Today's Trucking Staff

Truck Training School Group Planning First Conference

HAMILTON, ON – The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) is kicking off its first conference with the theme of “Striving for Excellence…

DuraStar Getting Dual Clutches on Eaton Procision Line

LISLE, IL -- The Eaton Procision line of dual-clutch, automated-manual transmissions will be available on International DuraStar medium-duty trucks beginning late this year.

U.S. Spot Freight Rates Continue Moving Lower

BEAVERTON, OR -- Seasonal trends continued to hamper U.S. truckload freight availability and rates on the spot market during the week ending July 25, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

Wakefield Canada Sells DEF Business to Recochem

TORONTO -- Wakefield Canada Inc. has announced that it is exiting the diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) market and will sell some of its assets and license the H2Blu brand of DEF to Recochem Inc.

Titanium Seeing Improvements in Muskoka Since Purchase

WOODBRIDGE, ON-- The trucking holding company Titanium Transportation Group Inc. said on Tuesday since it closed on its purchase of Muskoka Transport earlier this year it expects to double the company's operating profitability in the second half of the year so its in-line with its other truckload operations.

Polaris Adds LTL Service Between Beantown and Hogtown

MISSISSAUGA, ON - The cross-border trucking company Polaris Transportation said this week is has launched overnight less-than-truckload service between the Boston and Toronto metropolitan areas.

Caterpillar, Navistar Ending Truck Collaboration

PEORIA, IL -- Caterpillar Inc. announced Tuesday that it will begin independently designing and manufacturing its Cat vocational truck family at its plant in Victoria, TX, with production to begin next year.

New Research Shows Summer Poses Added Risk for Drivers

LEICESTERSHIRE, UK -- Summer is in full swing, and the accompanying high temperatures might be carrying an added danger for drivers that you might not know about. A study released late this spring by Loughborough University in the UK reveals that even mild dehydration can be the equivalent of being over the drunk-driving limit in terms of driver errors. Yes, being behind even a little bit on the amount of fluids a trucker takes in each day can lead to increased risks for accidents and even the potential for financially damaging lawsuits that can follow a crash.

CITT Goes Mobile, Introduces New Private Trucking Courses

TORONTO -- CITT has made it that much easier for professionals to build their supply chain logistics abilities through specialized online courses towards the CITT-Certified Logistics Professional (CCLP) designation while it has just unveiled a set of courses aimed at those in private trucking.

Trailer Orders Unusually Strong, Used Trucks Sales Higher

COLUMBUS, IN -- Trailer net orders in the U.S. during June totaled nearly 27,900 units, jumping more than 73% since May while used truck sales also improved.

Freight Transport Future Remains ‘Bright’

ARLINGTON, VA -- A new report released on Monday shows the amount of freight that's expected to be moved over the next decade should increase by nearly 30% from its current level.

Canada Cartage Offers New Private Fleet Management Tools

TORONTO -- A provider of outsourced fleet services, Canada Cartage, is releasing a series of three private truck fleet benchmarking tools to provide senior management teams with research tools to help them assess fleet return on investment.

TransForce Second Quarter Profit, Revenue Jump

MONTREAL, QC - The trucking and logistics giant TransForce Inc. reported higher profits and revenue in the second quarter of the year but has lowered expectations for the remainder of 2015.

Bendix Moving HQ, But Not Far Away

ELYRIA, OH -- After Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced in February it planned to build a new headquarters in Northeast Ohio, the company announced on Friday it has found a place for a new home, but not far from its current location.

Interest in Natural Gas Powered Big Rigs Wanes

COLUMBUS, IN - Interest in natural gas (NG) powered Class 8 trucks has slowed in North America, at least in terms of sales, according to a new report from the commercial vehicle industry data provider ACT Research.