Truck News

College students invited to design a truck, win a scholarship

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Freightliner is tapping into the minds of college students across North America to help design a futuristic owner/operator truck.

Nearly 400 truck tractors up for bid in early December

TORONTO, Ont. -- Ritchie Bros. is hosting a pair of auctions in Montreal and Toronto in early December, which will see more than 390 truck tractors auctioned off.

ONLINE SPECIAL: Fuel shortage nearly cripples western Canadian trucking industry, but relief is in sight

CALGARY, Alta. -- Trucking is considered by many to be the true "engine" of the economy - the driving force, so to speak - so if there isn't enough juice to power the engine of the economy's engines, it could be a big problem for everyone.

Rising costs to mute profits for transportation sector in 2011: report

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Rising labour and operating costs will lower profits to less than $5 billion for the transportation and warehousing sector this year, according to the Canadian Industrial Profile's Autumn 2011 issue.

OTA Education Foundation awards scholarships to pair of students

TORONTO, Ont. -- The OTA Education Foundation has doled out a pair of scholarships to deserving students.

Used truck volumes slip in October

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Reported volumes of used Classes 3-8 truck sales slipped back into negative territory in October, after enjoying a recovery in September, according to a report from ACT Research.

Alliance Truck Parts driving growth ‘momentum’ with NASCAR partnership

MIAMI, Fla. -- It's been a banner year for Alliance Truck Parts, the all-makes, private label parts brand of Daimler Trucks North America, and one that has seen them literally off to the races.

ATA voices support for trucker cell phone ban

ARLINGTON, Va. -- American Trucking Associations has announced its support for the final rule issued by the Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to ban the use of handheld cell phones by commercial truck...

Commercial trailer orders reach five-month high

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- New and net trailer orders in October rose to their highest levels since April and May at 19,408 units and 17,384 units, respectively, according to a report from ACT Research. Taking seasonality into account, October's backlog...

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index up 19% in October

TORONTO, Ont. -- TransCore's Canadian Freight Index surged 19% year-over-year in October. However, the index, which monitors freight movement on the spot market, saw its month-over-month numbers drop 5% to start the fourth quarter.

TruckPro appoints new national manager for heavy parts division

MONTREAL, Que. -- TruckPro has appointed Pierre Mouton to the position of national manager for its heavy vehicle parts division (HVPD). Mouton will replace Daniel Montmarquette who is set to retire in January. He will report directly to Alain...

US truck tonnage up slightly in October

ARLINGTON, Va. -- US truck tonnage rose 0.5% in October after rising a revised 1.5% in September, according to the most recent figures from the American Trucking Associations. September's increase was slightly less than the 1.6% gain the ATA...

Meritor Wabco wins fourth straight supplier award from Wabash

TROY, Mich. -- Meritor Wabco has received the 2011 Platinum Supplier Award from Wabash National for the fourth consecutive year. The award was presented during Wabash's recent annual supplier conference.

New study details CSA impact on carriers

ARLINGTON, VA. -- The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released a report detailing the extent to which CSA has impacted the daily operations of trucking companies. ATRI's report also describes and analyzes motor...

Bud Barr honoured as namesake of new scholarship

TORONTO, Ont. -- The OTA Education Foundation has announced a new scholarship, the Bud Barr Award, which will honour the memory of Ontario trucking industry mainstay William "Bud" Barr.