Transportation Quebec Carrier Opens Specialized Trucking Division October 30, 2014 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC - Less-than-truckload and truckload carrier Andy Transport announced the opening of a new specialized division for heavy or oversize shipments.
Transportation Expect More Freight, Higher Rates This Holiday Season October 30, 2014 MEMPHIS, TN- FedEx expects to move more than 290 million shipments between Black Friday and Christmas Eve, an 8.8-percent increase in overall year-over-year peak seasonal volume.
Cummins Westport names new president preview image Transportation Cummins Westport names new president October 30, 2014 VANCOUVER, (Jan. 20, 2005) — Cummins Westport announced today that the Board of Directors has appointed Guan Saw as president, effective April 1, 2005. Saw is currently general manager for…
Used Class 8 Truck Sales Up, Prices Down preview image Transportation Used Class 8 Truck Sales Up, Prices Down October 30, 2014 COLUMBUS, IN – Used Class 8 truck sale volumes swelled 10 percent over May’s sales, according to ACT Research’s latest used trucks report. The rise in sales bucks the historically…
Truckers Shatter Six-Month Record for Goods Hauled in ’14 Q2 preview image Transportation Truckers Shatter Six-Month Record for Goods Hauled in ’14 Q2 October 30, 2014 TORONTO- Truckers hauled more goods in the first half of 2014 than any combined semi-annual volumes on record, according to TransCore Link Logistics' Canadian Freight Index.
Trucking Rates Dropped Slightly, Reports Show preview image Transportation Trucking Rates Dropped Slightly, Reports Show October 30, 2014 FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index, comparing 2014 with 2013. BLOOMINGTON, IN – Freight transportation forecasting firm FTR said modest recovery growth and slow contract rate increases in the U.S. now…
Class 8 Truck Orders Remain Strong in June preview image Transportation Class 8 Truck Orders Remain Strong in June October 30, 2014 COLUMBUS, IN – North American heavy and medium-duty truck orders remained stable though the month of June, according to freight forecasters at ACT Research. Kenny Vieth, ACT’s president and senior…
US-NAFTA Trade Continues To Climb preview image Transportation US-NAFTA Trade Continues To Climb October 30, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC - Trucking imports to the U.S. rose 4.2 percent year-over-year in April, according to the U.S. Transportation Department.
Freight Costs and Fuel Dip After Months on the Rise preview image Transportation Freight Costs and Fuel Dip After Months on the Rise October 30, 2014 Total Freight Costs for over the road shipments starting in January 2008. TORONTO – The cost of shipping goods on the back of trains and trucks slipped by 0.4…
Used Truck Sales Dropped in May preview image Transportation Used Truck Sales Dropped in May October 30, 2014 COLUMBUS, IN – The volume of used Class 8 trucks sold in May dropped 12 percent below April’s volume, according to reports from commercial vehicle industry data provider ACT Research.
TransCore: Canada Sees Freight Volumes Swell preview image Transportation TransCore: Canada Sees Freight Volumes Swell October 30, 2014 TORONTO- TransCore Link Logistics says Canadian freight volumes have increased a substantial 31-percent in May 2014 when compared to the same time last year.
Class 8 Truck Production Rising, Class 5 to 7 Falling preview image Transportation Class 8 Truck Production Rising, Class 5 to 7 Falling October 30, 2014 COLUMBUS, IN - North American truckers ordered about 25,605 Class 8 trucks in May, the highest number for May since 2006, according to industry forecasters.
Truck Registrations in Canada Down in Q1 of 2014 preview image Transportation Truck Registrations in Canada Down in Q1 of 2014 October 30, 2014 TORONTO - There were fewer Class 8 trucks on Canadian roads in the first quarter of 2014, as new registrations dropped by 5.5 percent, according to registration data from IHS Automotive.
U.S.-NAFTA Trade Second Best on Record preview image Transportation U.S.-NAFTA Trade Second Best on Record October 30, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC - Trade between U.S. and its neighbors, Canada and Mexico, rose by 6.2 percent year-over-year in March, totalling $101.5 billion, according to a new U.S. Transportation report.
Cost of Ground Transportation Continues to Rise preview image Transportation Cost of Ground Transportation Continues to Rise October 30, 2014 MISSISSAUGA, ON- The price of shipping goods on trains and trucks continues to rise.
