Transportation Ritchie Bros Re-Structures Management Team November 4, 2014 VANCOUVER- Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers announced several changes to its senior management team, including newly appointed regional business leaders. “Our new regional structure, with its clear lines of accountability and performance…
Transportation Cummins’ Q3 Profits Rise 15% Year to Year November 4, 2014 COLUMBUS, IN- Stronger demand for on-highway markets and distributor acquisitions in North America resulted in a 15-percent increase in revenue year-over-year for Cummins. Cummins reported $4.9 billion in revenue in…
Transportation Canada Job Grants Now Open in Some Provinces November 3, 2014 TORONTO- Do you want some extra dollars to fund a company training program? Many Canadian businesses can now submit applications for a training program for future workers, with the feds…
Transportation November Truck of the Month: That New Truck Smell November 3, 2014 FORT ERIE, ON – Seeing where his new truck came from “was like a live episode of “How It’s Made!” This photogenic 2013 M2-106 Freightliner with its 16,000L tank was custom built…
Transportation TransForce Plans to Shed Truckload, Waste Operations November 3, 2014 MONTREAL- TransForce plans to shed its truckload and waste operations in the next few years, according to media reports. In a conference call, TransForce CEO Alain Bédard said the Montreal-based company…
Transportation Volvo Recalls Over 3,000 Trucks November 3, 2014 GREENSBORO, NC- Volvo Trucks North America is recalling 3,175 model year 2014-2015 VAH, VNL and VNM trucks. According to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration bulletin, bolts holding the disc…
Smile Drivers, You’re on Photo Radar! November 3, 2014 SASKATOON, SK- Canada’s highways are about to have more photo radars as the Quebec Liberal government has promised to triple the number of cameras on Quebec’s roads and the province…
Transportation Border Agents No Longer Allowed On Safety Blitzes November 3, 2014 TORONTO- Ontario’s Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca has cut ties with the Canadian Border Service Agency (CBSA)and has said that “effective immediately the ministry will no longer partner with the…
Transportation Shippers’ Ground Transportation Costs Drop Another 1% November 3, 2014 TORONTO – Ground transportation costs for shippers dropped another 0.97 percent in August when compared to July, according to the Canadian General Freight Index. “Cross border truckload was the only sector…
U.S. Rail Delays Pass Coal-Transport Business to Truckers preview image Transportation U.S. Rail Delays Pass Coal-Transport Business to Truckers October 30, 2014 AKRON, OH- Truckers are making more frequent trips to U.S. coal-burning power plants because of a U.S.-wide rail bottleneck situation which has forced some of the plants to turn to trucks and barges for coal transportation.
Cross-Border Trade Sees Biggest Jump of 2014 preview image Transportation Cross-Border Trade Sees Biggest Jump of 2014 October 30, 2014 Percent change in value of U.S.-NAFTA freight flows by mode: June 2013 – June 2014. Credit: U.S. DOT WASHINGTON, DC – Truckers hauled 10.2 percent more goods between the U.S.
U.S.-NAFTA Trade Exceeds $100 Billion for 5th Month In a Row preview image Transportation U.S.-NAFTA Trade Exceeds $100 Billion for 5th Month In a Row October 30, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC – More freight moved across the Canada-U.S. and U.S.-Mexico borders in July compared to the same time last year and most of that freight was moved…
TrailerTails, Longer B-Trains OK’d preview image TrailerTails, Longer B-Trains OK’d October 30, 2014 OTTAWA -- Longer B-trains, tridem-drive tractor recognition, and approval for full-length TrailerTails... we've got 'em all.
Transportation Cross-Border Trade Up Again in May October 30, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC - The value of cross-border trade between the U.S. and its North American trading partners, Canada and Mexico, was up 5.4 percent in May compared to last year.
Transportation Bestpass Bridges Three Border-Crossings October 30, 2014 ALBANY, NY- Toll management and discount services are now available at Niagara Falls Bridge Commission international border crossings.
