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4 days ago · Health/Safety; Burnaby RCMP tickets dump truck driver for 10 violations after lamp post, hydro pole knocked over January 31, 2025. Mounties in Burnaby, B.C. ticketed a dump truck driver for 10 violations after they crashed their vehicle into a lamp post and hydro pole, knocking them over, disrupting traffic and…

2 days ago · There were mixed signals within the data that crossed our desks this week. Freight growth slowed in December, according to ACT Research, and spot market rates fell in line with normal seasonal patterns. However, Motive’s quarterly economic report projects a strong freight market in 2025, and even ...

Jan 19, 2025 · FTR is forecasting the freight market to be “consistently favorable for carriers” by the second quarter of this year. “A few outliers aside, our forecast indicates positive TCI readings over the next couple of years, but it does not show the index more favorable for carriers than it was in November until the third quarter of this year,” …

6 days ago · U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order pen is likely running low on ink. And while most of the concern within Canada centers around the threat of tariffs and their impact on trade, the trucking industry can also anticipate some upheaval to the emissions regulations that govern the manufacture and operation of heavy trucks produced for the North American market.

Jan 24, 2025 · For-hire truck tonnage in the U.S. dipped in December, but vocational orders are soaring as infrastructure projects commence. The spot market was mixed, but one thing is certain: Freight will grow in the years ahead, according to the American Trucking Associations. Vocational truck demand is soaring ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Class 8 truck orders sunk to 31,900 units in December, according to preliminary data from FTR, down 7% from November but up 23% from last December. It was a slight outperformance from seasonal expectations. Full-year orders for 2024 were up 11% year over year, the industry forecaster announced ...

Dec 6, 2024 · There was a healthy jump in Class 8 orders in November, but they still lagged 2023 numbers. Industry forecasters suggest the prospect of tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico could drive further gains in order activity as fleets look to get ahead of related costs.

Nov 22, 2024 · We get mixed messages from the latest economic data, with truck tonnage improving but trucking conditions weakening. The spot market is struggling to sustain any strength, but a recent survey shows small carriers and …

Oct 28, 2024 · With the upcoming U.S. presidential election, trucking industry stakeholders are bracing for potential regulatory changes that could reshape the sector, according to Dave Heller, senior vice-president of safety and government affairs at …