Transportation Is There A Better LTL Pricing Scheme? (November 01, 2009) November 1, 2009 In the past issue, we examined the pricing of less-than-truckload freight, a somewhat ambiguous category encompassing shipments weighing typically between 100 and 10,000 lbs. The US is the only countr...
Transportation Weather the storm; prepare for the rainbow November 1, 2009 Shippers and carriers share their insights on how to survive the downturn and thrive in the recovery
Transportation Decisions Roundtable November 1, 2009 MT: Looking At Over-The-Road Transportation, There Is Some Very Real Pain In The Marketplace. Just How Bad Are Things Right Now?
Transportation 2010: Better Than Last Year, But Nothing To Get Excited About November 1, 2009 You'll need patience -and lots of it -to get through the worst recession of the post-World War era, advise the economic experts speaking at the annual Ontario Trucking Association conference.
Transportation Get Inside The Numbers November 1, 2009 Motor carrier executives, although remaining cautious, are feeling much better about their prospects than they were at this point last year. We surveyed motor carrier executives across the country as ...
Transportation Survival Of The Best Financed November 1, 2009 For the past year, sharply declining volumes and weak pricing have been the dominant factors impacting companies across the trucking and logistics sectors. We now appear to be moving into a more stabl...
Transportation Forecasting Ground Freight Costs For 2010 November 1, 2009 Nulogx, a leading transportation management solutions company, launched the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI) in September. The index gives us a clear picture of how average Canadian over-the-road...
Transportation On The Record November 1, 2009 If the mandatory use of electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) is a contentious issue, you wouldn't know it following a panel discussion on the topic at this year's Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) c...
Laying It All On The Line preview image Transportation Laying It All On The Line October 1, 2009 WOODSTOCK, Ont. - On Hwy. 21 in southern Ontario, there's a cross that burns with a bright white light -a lighthouse-like symbol that guides drivers safely through darkness, snowstorms and fog. The cr...
Mega-merger preview image Transportation Mega-merger October 1, 2009 GUELPH, Ont. - This summer's most sizzling acquisition announcement -the purchase of the St. Thomas, Ont.-based Walker Group of companies by MacKinnon Transport -is getting two thumbs up from industry...
Are You Ready For The Recovery? preview image Transportation Are You Ready For The Recovery? October 1, 2009 There's no doubt, the last couple of years have presented some of the most trying times ever faced by the trucking industry. And while nobody's popping the champagne just yet, there's reason to believ...
How’s Your Patience? preview image Transportation How’s Your Patience? October 1, 2009 For the third straight month, I must admit to doing a double take when going through the monthly Class 8 truck sales stats. There must be a mistake, I thought once again; they can't possibly be that l...
Did You Know? (October 01, 2009) preview image Transportation Did You Know? (October 01, 2009) October 1, 2009 A new general freight index specific to the Canadian marketplace published by Nulogx shows a fascinating story about how freight costs fared while the economy was working its way into recession. Dr. A...
Transportation Carrier, Insurance Experts Respond October 1, 2009 WOODSTOCK, Ont. - While Wendy Foulis is understandably upset and bitter about the circumstances of her husband's last trip to Saskatchewan, her experiences don't appear typical. They do raise importan...
Transportation FTR Freight Conference Provides Subdued Outlook October 1, 2009 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Despite reports that the Canadian economy is bouncing back quicker than expected, it may be a long road back to prosperity for the US trucking industry, according to speakers at F...
