Truck News

TOP 10 NEWS STORIES OF 2013

It’s list season! Yep, the time of year when everyone in the media feels compelled to create Top 10 lists of every type imaginable. For the last few years in Hooked Up, I’ve posted a list of the best-read news stories, blog entries...

AN INCREDIBLE SHOW OF STRENGTH

This time of year, the trucking industry does so much good for the communities it serves, it’s difficult to keep up with everything. Really, just browse Trucknews.com every day and more often than not, you’ll see evidence of the...

WHY TRANSFORCE WANTS VITRAN

In addition to endeavouring to be first with the biggest news on Trucknews.com, we also aim to delve beyond the press releases and provide some insight you won’t find elsewhere. This is particularly true of M&A activity, which is such...

MTO enforcement officers to add radar to their arsenals

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Ministry of Transportation is equipping its vehicles with radar, to help officers better enforce the province’s speed limiter legislation, Trucknews.com has learned.

Transportation rates climb slightly in October: CGFI

TORONTO, Ont. -- Ground transportation rates went up 0.8% in October, according to the latest data from the Canadian General Freight Index.

Canada’s spot market freight volumes soften in November

TORONTO, Ont. -- November saw a decline in spot market freight volumes in Canada, according to the latest data from TransCore Link Logistics.

Court overrules arbitrator’s decision to reinstate MTO officer after pleading guilty to indecent acts

VINELAND, Ont. -- An MTO transportation enforcement officer who plead guilty to committing indecent acts in public, and told his boss he harboured anger issues towards women, will not be returned to his job despite an earlier ruling in his...

Navistar begins shipping International DuraStar with Cummins ISB

LISLE, Ill. -- Navistar announced this morning that it has begun shipping International DuraStar trucks with the Cummins ISB 6.7-litre engine.

Opening of South Fraser Perimeter Road should improve truck traffic flow

DELTA, B.C. -- B.C.’s South Fraser Perimeter Road was opened to traffic over the weekend.

DEF prices remain stable

TORONTO, Ont. -- Canadian diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) prices remained steady in December, with Canadian prices for tote refills increasing an average of cent to 55 cents per litre compared to November, according to DEF Tracker.

Gord Cooper, Pierre Aubin talk about their Kenworth restorations

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- As Kenworth celebrates its 90th anniversary, the truck maker took time recently to recognize the truck restorations completed by a couple of its biggest Canadian fans.

UPDATED (with reaction): TransForce ups the ante for Vitran with “superior offer”

TORONTO, Ont. -- The bidding war for Vitran Corp. is on. Turns out, TransForce wasn’t willing to sit on the sidelines and see Vitran’s Canadian operations be acquired by Manitoulin Transport.

M&A Insights: Become a four-tool player to maximize company valuation

It’s said in baseball that you can be a five-tool player: throw, run, field, hit, and hit with power, and that gets you a reward: a higher salary.

Trailer orders stay strong in November

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Trailer orders in November were up 3% month-over-month, with strength concentrated in the dry van, flatbed and liquid tank segments, according to the most recent data from ACT Research.

PIT to conduct first-ever US Energotest trials

MONTREAL, Que. -- FPInnovations’ Performance Innovation Transport (PIT) is bringing its popular Energotest concept to the US, with trials slated to take place Feb. 3-7 in Texas.