Truck price inflation tapers in Canada: Ritchie Bros preview image Economy, Equipment Truck price inflation tapers in Canada: Ritchie Bros July 13, 2021 Ritchie Bros. saw used truck tractor prices rise 14% in the second quarter, compared to the same period last year, while vocational trucks secured prices that were 21% higher than…
Atlantic Truck Show back in Moncton next year preview image Events, Trucking Life Atlantic Truck Show back in Moncton next year July 12, 2021 The Atlantic Truck Show will return to the Moncton Coliseum next June. Presented by the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA), the event will take place June 3-4, 2022. This event…
Volvo to resume production after workers reject third tentative agreement preview image Economy, Equipment, People Volvo to resume production after workers reject third tentative agreement July 12, 2021 Volvo Trucks plans to resume production at its New River Valley (NRV) plant, after workers there voted down a third tentative agreement. “We need to safeguard our future, and start…
Drivers can register for special Peel vaccine clinic preview image Health/Safety Drivers can register for special Peel vaccine clinic July 12, 2021 Truck drivers in Ontario’s Peel region can now register for spots in a transportation-focused Covid-19 vaccine clinic, running from 1-8 p.m. from July 17-18. The vaccines will be administered at…
Rule change would increase space to mount devices on windshields preview image Equipment Rule change would increase space to mount devices on windshields July 9, 2021 U.S. regulators are looking to increase the size of the area that can be used to mount safety devices on the inside of a commercial truck’s windshield. Under the changes…
Speeding gets special focus during Safe Driver Week preview image Events Speeding gets special focus during Safe Driver Week July 9, 2021 Keep a close eye on your speedometer in the coming week. If you don’t, you can be sure enforcement teams will. Operation Safe Driver Week – running July 11-17 –…
CMV-linked fatal crashes up 40% in Ontario preview image Health/Safety, Trucking Life CMV-linked fatal crashes up 40% in Ontario July 9, 2021 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reporting a significant increase in commercial motor vehicle (CMV)-related fatal collisions – a clear sign that many drivers are disregarding the additional risks these…
Truckers, OEMs struggling to keep pace with demand: FTR preview image Border, Economy, Trucking Life Truckers, OEMs struggling to keep pace with demand: FTR July 8, 2021 Freight demand is outpacing the trucking industry’s ability to attract drivers and acquire new equipment, which bodes well for rates going forward. Industry forecaster FTR gave a market update July…
CBSA seizes cocaine worth $14M from truck preview image Border, Trucking Life CBSA seizes cocaine worth $14M from truck July 8, 2021 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) seized suspected cocaine worth an estimated $14 million from a commercial truck entering Canada last month. On June 15, a truck driven by Quebec…
TCA launches Robert D. Penner scholarship preview image Trucking Life TCA launches Robert D. Penner scholarship July 8, 2021 The Truckload Carriers Association on Thursday announced a new, fully-endowed Past Chairmen’s Fund scholarship — the Robert D. Penner Scholarship. Penner served as TCA’s chairman from 2017 to 2018. In…
TruckPro adds two locations preview image Equipment, Maintenance TruckPro adds two locations July 8, 2021 TruckPro has added two new members to its network. They include: 1761180 AB in Wainwright, Alta., andPièces de camions N. Sicard in Saint-Paul, Que. The additions bring its service network to…
Unscheduled roadside repairs on the rise in U.S. preview image Equipment, Maintenance Unscheduled roadside repairs on the rise in U.S. July 8, 2021 The American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) is reporting an industry-wide increase in unscheduled roadside maintenance. The findings emerged in the first quarter of the 2021 TMC/FleetNet America…
Descartes acquires Green Mile in $30-million deal preview image Equipment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology Descartes acquires Green Mile in $30-million deal July 8, 2021 Descartes Systems Group of Waterloo, Ont., has acquired Green Mile – a cloud-based system that guides final mile deliveries for the food and beverage sector and other industries. The deal,…
Saskatchewan carriers call for ELDs in province preview image Equipment, Regulations Saskatchewan carriers call for ELDs in province July 8, 2021 The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) is openly calling on its provincial government to mandate electronic logging devices (ELDs) for provincially regulated carriers. That call — released late yesterday — specifically…
Trucking plays role in saving fire-ravaged B.C. preview image Health/Safety, Infrastructure, Trucking Life Trucking plays role in saving fire-ravaged B.C. July 7, 2021 No sooner had the residents of Lytton, B.C., fled a wildfire that ravaged 90% of their community, than the trucks began rolling in. Carrying fuel, drinking water, fire camp units,…
