Today's Trucking Staff

Megaprojects will spike OTR tire sales

NEW YORK, NY -- If the market for off-road tires is any indication -- and it is -- mining, forestry, industrial and mega-project activity around the world will expand by about 8% a year for the next half decade. According to a new report called Global OTR Tire Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2022, the OTR tire market is expected to surpass the US $30-billion mark by 2022. The research, conducted by New-York-based TechSci Research also predicts higher OTR tire prices.

Updated: Del Duca cites progress in gravel truckers’ woes

TORONTO, ON — Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation says it is closer to solving challenges around vehicle loading and safety in the province’s aggregate and excavation sector – and plans to…

FPInnovations CEO steps down

MONTREAL–The President and CEO of FPInnovations Pierre Lapointe is stepping down,  board chairman Yvon Pelletier annnounced this week. A selection process will be started over the next few weeks and Lapointe will remain in office…

New VersaCold COO brings 36 years of experience to job

VANCOUVER–Michele (Mike) Arcamone is the new chief operating officer at VersaCold Logistics Services, Canada’s largest temperature-controlled specialists, VersaCold President and CEO Doug…

CTA to carriers: Join the online border-crossing campaign

OTTAWA-Computer glitches in the system designed to speed up border crossings have actually had the opposite affect, and the problem is threatening the financial well-being of carriers, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has charged. What's more, the CTA is urging truckers to speak up and they can do so with the click of a mouse.

Inspirational trucking veteran DeLutis retires. Again.

ALTOONA, PA-“It is amazing what can be accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit!” That inspirational quote happens to be the favorite of Chuck DeLutis,…

Velociti doubles size of HQ

  RIVERSIDE, MO–Velociti Inc., a “technology deployment” company specializing in transportation and networking technology products, is putting the finishing touches on an expansion project that will…

Another plane-truck collision

LOS ANGELES-It’s been a bad month for truck-plane collisions. This past Saturday, an Aeromexico Boeing 737 ran into an airport services truck while landing at Los Angeles International Airport after a…

ELD Planning: Managing Risks through Better Training

Sponsored by: What we know about the Canadian ELD Mandate so far is that it closely resembles the U.S. version which will go into effect…

80 acts of Saskatchewan kindness; or how to pay(load) it forward

REGINA-Random acts of trucking kindness are breaking out all across sunny Saskatchewan and you have the staff at the Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) to thank for it.  This year, the…

The carbon-pricing “horse is out of the barn”: Laskowksi

OTTAWA, ON — A discussion paper released today by Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna reveals the federal government’s potential strategy for imposing a national minimum price on…

Uber Freight opens for business in Texas

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -“Uber’s new app for truckers could disrupt one of America’s core industries.” That was the lead headline on CNBC yesterday as news emerged about the launch of…

CTA will speak up for truckers in NAFTA discussions

OTTAWA–On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump officially launched his bid to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Later the same day, the Canadian…

Trans-Canada Highway honored in stamp

REGINA–Country music star Dean Brody, while on tour, unveiled a stamp Tuesday that celebrates the Trans-Canada Highway, the 8,000-km key economic artery for Canadian business. Brody, winner of…

Survey says? Ontario carriers uncertain about future

TORONTO– Deep uncertainty still prevails within the Ontario trucking industry, but at least carriers say they’ve experienced rebounds in most freight lanes compared to last winter. …