Economy

Stoughton ramping up container chassis production

Stoughton Trailers has announced it is ramping up production of intermodal container chassis, with the opening of a new plant in Waco, Texas. The company currently produces chassis in Wisconsin,…

Titanium buys Bert and Son’s Cartage

Titanium Transportation has purchased Bert and Son’s Cartage, a Brantford, Ont.-based family-run trucking company that’s been in business for 75 years. It specializes in truckload, warehousing, distribution and specialized logistics…

Bison furthers push into U.S. with acquisition of Hartt Transportation

Bison Transport has taken over Hartt Transportation Systems, a Bangor, Me.-based fleet with more than 360 tractors and 2,100 trailers as well as a “sizeable” logistics offering. It marks the…

Ocean Trailer building new Mission branch

Ocean Trailer is building a new Mission, B.C., branch that will feature 10 service bays and allow it to service hundreds of trailers per month. The new facility will also…

Newsmakers: 8 themes that defined 2021

If a return to normalcy was what you were hoping for this time last year, then 2021 probably didn’t deliver on your wishes. In fact, it was an unprecedented year…

More of the same ahead in 2022: ACT Research

The issues that defined 2021 – supply chain difficulties, Covid, inflation, high energy prices, robust freight and rates – are likely to continue to be the dominant issues of 2022.

Trailer orders rise in November, but down on the year: ACT Research

U.S. trailer orders were on the rise in November, but they are still 20% lower than the same month a year ago. ACT Research has reported 32,103 net orders in…

Trucking capacity recovering in U.S., ACT Research says

Truck capacity appears to be recovering in the U.S., according to November data from ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index. The underlying data for the index emerges in a monthly survey…

U.S. for-hire truck tonnage makes November gains

For-hire truck tonnage was on the rise in the U.S. this November, with the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index up 1.3%. That builds on a…

P.E.I. truck convoy protests potato export ban

A convoy of close to 40 trucks made its way through Charlottetown, P.E.I., on Monday, protesting a ban on potato shipments to the U.S. “The last four weeks have been…

Nikola settles with SEC for $125M

Nikola Corporation has agreed to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) US$125 million over the next two years, ending government investigations into the upstart truck maker. The settlement comes…

Omicron remains ‘wild card’ in shipping conditions, says FTR

The conditions faced by shippers continue to decline in the face of surging diesel prices and tighter capacities alike, FTR’s latest Shippers Conditions Index shows. But there are signs that…

Manufacturers join call to delay truck driver vaccine mandates

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) is joining in the call to delay vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers that are scheduled to take hold beginning Jan. 15. In a statement…

Ritchie Bros. sets record as used equipment prices soar

Ritchie Bros. says if completed a record-breaking year in Ontario, drawing in $44 million in sales at its Toronto auction last week. More than 8,500 online bidders took part in…

Loads surge, capacity tightens on Canadian spot market

The Canadian spot market reached all-time high load volumes for November, according to the latest data from Loadlink Technologies. Volumes accelerated through the month, Loadlink reports, bucking historic trends that…