Springtime is pay-up time for shippers: FTR August 1, 2014 NASHVILLE, Ind. -- Capacity shortages are around the corner with seasonally stronger spring months ahead, accelerating shipping costs rapidly
Cummins chief tapped for Obama’s biz board August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Cummins chairman and CEO Tim Solso is one of 10 businessmen expected to be appointed to President Barack Obama's Management Advisory Board (PMAB).
Navistar boss hints at Chatham start-up August 1, 2014 CHATHAM, Ont. -- Navistar is giving thought to re-firing the idle truck plant here, according to reports.
Japanese disaster halts vehicle production August 1, 2014 TOKYO -- While it might be too early to measure the long-term consequences of Japan's deadly tsunami and earthquake devastation, manufacturing has come to a virtual standstill.
Manufacturing opens ’11 on a two-year high August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- Manufacturing sales increased 4.5 percent to $47.7 billion in January, the highest level since October 2008.
Manitoulin buys Exalta Transport August 1, 2014 GORE BAY, Ont. -- The Manitoulin Group just promoted itself.
Cat CT660 roars at Conexpo unveiling August 1, 2014 LAS VEGAS -- One of the worst kept secrets in the trucking industry was officially shared with the world Sunday in Vegas when Caterpillar unveiled its heavy duty truck -- the CT660.
YRC CFO disputes near-bankruptcy buzz August 1, 2014 KANSAS CITY -- Beleaguered LTL heavyweight YRC isn't any closer to bankruptcy despite a recent announcement that it experienced a "milestone failure" in new labor and cost restructuring efforts.
New Freightliner trucks mine Sterling’s silver August 1, 2014 LAS VEGAS -- Everybody in the Freightliner clan remembers that day back in 2008 when parent company Daimler announced that they were discontinuing the Sterling truck brand.
Class 8 order backlog reaching 100K units August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ind. - Class 8 truck net orders for North America totaled 24,300 units in February, down from January, but sufficiently higher than production to push the backlog volume to just under 100,000 units.
Feb freight slip weather related: ATA August 1, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. - The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.9 percent in February after a 3.5 percent jump the previous month.
International bets heavy with launch of MaxxForce 15 August 1, 2014 LAS VEGAS -- As promised, Navistar has finally launched its long-awaited MaxxForce 15 for use in severe-service trucking.
Federal budget a case of dither and yawn: CTA August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- Never mind that the Federal budget introduced this week held precious little for truckers. What it did hold out is academic anyway because the opposition won't be supporting the budget and we'll be facing an election real soon.
Red tape tangling rollout of Robert’s LNG trucks August 1, 2014 MONTREAL -- The first of Robert Transport's new LNG trucks were supposed to hit the road this month, but bureaucratic snags have delayed the rollout.
Trailer orders surging; dry van strong August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Net orders of commercial trailers rose to 21,990 in February, a gain of over 25 percent from January.