Auto industry backs trade crossing

DETROIT -- Michigan’s big auto makers are once again rallying around the plan to build a new international trade crossing between Windsor and Detroit.

Feds board biodiesel bus, to chagrin of truckers

OTTAWA -- Even as governments all over the world rethink their biodiesel policies, the Conservative government has decided after years of consideration to mandate B2 across the country.

Alberta names its first Road Knight team

CALGARY -- The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has dubbed a team of four elite drivers as “Road Knights” – ambassadors for the industry.

Exports energized at close of '10

OTTAWA -- Canada's merchandise exports rose an impressive 9.7 percent to $37.8 billion in December, led mainly by a 16.5-percent gain in volumes of energy products.

Intermodal dips slightly, but bright future ahead: FTR

NASHVILLE, Ind. Intermodalism slipped by 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010 after steady increase sin the previous three quarters, FTR Associates reports in its latest Intermodal Update.

Lucky seven Canuck fleets honored by TCA-CarriersEdge

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Canadian trucking companies were well represented in the 2011 Best Fleets to Drive For contest organized by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge.

Unbridled opportunity, uncertainty awaits trucking: TCP

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Is trucking rolling through another predictable cycle or do the next few years truly represent a "new beginning" for the industry?

Meritor axle named top 20 prod by magazine

TROY, Mich. – ArvinMeritor announced today that its Meritor 14X tandem drive axle has been recognized as one of the “Top 20 Products for 2010,”