Navistar wins parts distribution awards

Navistar parts distribution centers in Edmonton and Hamilton, Ont., were among those recognized during the recent Carlisle North American Parts Benchmark (NAPB) Conference. Navistar’s network was named the Top Heavy…

CentrePort Canada sells out BrookPort Business Park

CentrePort Canada has sold out the fourth and final phase of BrookPort Business Park. The facility is a 280-acre fully serviced industrial park in the Winnipeg, Man., trimodal transportation hub.

Private fleet survey reveals heightened focus on safety

Private fleets in the U.S. and Canada aggressively managed and invested in safety programs over the past year, while the ability to find drivers remained a top challenge, according to…

Economic Trucking Trends: 3PLs report freight declines are leveling off

The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA), representing 3PLs, has produced a report that predicts continued tough conditions through this year but offers reason for optimism in 2024. TIA’s 3PL Market Report…

Hamilton’s Barton Street repeats as Ontario’s worst road

Hamilton’s Barton Street East is the repeat winner of the CAA’s Worst Roads in Ontario list, announced today. The road, riddled with potholes and severe alligator cracking, first made the…

Carrier Logistics adds WeatherOptics to predict weather delays

Carrier Logistics (CLI) has integrated WeatherOptics into its freight management software for LTL fleets, to notify them of potential weather-related shipment delays. “With the information provided…

CTA seeking input on interprovincial trade barriers

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) wants the industry’s input on interprovincial trade barriers that cause logistical and operational issues for fleets. Input on constraints and irritants are also welcome, as…

ATRI identifies trucking research priorities for 2023

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) will target several leading issues in its 2023 research activity. Priorities will focus on five gaps in trucking, in a bid to help resolve…

New Brunswick approves 60-ft. extended semitrailers

Sixty-foot extended semitrailers will soon be allowed to run across New Brunswick, as the province updates its long combination vehicle (LCV) guidelines. “One more piece of red tape has been…

Truck tonnage in March saw largest loss since pandemic

U.S. for-hire truck tonnage plummeted 5.4% in March, the largest sequential decline seen since April 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic. The drop comes on the heels of a…

Prairie provinces partner to boost transport of goods

The Prairie provinces – Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba – joined forces to to advance economic corridors and support the movement of products within Western Canada and to various markets.

Detroit-Windsor truck ferry in danger of imminent closure

The Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry, a mainstay since Earth Day 1990, hauling hazmat and oversize loads between Windsor and Detroit, could close in the next few months without government funding. Ferry…

Shipper conditions to remain favorable through 2023: FTR

Conditions for shippers pulled back slightly to a reading of 5.4, but was still at its strongest level since May 2020, according to the Shippers Conditions Index from industry forecaster…

OTA reminds Toronto of Gardiner’s importance ahead of reconstruction meeting

The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is reminding the City of Toronto how critical the Gardiner Expressway is to the economy as a key infrastructure and environment committee prepares for a…

Michelin invests in Nova Scotia tire plants

Michelin is investing $300 million into its Nova Scotia plants, making them more environmentally friendly and adding capacity for several lines including commercial truck tires produced there. New technologies and…