Alberta Trucking Group Meets Provincial Transportation Officials
ROCKY VIEW, AB - Members of the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) Executive Committee recently met with province's Infrastructure and Transportation Minister, Brian Mason and Deputy Minister Greg Bass. This was the first formal meeting the group has had with the ministers. For the bus and trucking industry to effectively meet the transportation needs of Albertans, AMTA said it has identified two key priorities for action.
Meritor, P.S.I. — 1 Million Made and Counting
SAN ANTONIO, TX - It's not often a company hits the one million mark for making anything, but two trucking suppliers have managed to do it, and they did it with a bash on Wednesday. Meritor Inc. and Pressure Systems International (P.S.I.) celebrated a milestone when...
Intermodal Shipments Increase in Third Quarter
CALVERTON, MD -- Despite month-to-month variations, third quarter intermodal freight traffic growth in Canada and the U.S. of 3.4 percent was in line with year-to-date results, according to new figures from the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA).
Webinar: Is Your Private Truck Fleet an Asset or Liability?
TORONTO, ON -- A 45-minute webinar, hosted by Canada Cartage, will walk you through what the fleet outsourcing company says are the factors you should consider when determining the best private fleet model to support your strategic and growth objectives.
Heavy-Truck Orders Unexpectedly Down, Medium-Duty Strong
BLOOMINGTON and COLUMBUS, IN -- Orders in North American for new Class 8 trucks during October increased well above a month ago, hitting the highest level since February, but are significantly weaker when compared to the same time last year, according to two new preliminary reports.
B.C. Facing Trucking, Other Labor Shortages in Future
VANCOUVER, BC -- A new labor market forecast released this week shows increasing challenges ahead in key occupations in British Columbia in the next five to 10 years, including an expected shortage drivers, managers, maintenance and other key people in trucking.
TransForce Disposing of Waste Management Business
MONTREAL, QC - Canadian trucking and logistics giant TransForce Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its waste management segment to Toronto-based GFL Environmental Inc for $800 million. The transaction will consist of the sale by TFI Holdings Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransForce, of 100 percent of the shares of Services Matrec Inc. and of the other indirect wholly-owned subsidiary companies comprising TransForce's waste management segment.