Schneider Offers $99 Deal for Used Truck Buyers
Commercial Fleet Financing Inc. and Schneider National are working together to provide a low-cost financing program for used truck buyers.
Swift Announces Ranked Driver Quarterly Pay Bonus
Swift Transportation Company has awarded its ranked company drivers with a new quarterly performance pay bonus. Based on the driver’s performance and rank, drivers can earn up to 6 bonus cents per mile.
April Surface Trade with Canada, Mexico Up 8.2% Year over Year
Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, was 8.2% higher in April 2012 than in April 2011, totaling $79.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statisti…
Trucker helps state police in high-speed chase
A truck driver came to the aid of the Vermont State Police as they tried to stop a motorist during a high-speed chase on Interstate 89 near Bolton, VA, last Thursday, according to a report in The Republic .
Ontario Harmonizes Wheelbase Rules with Rest of Canada
As of July 1, Ontario will allow longer wheelbase tractors for single, tandem and tridem semi-trailer configurations.
Ground transportation costs drop for Canadian shippers in April
TORONTO, Ont. — The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers decreased 2.3% in April compared with March results, according to results published today by the Canadian General Freight Index.
Class 8 Used Truck Prices Should Continue to Appreciate in 2012
The average retail selling price for a used Class 8 truck dropped to $48,643 in May, down 6% month over month but 3% above the average price in May 2011. On a year-to-date basis, prices remained 13% above last year’s pace, according to ACT Research Co.
ATA to host "historic" summit on natural gas in trucking
ARLINGTON, Va. — The unrelenting buzz about natural gas as a viable fuel for the trucking industry has prompted the American Trucking Associations (ATA) to announce a “historic” summit on natural gas in trucking.
Westport Opens WiNG Conversion Facility at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant
Westport Innovations yesterday celebrated the grand opening of a facility for installing its WiNG bi-fuel conversion for Ford F-250 and F-350 pickups. Workers are starting to add natural gas systems to the gasoline-powered trucks, with production pl…
Show season officially underway
BRAMPTON, Ont. – The Road Today Truck Show was back at the Powerade Centre in Brampton for its fourth installment May 26-27, attracting about 6,000 attendees over the course of the weekend.