Not a Waste: Niche sectors pull big carriers through recession August 1, 2014 TORONTO - Third quarter earnings of some of Canada's larger for-hire trucking carriers improved over a year ago even though the economic recovery isn't as robust as some expected.
Fall off at diesel pumps signals freight softening August 1, 2014 LOS ANGELES -- Alarm bells are ringing for holiday season retailers after the latest Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index showed a third consecutive monthly decline.
Tory MP banks on natural gas trucks August 1, 2014 CHATHAM, Ont. -- Even without the Navistar plant, trucking is a vital part of Chatham says a local Conservative MP who is backing a study focused on boosting natural gas power in the region and other parts of Canada.
Economy’s running with a speed limiter: Economist August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- Hey, we're just the messengers. Eric Lascelles he really doesn't expect the economy to return to something resembling normal until maybe 2012.
Heavy-trucks primed for sales rebound by 0-12 August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Improved trucking company profitability, the rising value of used trucks, and the aging of the average North American fleet are a few factors that will propel a significant rebound in class 8 truck sales, according to ACT Research Co.
MP Del Mastro gets schooled on LCVs August 1, 2014 TORONTO - Before Tory MP Dean Del Mastro launches his campaign to try and get long combination vehicles off the road, maybe he should learn a little more about them
Manufacturing, inventories down slightly: Statscan August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- Canadian transportation equipment sales retreated in September, causing overall manufacturing to slip 0.6 percent to $45.1 billion.
Scania, MAN merger talks heat up August 1, 2014 STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Volkswagen AG is poised to make good on longstanding rumors that it will attempt to merge its commercial truck brand Scania AB with Germany's MAN.
YRC could shut down 12% of terminal network August 1, 2014 KANSAS CITY -- YRC Worldwide is considering shuttering 41 terminals - about 12 percent of its facilities - as part of its continued restructuring and cost-cutting efforts.
Class 8 sales jump 25% August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ind. -- October net orders of North American heavy-duty vehicles were the second highest monthly total in the last two and a half years, according to ACT Research (ACT).
US tonnage reveals economic bright spots August 1, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.8 percent in October after increasing 1.8 percent in September.
Trailer orders hit 33-month high August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ind. - New orders of dry van commercial trailers more than doubled in October from 2009 leading total net orders of commercial trailers to their highest level since February 2008.
Hino launches new Class 5 truck in Canada August 1, 2014 WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- Hino Motors Canada has launched a new light duty truck into the Canadian market, aimed at trades such as light construction, courier services, landscaping, and service vehicles.
RBC: Shippers know truck rates primed for takeoff August 1, 2014 TORONTO - Ongoing market instability is clouding shippers' expectations of trucking rates going forward, although more aggressive pricing behavior by carriers is certainly expected, according to a new shippers' survey by RBC Capital Markets.
TransForce mystery bidder for Dynamex? August 1, 2014 TORONTO - Canadian Trucking and logistics behemoth TransForce is rumored to be making a major play for Dynamex Inc. a move that would expand its same-day delivery footprint in the U.S. while at the same time remove a competitor from the market.