournament, held at the Elmhurst Golf and Country Club July 18. The tournament, entitled, “Manitoba Truckers Going the Distance,” donates proceeds to SCE...