Economy

Survey Says: We Want Smoother Roads

LANHAM, MD - It's no secret that aging urban roads are in increasingly rough shape both in Canada and the U.S.

Canada’s Landlocked Port Continues to Grow

WINNIPEG-This city's ambitious plan to become North America's biggest "inland port" just received a 12,000-sq.ft. show of support from the Houston-based Goodman Manufacturing Group.

AMTA Running Wheel-Off Survey

ROCKY VIEW, AB - Trucks are getting safer and safer every year. Over the past 15 years, wheel separation incidents involving commercial vehicles have dropped significantly, but not completely.

Lawsuit Threatens Vancouver Container Truckers’ Resolution

VANCOUVER, BC - Thirty-three Lower Mainland drayage companies have filed a lawsuit against Vancouver Fraser Port Authority , Port Metro Vancouver and the federal government over the recent dispute resolution with the port's container truckers.

Feds Suspend Eassons Transport’s Temp Worker Program

BERWICK, N.S.-- One of The Maritimes' most prominent carriers has been told that its temporary foreign worker program has to be put on hold until there's been an investigation into the company's hiring practices.

Navistar Makes Record Truck Sale to Celadon

LISLE, IL - Navistar has completed its largest one-time sale of International LoneStar trucks to the truckload fleet Celadon Trucking Services.

GFL Buying Solid Business West and East

VAUGHAN, ON - GFL Environmental Inc. announced that it's growing its business by buying Waste Management's assets in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Port Metro Vancouver Budgets $1.71M for GPS System

VANCOUVER, BC- Between the federal government, BC provincial government and Port Metro Vancouver, they've put together $1.71 million to outfit the remainder of the Port's container truck fleet with GPS technology.

Redhead Equipment Opens New SK Facility

REGINA, SK- Heavy equipment dealer, Redhead Equipment is deeply grounded in its Saskatchewan roots and come June 4, they're digging their roots deeper in the Prairie soil with the grand opening of a newly built 117,000 sq. ft. building in Regina.

Twinning Highway 63 on Track, Drysdale Tells Truckers

BANFF, AB - Twinning of Highway 63 is on track to be completed by 2016, Alberta's Minister of Transportation, Wayne Drysdale told the Alberta Motor Transportation Association in April.

$9Billion Price Tag for Traffic Congestion in US

ARLINGTON, VA - Congestion on U.S. Interstate highways added over $9.2 billion in operational costs to the trucking industry in 2013, according to research released by the American Transportation Research Institute.

Presenting Peterbilt’s 75th-Anniversary Special

LOUISVILLE, KY - Peterbilt is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and one of the ways they're showing pride is by producing a special anniversary edition 579.

Cargo Theft Reporting Program Goes National

TORONTO, ON - Law enforcement is working with groups the Insurance Bureau of Canada and the Canadian Trucking Alliance on a nationwide initiative to put an end to cargo theft.

GFL Buying Contrans’ Waste Collection Business

WOODSTOCK, ON - Contrans Group Inc. is selling its waste collection divisions, Tri-Line Disposal Inc. and Deuce Disposal Ltd. to GFL Environmental Inc.

Used Truck Sales Went Up in March, But Prices Dropped

COLUMBUS, IN - There were eight percent more used Class 8 trucks sold in March compared to February, but the used trucks are going for less than before, according to a report from ACT Research.