Business Management

Canada’s spot market cools in July

Canadian spot market load volumes fell 11% in July, reflecting Canadian and U.S. holidays. Daily postings were down an average of 6% per day. However, Quebec bucked the trend with…

Managing data overload

Amanda Schuier knew something had to change. She was sitting in her office, on the phone, poring through dozens of dashboards to make sense of the tsunami of data she…

Titanium opens fourth U.S. freight brokerage office

Titanium continues to expand its brokerage in the U.S., adding a fourth location in Denver, Col. The company’s rapid expansion in the U.S. has taken place over the past 27…

Trucking conditions softened in June, but remain strong: FTR

Trucking conditions softened slightly in June, according to the FTR Trucking Conditions Index, but still remained “strong” with a reading of 12.61. The index pulls together five metrics affecting the…

Using 4 Disciplines of Execution to implement lasting corporate initiatives

Many corporate initiatives sound good in theory, but fail in implementation. Take, for example, that great idea you heard about at a business conference but forgot to follow through on…

When going the extra mile, be sure you’re paid

Some of the most fun I had in my trucking career happened when I moved from the C-suite to the front line at MSM Transportation. At the time we were…

How telematics and big data have revolutionized truck leasing

Full-service leases are becoming increasingly customizable, as telematics and big data are allowing lessors to better predict operating and repair costs. Pulling data off the trucks and tapping into OEM…

Forward Air extending LTL service into Vancouver

Tennessee-headquartered Forward Air Corporation is expanding its expedited less-than truckload (LTL) service in Vancouver, using an unnamed local partner. The company noted in a related press release that it opened…

‘Rate increases are nearly a given,’ says bullish Mullen Group CEO

“You can’t put more freight on our dock,” Murray Mullen, CEO of Mullen Group told analysts this week on a call to discuss second quarter earnings. He was calling in…

Volvo launches Blue Contract maintenance plan

Volvo Trucks has introduced Blue Contract – a maintenance offering that provides a complete service plan that replaces its existing maintenance offerings. The Volvo Blue Contract includes: a 74-point inspection…

Canada’s spot market volumes steady in June, closing strong Q2

Canadian spot market load volumes were steady in June, with a small increase in cross-border loads offset by less freight activity in Western Canada. Loadlink Technologies reported total loads were…

Trucking market leveling off at high level: ACT

ACT Research says in its Transportation Digest that the trucking industry is stabilizing at high levels, and despite slowing growth won’t fall off a cliff. “Indicators we track for the…

How to keep that showroom shine: Driver’s Education

You never get a second chance to make a good first impression. In life, we are constantly judged by our appearance. In trucking life, appearance is judged at the scales,…

Canada’s trucking industry should be proud

“The big American companies are going to eat us all up!” I heard this a lot in the mid-90s. Schneider was moving into Canada at the time. JB Hunt seemed…

U.S. economy, freight markets have room to run: ACT

There is considerable steam left in the boiler that will continue to propel the economy broadly, and freight markets specifically. That’s the message industry forecaster ACT Research gave in its…