Truck News

US report finds 40% of fleets currently dealing with driver shortage

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Forty percent of fleets are currently affected by a shortage of drivers and another 25% indicate they believe the shortage of good drivers will impact their ability to grow in the future, according to a report from CK...

Quinte joins HDA Truck Pride network

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Eastern Ontario-based Quinte Truck and Trailer Parts has joined the HDA Truck Pride network. Quinte has locations in Kingston and Belleville with a management team that includes president and CEO Keith Graham, senior...

Class 8 total net orders fall to 10-month low: FTR report

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing July Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEM's at 18,532, the lowest monthly total since September. July was the third consecutive month with...

Return of the cabover

CONCORD, Ont. -- Hino's much anticipated return to the cabover in the North American market has kicked into high gear with a series of tour stops to show off the company's soon-to-be-released Classes 4 and 5 155 and 195 models.

NA surface trade jumps nearly 16% in May

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico was 15.7% higher in May than in May 2010, totalling $77.3 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of...

Navistar makes closure of Chatham truck plant official

CHATHAM, Ont. -- Navistar has announced a North American restructuring that will see it permanently shutter its Chatham, Ont. truck plant.

Meritor’s Q Plus S-Cam brakes ready for new stopping requirements

TROY, Mich. -- Meritor has announced its Q Plus S-Cam brakes are fully compliant with the new FMVSS 121 stopping distance requirement in the US.

Bendix closes Iteris deal

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Bendix has finalized its purchase of Iteris' vehicle sensors business, including its AutoVue lane departure warning system.

Canada’s first Cat

QUEENSVILLE, Ont. - The first Canadian Caterpillar CT660 is being put through its paces hauling aggregate to landscapers in the Stouffville, Ont. area by J.F. Kitching & Son, a family-run company that has played a key role in the truck's...

Singing for a cure

STIRLING, Ont. - Anne Finley still remembers when the song first began to take shape in her head. She was tarping a load last October just two weeks before her participation in the Ontario West version of the Convoy for a Cure when the lyrics...

Why dogs make the best travelling companions

I wasn't planning to write about this subject this month, but circumstances have warranted a short out-of-route detour.I have just spent a sleepless night beside my eight-year-old mutt Monty, whose constant whimpering signaled, unmistakably,...

Melting in the heat

All winter and spring, I have been hearing from carrier executives about the need to get aggressive on rates. Carrier executives were looking to a confluence of events - an improving economy, higher freight volumes and tighter capacity - to...

California trailer requirements put the squeeze on O/Os

SACRAMENTO, Cal. – A few thousand dollars is a lot or a little, depending on how much money you've got in the bank. Just ask Ryan King, a Saskatoon-based owner/operator who won't be running in and out of California anymore due to the fact...

You’re tired, take a rest

KING CITY, Ont. – Imagine being able to roll back the clock and speak to a tired driver before they are involved in an accident. A high-tech, real-time fatigue advisory system being tested by Praxair's Canadian fleet is allowing the...

Lifelong trucker wins Truck News Owner/Operator of the Year award

FERGUS, Ont. -- Robert St. Vincent of St. Malo, Manitoba was named the 18th annual Truck News Owner/Operator of the Year at the Fergus Truck Show July 22.