Business Management Canada’s spot market closes 2022 with consecutive monthly gains January 19, 2023 Canada’s spot market ended 2022 with two consecutive months of growth, capping the year with a 7% jump in December load volumes. Load availability was down 31% year over year,…
Business Management China losing ground to Mexico as manufacturing oasis January 17, 2023 China has fallen out of favor with parts makers and Mexico is being seen as an attractive alternative for manufacturing, according to those who spoke during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue…
Transportation November trucking conditions ‘less negative’ than October January 16, 2023 U.S. trucking conditions appeared to improve between October and November despite weakening freight rates, analysts at FTR report. But the October readings in FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index were the weakest…
Business Management Trucking in ‘slow growth’ environment, not recession: FTR January 12, 2023 The U.S. general economy and GDP Goods Transport numbers point to a “weak, status quo environment” that’s not great for truckers. Just don’t call it a recession. FTR held a…
Security Thieves stole $223M in cargo in 2022: CargoNet January 12, 2023 Thieves made away with $223 million worth of cargo in Canada and the U.S. last year, according to CargoNet estimates. The network that tracks cargo thefts also recorded 1,778 supply…
Equipment Mild recession won’t cause too much pain to work truck industry: NTEA January 11, 2023 Expect a short, mild U.S. recession later this year and a fairly flat commercial vehicle market in Canada, according to work truck association NTEA. Its senior director of market data…
Transportation Groups look to improve cross-border transportation technology January 10, 2023 The Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network and Federal Bridge Corporation will be working together to explore ways automotive and mobility technologies could improve cross-border traffic. The Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network, through…
Transportation Individual provinces differ in approaches to ELD penalties January 6, 2023 Canada’s federally regulated carriers now face a mandate to equip trucks with certified electronic logging devices (ELDs), but individual provinces are taking different approaches when it comes to penalties and…
Transportation Canada-U.S. border saw $35B in October truck shipments January 5, 2023 Trucks moved US$35.1 billion in freight between Canada and the U.S. in October 2022, accounting for more than half of the $65.4 billion in transborder freight that crossed the 49th…
Transportation FAST enrolment center to open in Ogdensburg, N.Y. December 22, 2022 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the opening of a new Free and Secure Trade (FAST) enrolment center in Ogdensburg, New…
Business Management Shipper conditions improving as capacity utilization falls December 22, 2022 Trucking capacity utilization loosened in October to levels not seen since May 2020, improving conditions for shippers. The FTR Shippers Conditions Index improved in October to a barely negative -0.3…
Business Management Soft fall freight season reflected in November tonnage December 20, 2022 U.S. for-hire truck tonnage fell 2.5% in November, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), on the heels of a revised 1.2% decline in October. “For-hire truck tonnage saw the…
Transportation B.C. to enforce ELD mandate Jan. 1 December 12, 2022 The list of provinces ready to apply a federal ELD mandate continues to expand, with British Columbia joining jurisdictions that will enforce the rules as of Jan. 1. While this…
Transportation Customs broker outage sparks border delays again December 9, 2022 Commercial truck drivers faced delays at Canada-U.S. border crossings this week after Customs broker Livingston International experienced a system outage, following a similar incident four months ago in August. Dan…
Technology Trucking groups raise concerns about mandatory electronic identifiers November 25, 2022 The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is drawing comparisons to none other than Big Brother as U.S. regulators study a proposal to require unique electronic identifiers on commercial vehicles. “To…