Infrastructure AMTA calls for Hwy 3 twinning to increase safety January 6, 2020 EDMONTON, Alta. – Twinning Hwy 3 in Southern Alberta has jumped to the beginning of the line and become a top priority for the provincial trucking association. With more than…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Class 8 orders rebounded in December preview image Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: Class 8 orders rebounded in December January 6, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Preliminary Class 8 truck orders reported by ACT Research totaled 20,000 units in December, up 14% from November and down just 6.5% year-over-year. “Overbuying through 2019 and…
ECONOMIC WATCH: General trucking rates dip preview image Transportation ECONOMIC WATCH: General trucking rates dip January 3, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s-hire truck transportation rates dropped 0.4% between the second and third quarters of 2019, but were still 1.8% higher than those seen in the third quarter of…
More for Morneau as fleet seizes opportunities preview image Business Management More for Morneau as fleet seizes opportunities January 3, 2020 Fleet president Andre Morneau expected to expand the presence in Levis. The opportunity just presented itself earlier than expected. (Supplied photo) ST-ARSENE, QUE. – “We’re due for a break now,”…
No sugar-coating November truck tonnage: ATA preview image Transportation No sugar-coating November truck tonnage: ATA December 23, 2019 ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. for-hire truck tonnage dropped 3.5% in November, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA). “It’s tough to sugar-coat November’s reading,” said ATA…
Business Management Co-Op Refinery strike heads to court December 19, 2019 Trucking industry caught in the middle of dispute
Shippers continue to enjoy positive conditions preview image Business Management Shippers continue to enjoy positive conditions December 19, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – U.S. shippers continued to enjoy positive conditions in October, with an FTR Shippers Conditions Index reading of 6.4. The index was virtually unchanged from September, FTR reported.
Infrastructure Rosenau and Freightliner contribute to CentrePort’s record year December 19, 2019 WINNIPEG, Man. – CentrePort Canada had a record-breaking year of activity, with over $117 million in development and building permits in 2019, including from prominent trucking companies like Rosenau Transport…
Morneau Eskimo makes Ontario acquisition preview image Business Management Morneau Eskimo makes Ontario acquisition December 19, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – Morneau Eskimo has announced it has acquired Toronto, Ont.-based Beacon Transit Lines, which is being renamed Beacon Transport. The deal became effective Dec. 19. Morneau Eskimo is…
Equipment sellers to see tougher conditions in 2020: ACT Research preview image Equipment Equipment sellers to see tougher conditions in 2020: ACT Research December 19, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Tougher conditions are in store for medium- and heavy-duty truck sellers in 2020, according to ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 report. “After…
Canada’s spot market strengthened in November preview image Business Management Canada’s spot market strengthened in November December 18, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – Loads were up and truck availability was down on Canada’s spot market in November, according to data from TransCore Link Logistics. The company says loads…
The Top 10 trucking stories of 2019 preview image The Top 10 trucking stories of 2019 December 18, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. -- It was a year of electric trucks and personal tragedies, of soaring insurance costs and plans to certify electronic logging devices (ELDs). Here is our choice of the Top 10 news stories of 2019.
Truckers slightly pessimistic about 2020 trucking conditions: Survey preview image Truckers slightly pessimistic about 2020 trucking conditions: Survey December 17, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. -- Members of Canada’s trucking industry appear somewhat pessimistic about the economic conditions they’ll face in 2020, according to a recent survey by Today’s Trucking.
Equipment Trailer orders dropped in November December 16, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – An abundance of caution over freight conditions caused trailer orders to drop 34% in November, to 20,200 units. FTR’s preliminary trailer order numbers indicated orders dropped 55%…
Positive trucking activity faces headwinds: MacKay and Co. preview image Transportation Positive trucking activity faces headwinds: MacKay and Co. December 12, 2019 Transportation dollar TORONTO, Ont. – MacKay and Company expects U.S. trucking activity to remain relatively positive during the year to come. While the current U.S. economic expansion has lasted 126…
