Business Management Bestpass achieves record growth, eyes Canadian expansion January 28, 2015 ALBANY, N.Y. — Expansion into the Canadian market helped toll management company Bestpass to achieve record growth in 2014. It added more than 500 new accounts over the year and…
Bruce Richards steps down as president of PMTC preview image Business Management Bruce Richards steps down as president of PMTC January 22, 2015 Mike Millian brings a fleet background to the position
Business Management US truck tonnage remained at record high through December January 20, 2015 ARLINGTON, Va. — US for-hire truck tonnage was flat in December, but up 5.2% compared to December 2013, marking the largest year-over-year gain of the year. The American Trucking Associations…
Business Management WHEELS GROUP SOLD TO US FIRM January 20, 2015 Here’s some late-breaking news from this morning. Wheels Group has sold to US-based Radiant Logistics. Here’s Wheels CEO Doug Tozer’s comment on the deal: “Combining with Radiant is an exciting…
Business Management Wheels Group sold to Radiant Logistics January 20, 2015 BELLEVUE, Wash. — Wheels Group has been acquired by Radiant Logistics. The deal was announced this morning. Wheels Group is one of the largest non-asset based third-party logistics providers in…
Business Management TRUCKER RADIO NEWS & TALK NOW ON THE AIR January 20, 2015 I’ve told you all about Trucker Radio News & Talk, our new online weekly radio program. Now we have the first two editions up for you to listen to. You…
Business Management Manitoulin Transport buys Hi-Way 13’s LTL division January 19, 2015 CAMROSE, Alta. — Manitoulin Transport has announced the purchase of Hi-Way 13’s LTL division. Hi-Way 13 is based in Camrose, Alta. and marks Manitoulin’s second acquisition of an Alberta-based LTL…
Business Management Target to pull out of Canada, file for creditor protection January 15, 2015 TORONTO, Ont. — Target has announced it is winding down its Canadian operations and filing for creditor protection in Canada. The news stunned the retail world. In a blog post,…
PeopleNet gets new trucking head preview image Business Management PeopleNet gets new trucking head January 14, 2015 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A business reorganization at PeopleNet means there is a new person is charge of its trucking-related business. The company has split its operations into four unique lines…
Business Management A driver’s thoughts on Toronto’s parking ticket tizzy January 14, 2015 What can be learned from true ‘world class’ cities?
Business Management Dana president and CEO retiring January 13, 2015 MAUMEE, Ohio — Dana Holding Corp. is set to undergo a major business transition. The company’s president and CEO announced his retirement plans. After five years, Roger J. Wood will…
Canadian spot market freight volumes were stronger than ever in 2014 preview image Business Management Canadian spot market freight volumes were stronger than ever in 2014 January 13, 2015 TORONTO, Ont. — The Canadian spot market closed out the year strongly, with record-setting freight volumes for the year. The TransCore Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index set a record high for…
US trucking conditions improved in November: FTR preview image Business Management US trucking conditions improved in November: FTR January 12, 2015 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Trucking conditions in the US improved in November, thanks to falling diesel prices and strong holiday freight volumes, FTR reports. The FTR Trucking Conditions Index read 8.98…
Business Management Trucking HR Canada helps fleets find government funding January 8, 2015 OTTAWA, Ont. — Government money exists to help trucking companies. The biggest trick is knowing how to find it and that’s something Trucking HR Canada wants to help you figure…
US spot market rates solid to end 2014 preview image Business Management US spot market rates solid to end 2014 January 8, 2015 Freight availability on the US spot truckload market was generally stable (up 0.8%) during the week ending Jan. 3, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load…
