Big Rig Orders Plummet, Medium-Duty Remains Solid

BLOOMINGTON and COLUMBUS, IN - Two new, preliminary reports have been issued when it comes to new big-rig orders and no matter how you slice them they show huge drops while the smaller side of trucking continues at a good pace.

Inland Manitoba Port Gets the Gas

WINNIPEG, MB - Development of Canada's first and largest tri-modal inland port and Foreign Trade Zone has gotten a shot in the arm with the company Manitoba Hydro announcing a new project that will extend natural gas service and other utilities to CentrePort's 20,000-acre footprint.

New Champlain Bridge to be Toll Free

BROSSARD and MONTREAL, QC - One of the busiest bridges in Canada will be free of tolls when a replacement span in built and opened, reversing an earlier decsion.

Investigation: Trucker Test Pass Rates Lower in GTA Than Outlying Areas

TORONTO, ON - "Aspiring truckers have a better chance of passing their road tests at most DriveTest Centres in smaller communities than they do at Toronto-area testing facilities..."

Think You’ve Got a Top Fleet? It’s Time to Find Out

OTTAWA, ON -- Applications are now being accepted for Trucking HR Canada's 3rd annual Top Fleet Employers program, which recognizes fleets with the top workplaces in Canada's trucking industry.

New Brunswick Considering Highway Tolls to Raise Revenue

FREDERICTON, NB -- Highway tolls and outsourcing highway maintenance are among two of many choices being considered by the New Brunswick provincial government in a report outlining possible financial moves to eliminate debt. "The choices presented in this report were brought forward by New Brunswickers through the review process," said Health Minister Victor Boudreau, who is also minister responsible for Strategic Program Review. "Not all choices contained in the report will be implemented. these are for consideration and discussion as we near the end of the review process." The review was launched in January 2015 with the goal of finding $500 million to $600 million to address the province's financial situation. Decisions will be announced as part of the 2016-17 provincial budget.

BMO Closes on Purchase of GE Transportation Finance

CHICAGO, IL and TORONTO, ON -- BMO Financial Group, the parent of BMO Bank of Montreal, and its wholly-owned Chicago-based subsidiary BMO Harris Bank N.A. has completed its acquisition of General Electric Capital Corp's. Transportation Finance business.

TransForce’s Transport America Acquires Optimal Freight

ETOBICOKE, ON and EAGAN, MN - A subsidiary of Canadian trucking giant TransForce Inc. has purchased a majority stake in a U.S. non-asset based truckload freight brokerage company.

Diesel Prices Decline for Third Straight Week

LONDON, ON and WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Average diesel prices in both Canada and the U.S. have turned lower for the third consecutive week as oil prices could possibly head even lower while one nation's crude exports have returned to its highest level in decades.

Canadian Traffic Crashes Increasing, U.S. Fatal Collisions Up

TORONTO, ON and WASHINGTON, D.C. - Traffic collisions in Canada are increasing while fatal crashes in the United States during the first half of the year also moved higher following a 2014 decline, according to newly released and separate reports, signaling to trucking that roadways are as dangerous as ever in many ways.

Ritchie Bros. Schedules 3 Big Canadian Auctions

TORONTO, ON - Industrial auction company Ritchie Bros, will have more than 2,100 trucks and related equipment items up for bid a little later this month at a single event, but if you can't make it, there are two others also set for Canada in December.

Hamilton Truck Toll Proposal Barely Defeated

HAMILTON, ON -- A plan by Hamilton Councillor Sam Merulla that the city look at charging a toll to "out-of-town" commercial trucks that use the Red Hill Valley Parkway and Lincoln Alexander Expressway has been rejected.

U.S. Rules Against Driver Coercion to Soon Take Effect

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced new regulations that will take effect on Jan. 29, 2016 that it believes will help further safeguard commercial truck and bus drivers from being compelled to violate federal safety regulations. The rules over so-called driver coercion, provides FMCSA with the authority to take enforcement action not only against motor carriers, but also against shippers, receivers, and transportation intermediaries. The regulations address three key areas concerning driver coercion: procedures for commercial truck and bus drivers to report incidents of coercion to the FMCSA, steps the agency could take when responding to such allegations, and penalties of up to US$16,000 that may be imposed on entities found to have coerced drivers.

Truckload Carriers Association Names New President

ALEXANDRIA, VA - The executive committee of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has gone outside of the trucking industry in its hunt for new leadership, hiring John Lyboldt as the group's new president.

Overall Shipping Costs Decrease, LTL on the Rise

TORONTO, ON -- New results from the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI) indicate that the total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers decreased by 1.2 percent in September when compared with August.