Costs for ground transportation for Canadian shippers took a slight hit in March, according to the latest Canadian General Freight Index. Overall, freight costs dropped 2.6 percent that month, erasing the gains from February. Base rates, excluding fuel surcharges, decreased 1.9% with average Continue Reading

Effective June 1, the Canadian province of Alberta will make available $2 million in incentives for truckers who choose to invest in fuel-saving technologies. The program’s eligible technologies include: trailer skirts and fairings ($500); end fairings ($500); cab heaters ($400); auxiliary power units ($1,500); gap fairings ($300); and Continue Reading

The trucking industry will get a little greener, thanks to an order signed by President Obama last week which will require boosting fuel efficiency in medium- and heavy-duty trucks by 2014. With the support of trucking manufacturers and industry executives, Obama signed the order Friday and declared that its effects would hold benefit for consumers, Continue Reading

The Ontario Trucking Association is petitioning its provincial government to help subsidize the purchase of cutting edge green technologies, including 2010 engines that help reduce emissions, that are part of the Canadian Trucking Associations enviroTruck initiative. OTA President David Bradley urged the use of super-accelerated Continue Reading

Total net orders for Class 8 trucks have reached their lowest levels since July of 2002, giving some analysts hope that perhaps that number has hit bottom. While it may have reach the point at which it will post gains, market researchers tend to think it may have a lot more to do with the hefty price tags 2010-emission compliant equipment carries, not to mention the uncertainty Continue Reading

A research organization is looking for input from Canadian fleets on how they manage their fuel consumption and emissions to be presented at the upcoming Future of Trucking Symposium in Winnipeg. Canadian truck operators are being asked to complete a short survey, approximately 10 minutes long. Data collected will influence Continue Reading

A Transport Canada survey soliciting drivers’ feedback on the availability of adequate truck parking needs more responses, or else the resultss will send the wrong message. Fewer than 1,000 surveys have been completed, yet, according to the Owner-Operators’ Business Association of Canada (OBAC), every day Continue Reading

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has extended its deadline for fleets seeking funding to upgrade with aerodynamic components. Originally announced on September 10, 2009, the SmartWay-Certified Technology Fund is offered to the on-road Canadian owned or operated fleets and Owner-Operators for the purchase, the Continue Reading

Empty Miles, a non-profit load board, is gaining momentum as its success in the U.S. will soon spread to Canada. The program, which helps reduce the number of empty trailers on the road, is paying dividends in profits and efficiency. In the U.S., the group is managed by GS1 US along with the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS), a supply-chain management company run by its members, and its efforts have
Continue Reading

Two of Canada’s provinces are making an effort to break down barriers in order to boost transportation efficiency. Officials in Alberta and Saskatchewann signed a Memorandum of Understanding that is intended to help grow both provinces’ economies. The agreement is set to harmonize permit conditions for, among others: oversize and overweight loads; the movement of manufactured homes; and relating to the National Continue Reading