The Tsunami Effect: Nearing 90 days and counting August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- The March 11 Tsunami in Japan is only now being felt seriously in the North American auto business.
Groundwork laid for strong truck rate environment: TCP August 1, 2014 DENVER - Over 80 percent of carriers reported average rate increases in the recent Second Quarter Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners.
Economy ‘definitely’ hit soft patch: ATA August 1, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index dropped 2.3 percent in May after decreasing a revised 0.6 percent
Proposed legislation would target shady brokers August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- Fraudulent operators in the transportation industry are being targeted in proposed legislation that has found support from several trucking associations.
U.S. officials say Peace out; pre-screening ‘yes’ August 1, 2014 FORT ERIE, Ont. -- American officials have confirmed that a new Peace bridge between Buffalo and Fort Erie is out of the question.
U.S says Si’ to Mexican truckers; But OOIDA’s like, ‘No way, Jose’ August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON - - Mexican trucks can now deliver into and pick up freight in the U.S.A. But the U.S.'s biggest driver organization isn't taking it sitting down
Acronym Watch: LTL legal showdown ABF vs YRC to proceed August 1, 2014 KANSAS CITY -- A U.S. federal appeals court has overturned a lower court's decision to dismiss LTL carrier ABF Freight System's lawsuit against its chief rival YRC Worldwide and the Teamsters.
Key component of YRC-Teamsters plan okayed August 1, 2014 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Embattled LTL carrier YRC got the green light from the Teamsters and lenders for an asset-based lending (ABL) agreement that would maintain operational funding to keep the company afloat.
‘She loves me, she loves me not’ economy still wobbly: Index August 1, 2014 LOS ANGELES - Despite a stronger performance in June, the U.S. freight economy is still in idle-mode, according to the Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index (PCI).
Back-to-back freight fall in U.S. August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- Freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry in the U.S. fell 1.8 percent in May from April -- the second consecutive monthly drop,
Can-Am C-TPAT border summit slated for Sept August 1, 2014 NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- Registration for the third annual C-TPAT Northern Border Conference is now open.
Ambassador Bridge for sale? Maybe for the right price August 1, 2014 DETROIT -- We have this bridge for sale we'd like to talk to you about.
YRC follows LTL rivals with rate hike August 1, 2014 KANSAS CITY - Beleaguered carrier YRC Worldwide became the latest major LTL carrier to set a general rate increase.
Loonie soars highest since ’07 August 1, 2014 OTTAWA - The Canadian dollar surpassed $1.06 U.S. today, the highest level since November 2007.
Burning Bridges: Truckers critical of Ambassador’s ads August 1, 2014 TORONTO - Ontarians will see through the "blatant self-interest" of TV ads that attack Premier Dalton McGuinty for wanting to build a truck route to a new public bridge between Windsor and Detroit.