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Kriska acquires Wills Transfer’s drayage operation

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Wills Transfer has sold its intermodal division to Kriska Transportation Group, the companies have announced. Wills Intermodal offers drayage services between Eastern Ontario and the Port…

U.S. trucking giant Comcar files for bankruptcy

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Comcar Industries, which owns five transportation subsidiaries with 4,000 trucks, has filed for bankruptcy, the privately held company announced Monday. “Our decision to file (for) Chapter 11…

CBSA suspends service at Four Falls

WOODSTOCK, N.B. – There will be no service at the Four Falls, N.B., port of entry (POE) along the Canada-U.S. border from Sunday, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)…

Canadian truck driver arrested in $3M drug bust

BLAINE, Wash. ― U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have arrested a Canadian truck driver following the seizure of 134 pounds of cocaine worth US$3 million from his rig, the…

Walcott Truckers Jamboree goes virtual

WALCOTT, IOWA – – The 2020 Walcott Truckers Jamboree is going virtual because of the Covid-19 crisis, its organizers said Thursday. Photo: David Henry/Today’s Trucking The event will be held…

Trucking coalition calls for plate, registration support

TORONTO, Ont. – A coalition of Canadian trucking associations has joined forces once again in a united call for support as permit and licensing procedures begin to resume. Jurisdictions across…

P.E.I. employers get WCB premium relief

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of P.E.I. has deferred employer assessment due dates until Sept. 30 because of Covid-19. Employers will not have to pay WCB…

Teamsters denounces revised HoS rules

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Teamsters has denounced the new Hours-of-Service (HoS) rules released by the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), warning they would lead to reduced road safety. Secretary…

ECONOMIC WATCH: April trailer orders set historic low

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – April trailer orders plunged to 300 units, the lowest level in the modern era, according to preliminary data from FTR. Orders are from U.S. manufacturers, and include…

BMO predicts tighter capacity, higher rates to come

TORONTO, Ont. – Analysts with BMO Transportation Finance expect shippers to hold the power over trucking rates through the middle of this year, but predict that dropping carrier capacity could…

Trucks-only ferry service starts Friday

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Northumberland Ferries has announced that it will resume service between Wood Islands, P.E.I., and Caribou, N.S., on Friday, but only trucks will be allowed aboard for now.

Omnitracs lab focusing on hyper-local weather, parking deserts

TORONTO, Ont. – Today’s vehicle-based data offers information about trailer locations and more. But work at the Omnitracs Innovation Lab is taking a hyper-local focus – building new insights into…

U.S. updates HoS rules, offering more flexibility to drivers

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  After analyzing feedback received over the past two years, the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has updated the Hours-of-Service (HoS) rules that officials say will offer…

ECONOMIC WATCH: Trucking has likely bottomed, but recovery will be slow

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trucking conditions likely bottomed in mid-April, but a speedy recovery isn’t anticipated. That was the takeaway from a Mid-Year Economic Outlook webinar held today by industry forecaster…

ZF, VisIC to develop next-generation electric drivelines

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany – ZF Friedrichshafen and VisIC Technologies have announced a partnership to develop the next generation of high-performance and high-efficiency electric drivelines for vehicles. The focus of the…