Business Management When and how to defend your CVOR October 21, 2016 MILTON, Ont. – One of the easiest ways to ensure your CVOR stays clean is to always carry a valid CVOR certificate in the truck. But that seemingly simple requirement…
Business Management Murray Mullen becoming more optimistic about oil and gas industries October 20, 2016 Mullen Group beats Bay St. expectations, positions for recovery
Business Management Great Dane commits to North American Commercial Vehicle Show October 19, 2016 ATLANTA, Ga. – Great Dane has announced it will be exhibiting at the 2017 North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show in 2017. It will not be present at the Mid-America…
Business Management Panel to discuss mentoring during Trucking HR Canada’s Driver Connect and Share event October 18, 2016 OTTAWA, Ont. – A panel discussion on mentorship will be a focus of Trucking HR Canada’s inaugural Driver Connect and Share event. Being held Nov. 12 at the Sandman Signature…
Business Management US truck tonnage drops in September October 18, 2016 ARLINGTON, Va. – US truck tonnage dropped 5.8% in September, according to the American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index. The sharp drop came on the heels of a 5%…
Business Management Fastfrate investing millions into western Canadian expansion October 17, 2016 WOODBRIDGE, Ont. – Consolidated Fastfrate is investing nearly $20 million to purchase a new $10 million facility in Edmonton, a $1.5 million expansion in Winnipeg and $5.5 million to add…
Business Management US trailer orders decline in September October 17, 2016 COLUMBUS, In. – Trailer orders in September slid month to month, and came in around one-third of last year’s levels, according to ACT Research. US net orders for September 2016…
Business Management Freight volumes growing faster than truck capacity October 17, 2016 COLUMBUS, Ind. – For the fourth time in the past five months, the US freight index rose faster than the capacity index, according to the latest ACT For-Hire Trucking Index…
2016 Top Fleet Employers Honoured preview image Paid Business Management 2016 Top Fleet Employers Honoured October 14, 2016 Top Fleet Employers program honours 39 industry workplaces. June 21, 2016 Ottawa (ON) – Thirty-nine of the best workplaces in Canada’s trucking industry have earned honours through the 3rd annual Top…
Business Management Fleets continue to worry about driver shortage October 14, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. – The slow-growing economy and sluggish freight volumes have provided carriers some short-term relief from the shortage of qualified drivers, but the issue still remains one of the…
Business Management How technology is helping insurers defend truckers October 14, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. – Implementing technologies such as electronic logging devices (ELDs) can help insurance companies defend trucking companies when an incident occurs. That was the message from Peter Aumonier, senior…
Business Management Truckers should soon return to driver’s seat when it comes to rates October 13, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. – Economic growth will accelerate and impending regulations should give carriers the ability to increase rates next year, according to speakers at the Surface Transportation Summit here Oct.
Business Management Fines, RFPs among contentious issues discussed by shippers and carriers October 13, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. – You can’t bring shippers and carriers together under one roof without talk turning, sooner or later, to the contentious subject of requests for proposals (RFPs). It would…
Business Management Kriska, Bison execs share tips on succeeding in challenging times October 13, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. – A sluggish economy, excess capacity and downward pressure on trucking rates have made 2016 a difficult year for trucking providers, which made the panel discussion on Thriving…
Business Management Schneider to go public October 10, 2016 GREEN BAY, Wis. – Schneider National has announced it plans to pursue an initial public offering next year. “The objectives of the planned transaction are to facilitate continuity of controlling…
