Positive trucking activity faces headwinds: MacKay and Co. preview image Border, Economy 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…
Economy FTR takes look back at ‘steady’ 2019 December 12, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – “Steady as she goes” was how Avery Vise, FTR’s vice-president of trucking characterized 2019 in a Year in Review State of Freight webinar Dec. 12. A rise…
Lisa Kelly to address Trucking HR summit preview image Lisa Kelly to address Trucking HR summit December 12, 2019 Lisa Kelly OTTAWA, Ont. – Celebrity trucker Lisa Kelly will be among speakers addressing the sixth annual Women with Drive Leadership Summit early next year, Trucking HR Canada…
Morneau Transport opens Levis terminal preview image Trucking Life Morneau Transport opens Levis terminal December 12, 2019 LEVIS, Que. – Morneau Transport has opened a new terminal in Levis, Que., on the south shore of Quebec City. “At Morneau Transport, we are constantly striving for operational…
Hyndman drivers explore options after Celadon closure preview image Hyndman drivers explore options after Celadon closure December 12, 2019 AYR, Ont. -- Trevor Jefferson had been a driver for Celadon Canada, which took on the Hyndman Transport name in 2015, for 12 years, and was thinking of making a change. The fleet's bankruptcy made it official.
Paid Satellite capabilities can be a game changer for your fleet December 12, 2019 It’s a situation many truck drivers have found themselves in: You’re in the middle of nowhere, eager to have a productive workday, when — BAM — you lose cellular connection.
CTA applauds signing of new trade deal preview image Border, Economy CTA applauds signing of new trade deal December 11, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is among groups applauding the signing of the amended U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, sometimes referred to as NAFTA 2.0. Updates to the…
Questions emerge around Ontario SPIF switch preview image Equipment Questions emerge around Ontario SPIF switch December 10, 2019 Joe Lynch of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation says many operators have discovered that they can still comfortably run within the weight limits established for equipment that doesn’t comply with…
Economy Western carrier ceases operations, sells its assets December 10, 2019 SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. – Alberta-based carrier Ventures West Transport is selling off all its assets, as the company’s majority owner has decided to cut its losses. Ventures West, which serviced…
Trucking conditions improved slightly in October: FTR preview image Economy Trucking conditions improved slightly in October: FTR December 10, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trucking conditions in the U.S. improved in October, but remained in negative territory, according to FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index. Freight demand drove the improvement, with housing numbers…
NACFE sees ‘messy middle’ ahead of zero-emission freight preview image Border, Fuel/Emissions NACFE sees ‘messy middle’ ahead of zero-emission freight December 10, 2019 NEW YORK, N.Y. – Electric powertrains are going to dominate the market in the long run, but there will be a “messy middle” until full electrification of trucks, a…
ATA hails new trade deal preview image Border ATA hails new trade deal December 10, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A trade deal has been reached between the U.S., Mexico and Canada, which the American Trucking Associations (ATA) says will benefit the trucking industry. The USMCA trade…
Industry: Strengthen driver training standards preview image People, Trucking Life Industry: Strengthen driver training standards December 10, 2019 Tory MPP Amarjot Sandhu TORONTO, Ont. – Trucking industry leaders are calling for a strengthening of driver training standards in Ontario in the wake of a bid…
Certifiable concerns preview image Health/Safety Certifiable concerns December 10, 2019 Third-party certification of ELDs is a no-brainer, experts agree, but it raises some challenges
Economy Hyndman closed as Celadon files for bankruptcy December 10, 2019 AYR, Ont. – Hyndman Transport has been shuttered as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by parent company Celadon. Hyndman was the Canadian division of Celadon, and has been…
