Business Management CTA reinforces need for flexibility in labor code changes November 19, 2019 OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling on the feds to preserve exemptions to labor code provisions, to reflect the operational realities of trucking. The Alliance sought…
Trucking conditions weaken preview image Business Management Trucking conditions weaken November 18, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trucking conditions further deteriorated in September, with the FTR Trucking Conditions Index reaching its lowest reading since May. The reading of -2.94 reflects a relatively weak environment…
Business Management CN receives strike notice November 18, 2019 MONTREAL, Que. – CN Rail conductors, trainpersons and yardpersons represented by Teamsters are threatening to walk off the job as soon as Nov. 19. “We continue to negotiate in good…
Schneider donates trucks to attract new talent preview image Business Management Schneider donates trucks to attract new talent November 15, 2019 GREEN BAY, Wis. – Schneider has found a creative way to attract new drivers – by giving them trucks to learn on. The fleet donated 10 gently used, late model…
Business Management Consumers driving U.S. economy, as business investment stalls: FTR November 14, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Business investment has dried up due to uncertainty over trade tensions, but consumer spending remains strong and has kept the U.S. economy moving forward. Consumer spending is…
Business Management ‘The taxman will come’: Lawyer on Driver Inc. November 14, 2019 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Kim Stoll, a transportation lawyer with Fernandes Hearn LLP, had some strong advice for truckers operating under the Driver Inc. model, which she offered at the ISB…
Purolator opens state-of-the-art Toronto facility preview image Business Management Purolator opens state-of-the-art Toronto facility November 12, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. — The morning after Toronto’s first snowfall, it was only fitting Purolator held the official opening of its new state-of-the-art terminal in the city, part of the company’s…
Rates remain under pressure: ACT preview image Business Management Rates remain under pressure: ACT November 12, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ind. – ACT Research reports contract truckload rates fell to US$2.28 per mile in the third quarter, down 2% year-over-year. In its ACT Freight Forecast, U.S. Rate and Volume…
Inside Best Fleets – Part 2 preview image Business Management Inside Best Fleets – Part 2 November 11, 2019 The second in a series from behind the scenes of the Best Fleets to Drive For competition
Business Management J&R Hall Transport to open facility at CentrePort Canada November 1, 2019 WINNIPEG, Man. – CentrePort Canada welcomed nine new companies at its Winnipeg, Man., location, including trucking company J&R Hall Transport. Companies have either established operations or are in the process…
Uber Freight expands into Canada preview image Business Management Uber Freight expands into Canada October 30, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Online load broker Uber Freight is expanding into Canada, the company announced Wednesday. The move comes on the heels of Uber Freight’s recent expansion into…
Women considering career in trucking need to ‘just do it’ preview image Business Management Women considering career in trucking need to ‘just do it’ October 25, 2019 REGINA, Sask. – Hitting the road across country, the overwhelming theme of Women with Drive’s first stop in Western Canada was to “just do it.” Offering advice to women looking…
Driver Inc., trade wars weighing on growth: TFI preview image Business Management Driver Inc., trade wars weighing on growth: TFI October 25, 2019 MONTREAL, Que. – TFI International posted a strong third quarter, but Driver Inc., and trade wars have weighed on its growth. In a conference call with analysts, chairman, president…
TFI International posts strong Q3 preview image Business Management TFI International posts strong Q3 October 25, 2019 MONTREAL, Que. – TFI International posted record Q3 results for operating income Thursday, highlighted by a 19% year-over-year increase in the truckload division. The company’s operating income was up 3%…
Cargo thieves give fleet-tracking market a boost preview image Business Management Cargo thieves give fleet-tracking market a boost October 21, 2019 Last year, 341 cargo thefts were reported in the Peel Region, compared to 208 in all of California.
