Truck News

Anemic economy points to slow growth for freight rates: Dr. Saipe

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- General truck freight rates should grow at an average annual rate of 1%-2% through 2012," Dr. Alan Saipe told transportation professionals attending the SCL-Nulogx breakfast conference entitled "Transportation Strategy:...

Freight volume growth will be slack; peak season will be muted, analyst warns

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Expect slackening to flat freight volumes for the remainder of 2011, warned Cormark Securities' David Newman at yesterday's SCL-Nulogx breakfast conference aptly entitled "Transportation Strategy: Planning for 2012 in...

Ryder System named ‘data partner’ for Canadian General Freight Index

TORONTO, Ont. -- Nulogx has named Ryder System a "data partner" for the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI). Under the terms of this agreement, Ryder will be providing data to be used in the compilation of the monthly index.

US truckload turnover rises to three-year high in second quarter

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The turnover rate for over-the-road truck drivers in the US rose to 79% in the second quarter, according to American Trucking Associations' latest Trucking Activity Report, marking the third quarter in a row of increased churn...

Goodyear’s fleetHQ service helping drivers get rubber back on road

DANVILLE, Va. -- Goodyear is thinking beyond its traditional tire products and meeting drivers where the rubber meets the road - literally - with its fleetHQ service. The company invited guests to its Danville, Va., commercial tire...

Caterpillar now delivering first CT660 vocational trucks

PEORIA, Ill. -- Caterpillar's highly anticipated CT660 vocational truck is now approved for shipment to customers, the company has announced.

Trailer shipments surge in August, but cancellations on the rise

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- The trailer industry remained strong in August, posting its strongest month of shipment volumes since June 2007.

CTA lauds changes to IRP reporting requirements

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is pleased with an International Registration Plan (IRP) amendment that the organization says will simplify compliance for motor carriers.

Sales of used trucks slow in US

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- US sales of used Classes 3-8 trucks continued a summer slump in August, with volumes dropping 3% from July.

Vedder Transport, FortisBC partner to create LNG fuelling station

SURREY, B.C. -- FortisBC has received interim approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) to provide fuelling services to Vedder Transport through a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelling station in Abbotsford, B.C.

Toronto police conduct commercial vehicle blitz

TORONTO, Ont. -- Toronto police were out in force Sept. 20, targeting commercial vehicles during an eight-hour blitz near Lakeshore Ave. E. and Coxwell Ave.

Insurance industry must do better job of evolving with customer demands

TORONTO, Ont - Canada's trucking insurance industry, besieged by slumping underwriting margins and  low investment yields while forced to cover the cost of rising cargo theft, needs to evolve by looking from the outside in rather than from...

Modified aerodynamic trailer design unveiled at Energotest

BLAINVILLE, Que. -- At the Transport Canada test track in Blainville, Que. yesterday, FPInnovations, Manac and Cascades showed off what they are billing as a "state-of-the-art" semi-trailer design.

Expect slower growth but no recession, BMO economist tells Transportation Conference

TORONTO, Ont. - Canadians worried about the darkening clouds on the economic horizon will have to live with modest growth of just 2% for 2011 and 2012 but we are not heading towards recession, Kenrick Jordan, senior economist with BMO Capital...

Goodyear’s ‘Tire Answer Man’ launches new blog

AKRON, Ohio -- Goodyear is making its well known commercial tire expert available to the public for tire-related inquiries.