INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 2012 ends up as fourth best year for Class 8 truck sales
TORONTO, Ont. – Sales of Class 8 trucks hit 30,586 in 2012, according to data released this week by the Canadian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association. That made 2012 the fourth best year since 1999 in Class 8 truck sales.
I-95 in St. Johns County reopened after major traffic crashes cleared after 5 hours
Thursday morning traffic on Interstate 95 in St. Johns County was tied up for about five hours due following two southbound crashes.
Six Canadian trucking companies named Best Fleets to Drive For
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Six Canadian trucking companies have made the 2013 list of the top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge. The annual survey and contest, now in its fifth year, identifies…
UPS Canada launches new service for small business owners
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — UPS Canada has launched a new service for small businesses in light of a recent UPS-commissioned survey which found a “strong sense of optimism” among small business owners for 2013. The survey, commissioned by…
ATA renews calls for FMCSA to implement crash accountability
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations is once again calling for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish a process to remove crashes from motor carriers’ records where the carrier was clearly not at…
Ryder System offering Canadian customers extended warranty on used vehicles
MIAMI, Fla. — Ryder System is now offering extended warranty plans in Canada for its Ryder Road Ready pre-owned vehicles. The extended warranty programs provide immediate, comprehensive power train and emissions component coverage up to…
Trucks to get toll road discounts
In an effort to help reduce traffic congestion on Interstate 35, the Texas Transportation Commission this week voted to reduce tolls on State Highway 130 and State Highway 45SE for trucks.
UPS Freight Driver Starts New Year with Dual Industry Honors
In Minneapolis, UPS Freight driver Nathan Wick so embraces those values that he received both state and national trucking industry honors in January.
2013 MX Engine Broc…
A new PACCAR MX-13 engine brochure is now available from Peterbilt . It contains operating features and technical specs, highlighting the engine’s technologies and innovations that improve fuel economy.
PoV: Still too many questions in tragic farm workers’ crash
Ten farm workers in a van and a London truck driver were killed when the van failed to stop at stop sign near Hampstead.