Truck News

What’s behind January’s spot market freight boom?

TORONTO, Ont. -- There has been an abundance of available freight on the spot market to begin 2013, creating one of the most freight-rich months on record.

triOS College launches Professional Transport Operator program

BRAMPTON, Ont. -- Potential students of triOS College’s new Professional Transport Operator program were treated to a candid discussion covering the ins and outs of a career in trucking at a pair of career fairs this week. The Trucking...

Ontario Trucking Association shakes up events line-up for 2013

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association has decided to shake up its events line-up for 2013.

TransCore Canadian Freight Index hits record load volumes in January

TORONTO, Ont. -- TransCore’s Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index recorded the highest load volumes for January, surpassing the record set for the month in January 2011 by 3%. January’s load volumes increased 25% from December 2012...

B.C. container fleet rolls out red carpet for truck inspectors

DELTA, B.C. - Freight idled on the roadside while the powers-that-be poke around your equipment may not be the trucking equivalent of a colonoscopy, but – whether they’re a royal pain or a minor irritation – they still throw a...

Jost fifth wheels now standard on Volvo trucks

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Volvo Trucks has announced Jost International is now its standard fifth wheel supplier.

XRS develops hands-on Road Science Lab

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- XRS Corp. (formerly Xata Corp.) has created a hands-on Road Science Lab at its Minnesota headquarters, where customers and prospective customers can visit to try the XRS platform on all its compatible mobile devices.

MTO issues bulletin outlining changes to senior driver licensing procedures

TORONTO, Ont. -- It’s officially official. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has issued a notice to its signing authorities and registered authorities that licensing rules for A/Z drivers 65 years of age and older are changing.

Marine Atlantic rate increase draws ire from APTA

DIEPPE, N.B. -- Marine Atlantic has announced it will be raising its rates by 4% for all traffic, drawing ire from the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association. The APTA says it intends to appeal the case, but notes that the local trucking...

Tightening capacity causes drop in shipper conditions in December

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Tightening capacity lead to a drop in the FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) in December, which came in with a reading of -4.9.

OTA knights exemplary professional drivers

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has crowned its latest Road Knights team, comprised of 10 exceptional professional drivers.

Vitran divests its Supply Chain Operation; will concentrate on LTL business

TORONTO, Ont. --  Vitran has reached an agreement to divest its Supply Chain Operation (SCO) division to Legacy Supply Chain, based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for U.S. $97 million in cash, subject to certain working capital adjustments.

Canada North Resources Expo coming to B.C. this spring

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- The first-ever Canada North Resources Expo (CNRE) is coming to Prince George this spring. The event, to be held May 31-June 1, will showcase the leaders and rising stars of the transportation (including air, rail, land...

Car vs. truck: New ATA report offers summary of crash-fault studies

ARLINGTON, Va. -- A new report from the American Trucking Associations has summarized a number of large-scale studies that detail the number of times cars versus commercial trucks were found to be “at-fault” during car-truck crashes.

Eaton finds Truelove…and appoints him marketing manager

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Eaton has appointed Tony Truelove as marketing manager for the company’s North America Truck operations. He is located in Galesburg, Mich., and will report to Tom Nellenbach, director of marketing and communications...