Business Management

In conversation with Mike McCarron Part 5: Delivering the news

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- On Oct. 23, 2012, Wheels Group announced it had acquired MSM Transportation in a blockbuster deal worth $18.6 million.

In conversation with Mike McCarron Part 4: The biggest surprise and keeping it quiet

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- On Oct. 23, 2012, Wheels Group announced it had acquired MSM Transportation in a blockbuster deal worth $18.6 million.

In conversation with Mike McCarron Part 3: Negotiating the deal

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- On Oct. 23, 2012, Wheels Group announced it had acquired MSM Transportation in a blockbuster deal worth $18.6 million.

California port strike over as new deal reached

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The eight-day clerical workers strike, which severely hampered activity at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and cost the region close to $8 billion, has been resolved.

RBC Purchasing Managers Index reveals a slowing manufacturing sector

TORONTO, Ont. -- Canada's manufacturing sector grew only marginally in November, according to the RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index. .

California port strike heads to mediation

LOS ANGELES – There is finally a break in the clerical workers strike crippling the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with both sides agreeing this afternoon to federal mediation.

North America preliminary truck orders for November fall from October’s highs

COLUMBUS, IN --  North America heavy duty GVW Classes 5-7 preliminary net orders for November returned to prevailing trend levels, while Class 8 orders fell from October’s “best since January” volume, according to...

Business calls for government intervention in California port strike

LOS ANGELES – As the clerical workers strike crippling the twin ports of Long Angeles and Long Beach enters its eighth day Tuesday with the union continuing to resist calls to take the dispute into mediation, there is growing business...

Talks resume on Sunday but strike still crippling ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Contract talks between striking clerical workers and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach resumed on Sunday but the labor action continues to cripple these two ports critical to the North American supply chain.

LEADERS: Bison’s Don Streuber on safety, shippers and success

Q: Bison once again, for the fifth time, was named the grand prize winner of the TCA’s National Safety Awards. It’s a considerable accomplishment considering the US fleets you are up against. What accounts for Bison’s...

In conversation with Mike McCarron Part 2: Finding the right fit

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- On Oct. 23, 2012, Wheels Group announced it had acquired MSM Transportation in a blockbuster deal worth $18.6 million.

Turning regulatory challenges into a competitive advantage

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Fundamentally, the business of trucking hasn’t changed much over the past few years.

In conversation with Mike McCarron Part 1: Why he sold his business

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- On Oct. 23, 2012, Wheels Group announced it had acquired MSM Transportation in a blockbuster deal worth $18.6 million.

COMPETITION WATCH: US-based Anderson Trucking Service moves into Alberta market

DEVON, Alta. -- St. Cloud, Minn.-based Anderson Trucking Service (ATS) moved into the Alberta trucking market last month with the acquisition of Waylon Transport.

Truckers increasingly concerned over economy, OTA survey indicates

TORONTO, Ont. -- While a slim majority of Ontario trucking company owners and executives remained optimistic about the industry’s overall prospects heading into the fourth quarter of 2012, confidence levels are slipping according to the...