Camo-route sheds light on driver pay, other compensation September 1, 2019 MONTREAL, Que. – A typical longhaul truck driver based in Quebec makes $67,000 per year, while local haulers are paid $56,000, research conducted on behalf of the HR specialists at Camo-route says.
Infrastructure Corner Brook port receives investments August 30, 2019 CORNER BROOK, Nfld. – The Port of Corner Brook is receiving a cash injection, to help improve truck traffic and the movement of goods to international markets. The federal government…
Minimizer is maximizing — and building new facility preview image Transportation Minimizer is maximizing — and building new facility August 23, 2019 The new Minimizer site will draw together employees who currently work in three facilities. BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Minn. – You could say that Minimizer is maximizing – purchasing a 13-acre site…
Hino opens West Virginia truck plant preview image Transportation Hino opens West Virginia truck plant August 23, 2019 Hino expects production rates to grow to 15,000 units on one shift by 2020. MINERAL WELLS, WV — Hino Motors has officially opened its new million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mineral…
Equipment Trailer orders continue to slide, while production remains robust August 21, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Trailer orders continue to drop, declining for seven consecutive months, according to ACT Research’s Trailer Components Report. The year-over-year slide began at the end of 2018, and…
Supply Chain ATA says freight tonnage to increase 25.6% by 2030 August 21, 2019 ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is predicting continued growth in the industry, with a 25.6% increase in tonnage by 2030. The projection stems from the ATA’s latest…
Western Star eyes higher vocational truck share preview image Western Star eyes higher vocational truck share August 20, 2019 YOUNTVILLE, Calif. – Daimler Trucks North America enjoys a significant share of the on-highway truck market, but Western Star president David Carson knows there is room for growth in the vocational business segment.
Business Management Heavy-duty vehicle market on edge of precipice: ACT Research August 16, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ind. – The heavy-duty vehicle markets are at the edge of a precipice, according to ACT Research’s latest North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook. “Since the start of this demand…
Container tariffs dodged preview image Transportation Container tariffs dodged August 16, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is celebrating a significant victory in the ongoing tariffs dispute, as tariffs on 53-ft. domestic intermodal containers have been shelved. “Trucking and trade…
CTA heads discussion with Bank of Canada head preview image Infrastructure CTA heads discussion with Bank of Canada head August 16, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) was among a nine-member coalition of national transportation associations that recently met with Stephen Poloz, governor of the Bank of Canada, and…
Canadian spot market sees more trucks per load in July preview image Business Management Canadian spot market sees more trucks per load in July August 16, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – Loads were down, trucks were up in the spot market in July, according to the latest data from TransCore Link Logistics. There was a 9% decline in…
Business is booming for mobile concrete pumps preview image Business is booming for mobile concrete pumps August 15, 2019 RACINE, Wisc. – The interest in truck-mounted concrete pumps continues to grow in the push for ever-higher productivity gains on modern construction sites. Maybe you could call these the boom times.
Overcapacity creating challenges, opportunities: Titanium preview image Transportation Overcapacity creating challenges, opportunities: Titanium August 14, 2019 BOLTON, Ont. – Overcapacity and softening rates are creating headwinds for carriers, but also opportunities, as merger-and-acquisition (M&A) opportunities become more attractive. That was the message from Ted Daniel, CEO…
Port of Montreal getting $37-million upgrade preview image Transportation Port of Montreal getting $37-million upgrade August 13, 2019 MONTREAL, Que. – The Port of Montreal will benefit from a $37-million investment in the name of increasing efficiency, capacity and security, with the promise of reducing wait times…
Transportation Trucking conditions improved slightly in June: FTR August 13, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trucking conditions improved slightly in June, but remain in negative territory, according to the latest FTR Trucking Conditions Index (TCI). A reading of -0.82 came from strengthening…
