RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Heavy-Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) members responding to a September Pulse Survey said they expect their U.S. and Canada commercial vehicle business to be down an average of 27% compared to 2019.“Our sector is no…
The U.K. government is warning of 7,000 truck-long queues in Kent in a “reasonable worst case” scenario due to Brexit, a stark assessment of the potential chaos when Britain leaves the European Union’s single market and customs union at the end of the …
OTTAWA, Ont. – The biggest challenge facing the Canadian trucking industry is the underground economy, and it is time the government did something about it, the president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) said Thursday.“The compliant trucking ind…
COLUMBUS, Ind. – U.S. net trailer orders totaled 28,319 units, a 49% improvement from July and up 160% year-over-year, ACT Research reports.“Conversations in recent months have indicated a change in fleet perspective, frequently phrased as more request…
UK Business ill-prepared for post-Brexit Customs Complexity
2020 was meant to be the year of ‘Brexit Preparation’. When the UK left the EU on January 1st 2020, firms involved in trade with the EU were set to spend 12 months on robust planning, maximisi…
Amazon is asking major trucking companies for help moving loads as their in-house trucking network.
This is an about-face for a company who depended on small trucking businesses or individual truck drivers for capacity.
The sudden boom in trucking rate…
The European road freight team at Europa Road in Northampton has moved to Europa’s new state-of-the-art £60million 3pl logistics facility in Corby, as consignment levels continue to increase.
Operating the UK’s larg…
TORONTO, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada’s (PMTC) annual conference went digital this year, but a familiar face was there to kick things off with a rundown of the Top 10 legal issues facing the trucking industry.Heather Devine, a partn…
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The U.K. is hurtling into the peak season for pre-holiday shipping with a public growing weary of pandemic restrictions and even wearier of a Brexit that looks increasingly likely to occur Jan. 1 without much of a trade deal t…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. regulators are taking a key step toward a pilot program that would see truck drivers as young as 18 operating commercial motor vehicles for interstate commerce.While CDL holders under the age of 21 can drive trucks in 49 states …
Volta Trucks, the start-up electric vehicle manufacturer, has revealed the new Volta Zero – its first vehicle and the world’s first purpose-built full-electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle designed specifically for inner-city parcel and freight distribu…
Volta Trucks, the start-up electric vehicle manufacturer, has revealed the new Volta Zero – its first vehicle and the world’s first purpose-built full-electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle designed specifically for inner-city parcel and freight distribu…
Electric Volta Zero, with central driving position
Volta TrucksSweden’s Volta Trucks is launching what it called the world’s first purpose-built electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle, and analysts expect it to be well-received in the market-place.
The …