Transportation FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index falls in November January 22, 2018 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for November fell back from October to a more sustainable level with a 5.8 reading. Although there was a significant decline in…
Transportation PMTC reveals details for upcoming annual conference January 22, 2018 MILTON, Ont. — The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) has announced the full agenda and schedule for its 2018 conference. This year, the conference will kick off on…
Submit your nominations for this year’s Highway Star of the Year preview image Transportation Submit your nominations for this year’s Highway Star of the Year January 19, 2018 TORONTO, Ont. – Nominations are now open for this year’s Highway Star of the Year. The honor, which awards one lucky recipient with more than $15,000 in cash and prizes,…
Transportation New Cascadia receives 2017 Good Design Award January 19, 2018 PORTLAND, Ore. – The design of Freightliner Trucks’ new Cascadia model was chosen for a recent 2017 Good Design award. The competition selects product designs and graphics from more than 46…
Truck-Lite adds LED fog and driving light kits to heavy-duty aftermarket preview image Truck-Lite adds LED fog and driving light kits to heavy-duty aftermarket January 19, 2018 FALCONER, N.Y. — Truck-Lite has added SAE-compliant LED fog light kits and an LED auxiliary driving light kit to its Rigid product offering. Based on the D-Series from Rigid Industries,…
Human Resources Rumble to retire from TFI January 18, 2018 MONTREAL, Que. – Gregory Rumble will be retiring as executive vice-president and chief financial officer of TFI International in April 2019, the company announced. He served in those roles for…
Transportation Tolls for Cobequid Pass to be removed, but not for truckers January 18, 2018 DIEPPE, N.S. — Nova Scotia Transportation officials have announced their plans to remove tolls from the Cobequid Pass today. According to the announcement, once the remaining of the bonds are…
Transportation Industry suppliers supporting U.S. military veterans January 18, 2018 LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Four industry suppliers have teamed up to support wounded U.S. military veterans. Phillips Industries, Meritor, SAF-Holland, and Minimizer, say they have come together to support the…
Equipment Class 8 truck orders reach 37-month high January 18, 2018 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 truck orders for December reached a 37-month high, according to final data from ACT Research. They came in at more than 37,500 units. Strong orders…
Transportation Registration now open for Next Generation and OTA-SEEC 2018 programs January 18, 2018 TORONTO, Ont. – Registration is now open for the Next Generation and OTA-SEEC programs for 2018. According to the OTA, the the Next Generation Certificate program, now in its fifth year, is…
EROAD introduces new in-vehicle DVIR preview image EROAD introduces new in-vehicle DVIR January 18, 2018 PORTLAND, Ore. – EROAD today introduced EROAD Inspect, an in-vehicle Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) reporting tool. “Inspect DVIR uses the same EROAD in-vehicle ELD hardware used to ensure Hours of…
Transportation TruckPro expands its network January 18, 2018 LONGUEUIL, Que. — TruckPro has added two new repair centers to its network. Premium Truck and Trailer in Kamloops, B.C. and Marshall Truck and Trailer Repair Limited in Hamilton, Ont.
STS 17.6 | Outsourcing Trends preview image STS 17.6 | Outsourcing Trends January 18, 2018 Why are more shippers considering outsourcing supply chain functions?
Spot market freight sets new records: TransCore preview image Business Management Spot market freight sets new records: TransCore January 17, 2018 TORONTO, Ont. – TransCore Link Logistics has reported Q4 Canadian and cross-border load volumes on its Loadlink board broke historical records, when compared to any previous quarter. Fourth quarter load…
Regulations CTA concerned about carbon pricing scheme January 16, 2018 OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has expressed concerns about a national carbon pricing system, which could give U.S.-based carriers a competitive advantage over those from Canada. The…
