For-hire motor carriers boost revenues but higher costs cuts into first quarter profits

OTTAWA, Ont. - Canadian trucking companies earned operating revenue of $10.1 billion in the first quarter, up 5.2% from the same quarter a year earlier.

RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index finds both production and new order growth strengthen during September

TORONTO , Ont. -- RBC's  Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index  today provided a ray of hope to the otherwise gloomy economic forecasts dominating the news and may point to a late-year rally for the country's economy. The...

St. Lawrence Seaway strike averted with tentative CAW deal

MONTREAL, Que. -- The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) announced today it has reached a tentative collective agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers which represents the Corporation's 475 unionized employees.

Canadian Kenworth dealers earn Parts and Service Dealers of the Year awards

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth has named its Regional, Gold and Silver Parts and Service Dealers of the Year, including Canadian winners in each category. The awards, which recognize superior excellent and achievement in parts and service...

Wakefield opens Canada’s first DEF solutionizing facility for H2Blu

TORONTO, Ont. -- Wakefield Canada has opened its H2Blu diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) solutionizing facility in Toronto. The ribbon cutting ceremony, held on Friday, took place well ahead of the original business timetable, officials said. The...

Ground transportation costs rise 1.2% in July: CGFI report

TORONTO, Ont. -- The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers increased 1.2% in July when compared to June, according to results published by the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI).   The Base Rate Index, which excludes the...

NAFTA surface trade jumps 18% in July

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico was 18.1% higher in July than in July 2010, totalling $72.4 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of...

Former president George W. Bush to address Work Truck Show attendees

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The ever-growing Work Truck Show has landed itself a high-profile keynote speaker. Former US president George W. Bush will address the show's President's Breakfast & NTEA Annual Meeting on March 7, 2012 at the Indiana...

COMPETITION WATCH: MacKinnon Transport adds to senior management team

GUELPH, Ont. -- MacKinnon Transport has announced the addition of Dan Matthews to its senior management team.

Cat, Navistar refine NC2 Global joint venture

PEORIA, Ill. -- Caterpillar and Navistar have revealed details about the next phase of their NC2 Global truck alliance, including the introduction of a cabover Cat for the global market.

New Brunswick bridge closed to truck traffic

SAINT-LOUIS DE KENT, N.B. -- The Saint-Louis de Kent Bridge has been closed to truck traffic, with a new maximum gross weight of five tonnes, the province of New Brunswick has announced.

Anemic economy points to slow growth for freight rates: Dr. Saipe

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- General truck freight rates should grow at an average annual rate of 1%-2% through 2012," Dr. Alan Saipe told transportation professionals attending the SCL-Nulogx breakfast conference entitled "Transportation Strategy:...

Freight volume growth will be slack; peak season will be muted, analyst warns

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Expect slackening to flat freight volumes for the remainder of 2011, warned Cormark Securities' David Newman at yesterday's SCL-Nulogx breakfast conference aptly entitled "Transportation Strategy: Planning for 2012 in...

Ryder System named ‘data partner’ for Canadian General Freight Index

TORONTO, Ont. -- Nulogx has named Ryder System a "data partner" for the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI). Under the terms of this agreement, Ryder will be providing data to be used in the compilation of the monthly index.

US truckload turnover rises to three-year high in second quarter

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The turnover rate for over-the-road truck drivers in the US rose to 79% in the second quarter, according to American Trucking Associations' latest Trucking Activity Report, marking the third quarter in a row of increased churn...