Daimler introduces 3D printed parts program

PORTLAND, Ore. –  Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) will make its first delivery of plastic parts produced using 3D printing technologies to its customers in the coming weeks as part…

CTA wants more accountability from doctors prescribing truckers medical pot

TORONTO, Ont. — The Canadian Trucking Alliance has expressed to Health Canada the government should not make exceptions for commercial truck drivers using medicinal marijuana while on the job and…

OTA calls for zero tolerance for driver pot use

TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is urging the provincial government to ensure a zero tolerance enforcement for truck driver pot use. In a submission this week to the…

More Canadian fleets order Tesla Semis

New electric truck finding a following in various applications

Daimler adapts as Mexico embraces the cabover engine

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – The Mexican truck market is increasingly shifting towards cabover engine truck designs, and Daimler is adding to its portfolio to address that growing demand. The Class…

Trucking HR Canada reveals panel details for upcoming Women with Drive summit

OTTAWA, Ont.  – Successful women in the trucking and logistics industry will be sharing insights at the fourth annual Women with Drive summit on how they have made their respective…

Bring on Canadian ELD mandate, carrier urges

TORONTO, Ont. – A Canadian regulation mandating the use of electronic logging devices (ELDs) can’t come “soon enough,” according to David Carruth, CEO at One For Freight. He was speaking…

Titanium gives drivers a raise

BOLTON, Ont. – Titanium Trucking Services has announced it is increasing driver and owner-operator pay, to help achieve its growth plan for 2018. Owner-operator rates are increasing by 5% of…

U.S. truck tonnage up in October: ATA

ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. for-hire truck tonnage increased 3.3% in October, and was up 9.9% year-over-year, according to the For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index from the American Trucking Associations (ATA). That…

OTA releases five-point action plan for road safety

TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) Board of Directors has endorsed a statement on trucking road safety and has issued a five-point action plan outlining proactive strategies dealing…

Atlantic Canada kicks off 18 Wheels of Christmas food drive

DIEPPE, N.B. – The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) and Trucks For Change Network (T4C) are once again organizing an industry-wide food collection drive in order to fight hunger and…

Mexican trucking industry “is changing,” fleet owner says

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Noe Montes, owner of Mexican trucking company Transmontes and a U.S.-based carrier called TM Transportation Services, wants the North American trucking industry to know that Mexican carriers…

Bison wins ATA safety award

WINNIPEG, Man. – Bison Transport has won first place in the American Trucking Associations’ National Truck Safety Contest for the seventh consecutive year. The carrier won the award Nov. 14,…

Tesla semi hits the streets

Bison Transport, Loblaw eager to be among the first adopters

A Mexican trucker’s view of NAFTA

GUADALAJARA, MX - Noe Montes has experienced the benefits of NAFTA first hand. In a single decade he has grown his business from a single truck to a sophisticated fleet with 170 power units and 250 drivers - serving automotive shippers from Linamar to Pirelli. He's eying opportunities in Canada, too, particularly in a lane that would stretch between Mexico and Southern Ontario. Gone are the days when Mexican carriers would simply interline with their counterparts in Canada and the U.S., says the owner of Transmontes and its sister company, TM Transportation Services in Laredo, Texas. But even as the 40-year-old entrepreneur adds to his fleet's capacity, he is keeping a close eye on NAFTA negotiations.