Holiday rush bolsters reefer rates in US: TransCore

PORTLAND, Ore. -- As refrigerated food products were rushed to market prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, spot market freight availability for refrigerated vans climbed 12%. Reefer rates rose 1.9% nationwide for the seven days ending Nov. 23,...

OOIDA says proposed Hours-of-Service regulations unjustified, burdensome

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has told Congress that proposed changes to Hours-of-Service regulations are not only unnecessary but also unjustified and burdensome to small-business truckers.

COMPETITION WATCH: Clarke acquires Select Transport

HALIFAX, N.S. -- Clarke Road Transport has acquired the assets of refrigerated trucker Select Transport out of Windsor, N.S.

Raydan Manufacturing to be purchased by Link

EDMONTON, Alta. -- Link Suspensions of Canada has reached a deal to acquire Raydan Manufacturing, which produces the Air Link suspension among other products.

Three Canadians among Meritor Aftermarket contest winners

FLORENCE, Ky. -- Three Canadians were among the 10 winners in Meritor Aftermarket's 'Run with the Bull' contest, which rewarded customers who insisted on the company's Meritor, Euclid, Mascot or Meritor Wabco product brands.

Arrow Truck Sales promotes Gupta to branch manager

TORONTO, Ont. -- Vikas Gupta, top salesman for Arrow Truck Sales in the US and Canada for three years running, has been named branch manager of Arrow's Toronto location.

Ground transportation costs remain constant, base rates fall in September

TORONTO, Ont. -- The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers in September remained the same month-over-month, according to the latest figures from the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI).

Detroit Diesel produces 100,000th DD engine

DETROIT, Mich. -- Detroit Diesel today celebrated production of the 100,000th engine produced as part of the DD platform the company launched in 2007.

Hino strengthens ties with Allison

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Hino Motors Manufacturing in Detroit and Allison Transmissions have inked a multi-year agreement, making Allison the preferred and exclusive automated transmission supplier in Class 6 and 7 trucks.

Con-Way selects Goodyear as principal wide-base tire supplier

AKRON, Ohio -- Con-way Truckload has selected Goodyear as its principal supplier of wide-base truck tires. Con-way will be using Goodyear's recently introduced G392 SSD drive and G394 SST trailer wide-base tires.

A smooth move

LANSING, Mich. -- Moving day, which happens for more than four million Canadians each year, is said to be one of the most stressful days in a person's life.

ONLINE SPECIAL: Can you afford not to address sleep apnea?

TORONTO, Ont. -- Consider the life of a sleep apnea-stricken professional truck driver: Four hours of driving followed by a two-hour nap, then another four hours of driving and another nap. Worse, home time that is literally slept away with no...

World’s strongest men take Mack truck for a ride

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Talk about heavy-haul. Mack's Titan tractor was featured at The World's Strongest Man competition's recent truck-pull event.

Alberta energy rebate program coming to a close Dec. 31

EDMONTON, Alta. -- Alberta truckers have until the end of 2011 to apply for energy efficiency rebates as part of the province's Trucks of Tomorrow program. In the past year, the commercial vehicle incentive program has resulted in an estimated...

College students invited to design a truck, win a scholarship

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Freightliner is tapping into the minds of college students across North America to help design a futuristic owner/operator truck.