February truck orders an “all-time great month”: ACT

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Trucking companies continue to order trucks in near-record numbers. ACT Research reports that preliminary Classes 5-8 orders in February came in at 67,700 units, making it the…

Peterbilt rolls out rebate programs

DENTON, Texas – Peterbilt has announced several rebates for 2018 customers. Members of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) are entitled to a cash rebate of $1,500 when they buy…

TruckPro adds three locations

LONGEUIL, Que. – TruckPro has added three new locations to its member network. Road Rig Parts and Service in Winkler, Man., Garage Robinson in Shigawake, Que., and Soudure Caplan in…

Accuride adds BorgWarner exec to Board of Directors

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Accuride Corporation today announced that Robin Kendrick, vice-president and corporate officer of BorgWarner, has been elected to the company’s board of directors as an independent director, effective…

Daimler names new GM of Trucks Connectivity

PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today announced that Sanjiv Khurana has been appointed to the position of General Manager of Trucks Connectivity. In this newly created position,…

Trucking journalists name top tech achievements of 2017

ATLANTA, Ga. — Five innovative trucking technologies have been named finalists for the 2017 Jim Winsor Memorial Technical Achievement Award presented by the North American Truck Writers Awards Committee. The…

Canadian transport costs rose in December: CGFI

TORONTO, Ont. – Ground transportation costs in Canada rose 2.2% in December, according to the latest Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI) from Nulogx. The base rate increased 0.7%, Nulogx reports,…

Dayton Parts names new Western Canada sales manager

HARRISBURG, Penn. – Dayton Parts  has hired Mark Colbran as its regional sales manager for Western Canada including Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. Colbran brings a experience and understanding of…

The Top 100: Ranking Canada’s largest for-hire fleets

TORONTO, Ont. – The Today’s Trucking Top 100 has become the definitive ranking of for-hire fleet sizes in Canada, offering insights into those who are adding or retracting available capacity. And the 2018 edition has been released. Rankings are based on a sum of supplied truck, tractor, and trailer counts (shown at the bottom of each listing)

Combined Savings: LCVs vs. platooning

TORONTO, Ont. -- Pulling two trailers with just a single power unit is an efficient way of moving freight. It's not quite two-for-the-price-of-one, but fuel and labor costs are lower on a per-trailer basis even if equipment acquisition and operating costs are similar.

Leading ain’t easy

TORONTO, Ont. – Being a leader isn’t easy. And it definitely isn’t easy being a leader in the trucking sphere, thanks to the driver shortage, customer pressures, and the clash…

Registration for Truxpo now open

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Western Canadian trucking show Truxpo is back in 2018 and is promising to offer expanded features for those attending the biennial event. “This year really will be…

Omnitracs looks to place more focus on its efforts in Canada

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Following last year’s Shaw Tracking acquisition, Omnitracs is focused on increasing its footprint in the Great White North. Speaking during Outlook 2018, Mike Segal, director of product…

Young drivers can be insured: TTSAO Panel

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The widely held belief that commercial drivers under the age of 25 cannot be insured is a myth, according to Lisa Arseneau of Staebler Insurance. She was…

Matco expands commercial moving business

EDMONTON, Alta. – Matco Moving Solutions has announced its purchase of I-Care Office Solutions, strengthening its commercial moving business. Matco is part of the Manitoulin Group of Companies. I-Care Office…