Business Management STOP THIEF: What you can do to ensure your fleet is not an easy target for cargo theft May 16, 2014 Expert tips to protect your fleet against truck and trailer theft
AFTER THE WORST HAS HAPPENED: The actions taken when a theft is discovered can help aid ina successful cargo recovery preview image Business Management AFTER THE WORST HAS HAPPENED: The actions taken when a theft is discovered can help aid ina successful cargo recovery May 16, 2014 Steps you should be taking to increase the odds for a successful recovery once a load goes missing.
How to create a fleet drivers are happy and proud to work for preview image Business Management How to create a fleet drivers are happy and proud to work for May 15, 2014 Best practices from the Best Fleets to Drive For competition are revealed during a cross-Canada seminar series
Business Management BEST FLEETS SEMINAR SERIES IS UNDERWAY May 13, 2014 The Best Fleets to Drive For seminar series shares the best practices employed by carriers that drivers really like to work for. Mark Murrell, president of CarriersEdge, puts on the…
Business Management IS THERE A FUTURE FOR SMALL FLEETS? May 13, 2014 Bill Cameron, the controversial Truck News columnist and owner of four-truck flatdeck fleet Parks Transportation, has a grim outlook on the future for small carriers. He writes in the June…
Business Management Bess Tank Lines buys Cooney’s Farm Services May 6, 2014 CALGARY, Alta. -- Trucknews.com has learned Bess Tank Lines has purchased High River, Alta.-based Cooney’s Farm Services.
Business Management HIGHLAND O/Os IN EXCISE TAX REBATE DISPUTE TO GET PAID April 29, 2014 Here’s an update on one of the more interesting stories I’ve ever covered. First, some history. In 1998, Larry Babins, an astute trucking accountant, filed a claim on behalf of several trucking companies that argued diesel fuel...
Business Management Contrans sells off waste collection subsidiaries April 28, 2014 WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- Contrans Group has announced it is selling its waste collection businesses to GFL Environmental.
Business Management B.J. Bear bought by American refuse company April 23, 2014 KITCHENER, Ont. -- B.J. Bear Grain Co. has been purchased by Custom Ecology, a US-based waste hauler that was looking to expand its Canadian presence.
Business Management RTL-Westcan buys Silverman Oilfield Services April 21, 2014 NEILBURG, Sask. -- RTL-Westcan, itself acquired late last year by Kenan Advantage Group, has announced the purchase of Silverman Oilfield Services.
Business Management GE Capital projects favourable conditions for Canadian truckers April 21, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. -- Canadian trucking industry profitability is strong, but demand for new Class 8 trucks remains flat, according to a new report from GE Capital.
Business Management Canadian spot market freight volumes surge in March April 21, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. -- Canadian spot market freight volumes reached an unprecedented high in March and set a new record for the first quarter.
Business Management The Guarantee partners to offer accounts receivable insurance April 14, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. -- The Guarantee Company has announced a partnership with Millennium CreditRisk Management, which allows its transportation clients to receive preferred pricing on accounts receivable insurance.
Business Management Navistar launches sales event, Canadian Web site April 9, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. -- Navistar Canada is announcing at Truck World its Drive the Difference sales event, which will provide financing on International trucks at rates as low as 1.9%.
Business Management TransCore to debut new truck-to-load ratio analytics tool April 9, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. -- TransCore Link Logistics is introducing a new Truck-to-Load Ratio analytics tool, which will allow carriers and freight brokers to access real-time and historical data on total truck and load volumes.