Canada Cartage acquires Stalco, marks second deal of 2021 preview image Business Management Canada Cartage acquires Stalco, marks second deal of 2021 January 11, 2021 Just days into a new year, Canada Cartage is announcing its second acquisition for 2021 – purchasing Toronto-based Stalco. The third-party logistics company specializes in e-commerce fulfillment and distribution, with…
Used truck prices on the rise in Canada, U.S. preview image Equipment Used truck prices on the rise in Canada, U.S. January 11, 2021 Used equipment prices are on the rise, with some of the biggest increases seen in vocational trucks, Ritchie Bros. reports. Canadian equipment and truck tractor prices were up 2% in…
Ayr invests in new Winnipeg facility preview image Business Management Ayr invests in new Winnipeg facility January 8, 2021 WINNIPEG, Man. — Ayr Motor Express plans to open a new, company-owned facility in Winnipeg, Man., by the end of this year. With several terminals and yards in Canada, Ayr’s…
International HX rides on Haulmaax EX preview image Other International HX rides on Haulmaax EX January 8, 2021 Hendrickson has partnered with Navistar to offer its next-generation rubber suspension, the Haulmaax EX, as a part of the chassis enhancements to the International HX vocational truck. Hendrickson’s next-generation, heavy-duty…
Private-label shocks from JIT Truck Parts preview image Other Private-label shocks from JIT Truck Parts January 8, 2021 The JIT Truck Parts e-commerce platform is now offering a new line of shock absorbers under the match Made parts private label. Features of the shock include a chrome-plated…
PMTC opens annual awards competition preview image Business Management PMTC opens annual awards competition January 8, 2021 MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada has officially opened its annual awards program, accepting entries for honors recognizing drivers, dispatchers, fleet graphics, and more. Highlights of…
Canada Cartage expands Ottawa presence, eyes Final Mile growth preview image Business Management Canada Cartage expands Ottawa presence, eyes Final Mile growth January 7, 2021 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Canada Cartage has expanded by 50 trucks through its acquisition of City Transfer. But the deal announced this week also represents just the latest step in a…
Loblaw site closure hits 150 truck drivers preview image Transportation Loblaw site closure hits 150 truck drivers January 7, 2021 CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Some 150 unionized truck drivers will be out of work soon following a decision by Loblaw to close its transportation site in Cambridge. The union representing the…
Ontario invests in added truck parking preview image Transportation Ontario invests in added truck parking January 7, 2021 TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario is committing to upgrade truck parking in several areas across the province, improving 14 existing rest areas, building 10 new rest areas, and adding 178 new…
Transborder truck freight up 6.9% preview image Transportation Transborder truck freight up 6.9% January 7, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Trucks moved freight valued at US$67.8 billion between the U.S., Canada and Mexico in October, the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) said Thursday. That was up…
Quebec to enact strict lockdown, curfew preview image Business Management Quebec to enact strict lockdown, curfew January 7, 2021 MONTREAL, Que. – The province of Quebec has announced a series of new measures that will be in effect from Jan. 9 to Feb. 8, which aim to break the…
Lion Electric names Isabelle Adjahi VP preview image Sustainability Lion Electric names Isabelle Adjahi VP January 7, 2021 SAINT-JEROME, Que. — The Lion Electric Co. has appointed Isabelle Adjahi vice-president of investor relations and sustainable development, the company announced Thursday. In this newly created role, Adjahi will be…
Commercial truck orders end 2020 in ‘near-record’ territory: ACT Research preview image Equipment Commercial truck orders end 2020 in ‘near-record’ territory: ACT Research January 7, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Classes 5-8 truck orders closed 2020 in “near-record” territory, according to preliminary December data from ACT Research. Class 8 orders totaled 50,900 units, down 2% from November…
It’s time to address driver burnout preview image Health & Safety It’s time to address driver burnout January 7, 2021 There’s a reason why your rear-facing mirrors are small and your windshield is so much bigger — because there’s not often a good reason to look back and it’s always…
Titanium expands U.S. operations with Chicago brokerage preview image Business Management Titanium expands U.S. operations with Chicago brokerage January 7, 2021 BOLTON, Ont. – Titanium Transportation Group has opened its third U.S. location, establishing a brokerage services location in Chicago, Ill. Chicago marks Titanium’s third U.S. location opened in the past…
