NAFTA land trade up nearly 12% August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON - Surface trade between Canada and the U.S. was up over 10 percent year-over-year in February, totaling $40 billion.
Trucking fundamentals keep revenues ahead of costs: FTR August 1, 2014 NASHVILLE, Ind. -- Carriers improving ability to garner higher rates as industry capacity tightened led to an increase of FTR's Trucking Conditions Index, to 13.30 in March from 9.92 the month before.
Yellow-Roadway losing less greenbacks August 1, 2014 KANSAS CITY -- YRC Worldwide reported that its first-quarter loss narrowed significantly as a result of stronger revenue growth in national and regional operations.
Court rejects anti-DRIC complaints by bridge, enviro group August 1, 2014 DETROIT -- A Federal Court dismissed allegations by the Ambassador Bridge Company and the Sierra Club of Canada that the government breached environmental guidelines and other procedures
HOS docket reopened in light of new studies; ATA suspicious August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- In light of four new fatigue studies surfacing, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it has reopened the HOS rulemaking period
Capacity restrained by builds, not trucker demand: ACT August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ind. -- The stage has been set for a long run-up in demand across the medium duty and heavy-duty truck and commercial trailer segments, reports ACT Research.
Manufacturing rolls right along: StatsCan August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- No wonder you have fuller trucks. More Canadians are building things that need shipping.
2011 build schedule to be booked by July: ACT August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ind. - North American Class 8 net orders totaled 38,100 units in April - more than 31 percent from March and over 157 percent above last year.
CBP eyes Cnd soil pre-clearance for US-bound trucks August 1, 2014 BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Trucks crossing into the U.S. at this New York-Ontario border should be moving through Customs faster later this year.
Manitoba’s USA route reopens; MTA wants flood plan August 1, 2014 WINNIPEG -- Highway 75, the main line between Winnipeg and the U.S. has re-opened to regular traffic. Floods had shut the road for a month.
32 down, 3,968 to go August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- Don't be surprised if the U.S. government steps up its Canada-U.S. border-security measures in the very near future.
Tories committed to DRIC after cabinet shuffle August 1, 2014 OTTAWA - This week's cabinet shuffle will not hamper plans to build a new bridge at the Windsor-Detroit gateway, a federal official told the Windsor Star.
USDA implements new firewood-log import rules August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- New import requirements for all Canadian firewood, including spruce logs, have been applied at all Canada-United States points of entry.
NAFTA surface trade highest since ’04 August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- Surface transportation trade between the U.S. and Canada trade totaled $48.7 billion in March, up 15.7 percent from March 2010.
Pro-Detroit River Bridge tabled in Senate August 1, 2014 LANSING, Mich. -- A new bill that greenlights construction of a second Detroit-Windsor bridge was introduced in the Michigan Senate.