Commercial trailer orders post big gains in September

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Commercial trailer net orders in September more than doubled their very weak September 2009 volume, according to a recent report from ACT Research Co. (ACT).

Get better work trucks by writing better specifications

If you're like most fleet managers, you are constantly looking for ways to improve the quality and productivity of your work trucks, while at the same time reducing your maintenance and operating costs. One of the best strategies to accomplish...

NTL offers new health and dental program for O/Os

LONDON, Ont. -- National Truck League is offering a new health and dental program for owner/operators.

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index continues to show y-o-y improvement

TORONTO, Ont. -- TransCore's Canadian Freight Index is continuing to show record strength for spot market freight availability.

Navistar inks four-year deal with UAW-represented workers

WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Navistar has come to terms with its UAW-represented workers over a new four-year labour agreement.

Marine Atlantic suspends truck reservation system

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. -- Marine Atlantic has suspended its maligned commercial vehicle reservation system.

ONLINE SPECIAL: ACI is set to go live Oct. 31. Are shippers and carriers prepared?

TORONTO, Ont. -- Halloween is on Sunday and cross-border shippers and carriers may be feeling more than a little spooked this year as Oct. 31 also marks the roll-out of Canada Border Service Agency's (CBSA's) ACI (Advance Commercial...

Is Ontario fleet optimism wavering? (October 29, 2010)

TORONTO, Ont. -- The majority of Ontario fleets responding to the Ontario Trucking Association's Q4 Business e-Pulse Survey are still optimistic, but some are less optimistic than they were just three months before.

Canadian ground transportation rates continue to rise

TORONTO, Ont. -- Ground transportation freight rates in Canada posted a fourth consecutive month of increase in August, up 1.5% over July.

CFIA cracks down on livestock haulers

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has more than doubled the maximum fines that can be levied against livestock haulers who mistreat animals during transport.

COMPETITION WATCH: Robert orders 180 LNG-powered Petes

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. -- Robert Transport has placed an order for 180 Class 8 Peterbilt trucks fueled by natural gas.

COMPETITION WATCH: Bruce R. Smith taken off ice

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Bruce R. Smith, a large Ontario-based flatbed and reefer fleet with a storied 60-year history, has emerged from bankruptcy protection thanks to a cash injection from Ron Tepper's Tepper Holdings Inc. (THI Group).

Deadline for Highway Hero award nominations coming up fast

AKRON, Ohio -- Goodyear is once again looking for heroic truckers from across the continent for its 28th annual North America Highway Hero program. The deadline for nominations is Nov. 30.

OTA Education Foundation raises thousands for scholarships

TORONTO, Ont -- The OTA Education Foundation has raised more than 80% of its goal for its Double-Up Donation Challenge, which raises money to fund scholarships for children of parents who work in the Ontario trucking and trucking-related...

here come the electrics

Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz are credited with introducing the first internal combustion vehicle in 1886. But Canadians were initially more interested in battery-powered trucks. In 1898, mercantile visionary Robert Simpson of Toronto, bought...