Truck News

US truck tonnage crunched by Hurricane Sandy

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- US for-hire truck tonnage dove 3.8% in October, following on the heels of a 0.4% decrease in September (which was revised down from a 0.1% gain that was first reported).

St. Lawrence College hosting info session to plug new logistics program

CORNWALL, Ont. -- St. Lawrence College’s Cornwall campus will be hosting an information session to promote its new supply chain and logistics program this Friday. The new 18-week program, which gets underway Jan. 7, aims to train...

FPInnovations develops lightweight timber trailer

MONTREAL, Que. -- Researcher FPInnovations has developed a lightweight timber trailer that could significantly increase payloads in eastern Canada and the northeastern US.

Fort Garry Industries acquires Pinwood Truck Parts

SARNIA, Ont. -- Fort Garry Industries has announced it has reached a binding agreement to acquire an equity share in Pinwood Truck Parts.

Zurich Canada teams up with Verisk to combat cargo, equipment theft

TORONTO, Ont. -- Zurich Canada is working with Verisk Crime Analytics divisions CargoNet and the National Equipment Register (NER) to combat cargo and heavy equipment theft. The CargoNet and NER programs are built around national property...

Shipper conditions stable in September: FTR Associates

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- Shipper conditions were for basically unchanged in September from August, with a reading of -6.9 on the FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index (SCI). FTR officials say the range where the SCI has settled...

Manitoba Trucking Association doles out industry awards

WINNIPEG, Man. -- The Manitoba Trucking Association honoured several members of the province’s trucking industry during its annual Fall Awards Gala last week.    Taking home the MTA-Payne Transportation LP Associate of the Year...

Kinedyne announces personnel changes

BRANCHBURG, N.J. -- Kinedyne has announced Paul Wolford has rejoined the company as vice-president of sales and marketing.

Chicago to electrify trash truck fleet

CHICAGO, Ill. -- The city of Chicago will deploy the heaviest electric trucks in the US, as it deploys 20 Class 8 electric vehicle refuse trucks.

OPINION: How Walmart’s ‘supercube’ trailer fails the environment

TORONTO, Ont. -- A new tractor-trailer configuration developed by Walmart, which increases the cubic capacity of the trailer by 30%, requiring fewer truck trips to deliver the same amount of product, could in fact be much worse for the...

Georgia Ports Authority opens expanded rail yard

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has officially opened its expanded Mason Intermodal Container Transfer Facility in a ribbon-cutting ceremony today. The $6.5 million, 6,000-ft. rail yard extension is designed to expand...

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index climbs 8% in October

TORONTO, Ont. -- Coming off a dip in September volumes, TransCore’s Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index saw an 8% increase in month-over-month volumes for October. Year-over-year volumes were down 14% from the particularly high levels...

Navistar produces first ProStar+ with Cummins ISX15 engine

LISLE, Ill. -- The first International ProStar+ with Cummins ISX15 and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) has rolled off the assembly line at Navistar’s Escobedo, Mexico plant.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Answering the critical capacity question

TORONTO, Ont. -- Can equipment – specifically the inability of some carriers to invest in new tractors – fuel trucking’s next consolidation phase?

How will trucking fare in turbulent 2013? Leading CEOs share their thoughts

TORONTO, Ont. -- As carriers head into 2013, how do they think they will fare and what strategies will help them?