NCC to launch new truck driver training program
Nash Community College recently announced a partnership with Waste Industries resulting in a new Class B CDL Truck Driver training program including 40 hours of combined in-class learning and behind-the-wheel training. Through an existing training part…
Westport Innovations Trims Financial Losses Slightly
Natural gas engine and vehicle manufacturer Westport Innovations Inc. on Monday released earnings for the final quarter of last year and all of 2014 showing it lost less money in both periods while revenue declined. The Canada-based company reported a …
Trial lawyers vs. truckers: a feud over trucks, crashes, insurance and devastation
The federal government is considering making commercial truck drivers or their employers raise the minimum amount of insurance they must carry. The $750,000 minimum insurance under federal law has not changed in 30 years.
Class 8 truck sales off to strong start in 2015
TORONTO, Ont. — Class 8 sales are off to strong start in 2015, surpassing the monthly total for the two previous years and topping 2,000 trucks sold, data from the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association indicates. The 2,076 Class 8 trucks…
Class 8 YTD Sales Nov 2014
12-Month Sales Trends
Historical Comparison – Jan 2015
Canadian Class 8 truck sales for start of year surpass last two year’s totals
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CMA to host ‘Ice Road Trucker’ at MATS
China Manufacturers Alliance L.L.C. will host Alex Debogorski of History Channel’s “Ice Road Truckers” at this year’s Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. March 26-28.
R+L Carriers relocates Canadian gateway, expands service
JANESVILLE, Wisc. — R+L Carriers says it will improve its Canadian service capabilities by moving its Canadian Gateway Service Center from Elgin, Ill. to Janesville, Wisc. The relocation will offer expanded Canadian service capabilities with improved daily direct loading to…