BOOK REVIEW: Trucker Ghost Stories

A UFO abduction at Deacon’s Corner Truck Stop in Winnipeg and a female trucker gets French-kissed by a ghost in her Peterbilt bunk.  A trainee and his over-the-road mentor on a driving test run hit a mother and her baby, but...

Shell brings popular loyalty program to Canada

BURLINGTON, Ont. -- Shell Lubricants has announced its My Miles Matter rewards program is now available in Canada.

Erb wins Volvo Trucks Safety Award; $25K prize to go towards safety programs

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Erb International has won the 2012 Volvo Trucks Safety Award, consisting of a $25,000 prize to be put towards safety-related programs.

US freight volume growth will slow in coming months

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- US freight volumes will likely go "sideways" over the next few months as the US economy suffers through a  slowdown, according to American Trucking Associations chief economist Bob Costello. 

North American surface trade up 4.6% in July

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico, was 4.6% higher in July than in July 2011, totalling $75.7 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of...

Driver pay not the answer to the driver shortage dilemma

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Driver pay may be an important issue, and perhaps the one the gets the most attention when addressing the driver shortage, but it's not the best answer, according to a panel of US trucking executives speaking at the ATA...

Navistar’s top shareholders get spots at boardroom table

LISLE, Ill. -- Navistar International has relented to pressure from its top shareholders and added representatives of those investors to its board.

Global strategy paying off in volatile economic climate for Daimler

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Daimler’s global presence has matured to the point where the company is capable of offsetting weaker markets with stronger ones, and able to stick to its sales targets despite short-term uncertainties, according to its...

Takes more than talk to gain top spot for global truck manufacturing, Daimler execs warn

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Germany based MAN AG made headlines recently when it said overtaking Daimler as the globe's largest commecial truck maker was its corporate goal but Andreas Renschler, head of Daimler, told a press briefing here that it will...

Daimler execs remain optimistic despite drop in new orders

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Monthly Class 8 truck sales in Canada and in the US have been strong in 2012, showing regular year-over-year growth. However, new truck orders have declined on year-over-year basis in the US for eight consecutive months....

New ATA paper clears up “misconceptions” about fatigued driving

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- In a new white paper released today, American Trucking Associations says it is “setting the record straight” about the involvement of fatigue in large truck crashes, highlighting how anti-trucking industry...

Washington politics posing unnecessary challenges for trucking, ATA’s Graves charges

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- In identifying the US trucking industry's many challenges heading into 2013, American Trucking Associations president and CEO Bill Graves is pointing his finger squarely at Washington.

Carriers unwilling to embrace change will not survive, ATA’s Graves warns

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- The US trucking industry will be at a crossroads in the year ahead, facing a myriad of challenges and opportunities that will favor those carriers willing to embrace change, Bill Graves, president and CEO of the...

BREAKING NEWS: Navistar, Jim Hebe part ways

LISLE, Ill. -- Jim Hebe, the outspoken senior vice-president of North American sales operations with Navistar, has retired.

ATA joins with national organization to combat human trafficking

LAS VEGAS, Nev.  -- Human trafficking, predominantly involving young girls sold into the sex trade, has become a $32 billion business in the US and the American Trucking Associations is lending a hand in the battle to end this scourge.