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MT: As buyers of transportation services, are there specific technologies you would like to see your carrier partners invest in so that they become more efficient?

How do you respond to an RFQ? Perhaps not at all

Responding to bids is one of the many things we do to fill trucks. Call them what you like-tenders, RFQ's, RFPs-really they amount to nothing more than an auction of a company's loads. We get tons of them.

Today’s shunt trucks ‘better than ever’

TORONTO, Ont. - Talk to anyone in the terminal tractor business and they're likely to tell you that business is booming. Shunt truck operators sat on their wallets through the recession and are now looking to replace older units. What many of...

Cabotage concerns

TORONTO, Ont. - What's wrong with this picture: A pair of drivers with distinct American accents openly discuss the trip ahead as they wait to pick up a load in Rexdale, Ont. destined for Richmond, B....

Convoy for a Cure rolls on

CORNWALL, Ont. - In just their third year, the female-driven Convoy for a Cure truck convoys have already raised nearly a quarter million dollars for breast cancer programs. This year marked the best ...

Turning attention to the trailer

In the quest for improved fuel economy, it's always best to pick the lowest hanging fruit. But in many cases it seems the trailer is last to receive attention. This despite the fact the two arguably m...

Time to kill the sacred cow

In this month's issue you will read about the US introducing its first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency for trucks. Just as I warned in my column...

Did you know? (December 01, 2010)

Our annual Transportation Buying Trends Survey of Canadian shippers has just been completed and the results are encouraging. They indicate that after five straight years of declines in the number of s...

Behind the headlines (December 01, 2010)

An episode of trucknews.com's weekly WebTV show, Transportation Matters, has won the Best Video award at the second annual Canadian Online Publishing Awards. The winning video was DriveTest Strike Con...

Canada posts best OOS rate during Brake Safety Week

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canadian drivers have bested their neighbours to the south once again with a superior out-of-service rate during Brake Safety Week, held across North America Sept. 12-18.

All eyes on the economy: Stuck in the “worst of both worlds” right now

PHOENIX, Az. - You know things can't be good when the experts have to turn to Hannah Montana lyrics to describe the current state of the economy.

Timing of trucking rebirth remains elusive

PHOENIX, Az. - Phoenix proved an apt setting for the American Trucking Associations' annual conference. The town's name signifies a rebirth from the ruins of the past, in much the same way that the la...

Eastern transport leaders mull future at APTA summit

MONCTON, N.B. - Technology at the borders will play a greater role in processing products moving in and out of the country, says Jason Proceviat with the Canada Border Services Agency.

Marine Atlantic kills reservation system

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. - Marine Atlantic has suspended its maligned commercial vehicle reservation system. As of Nov. 14, reservations will no longer be required for commercial vehicles, Marine Atlantic an...

Economic outlook gets mixed reviews at APTA summit

MONCTON, N.B. - Although Canada's economic standing remains fairly strong following the global recession, its close trading relationship with the US still has a bearing on this country's economic futu...