Truck Orders Strong in September preview image Transportation Truck Orders Strong in September October 30, 2014 COLUMBUS, IN – Demand for commercial vehicle sales in September was up 21 percent from a year ago according to the latest report from ACT Research. “Class 8 orders continued…
Cost of Ground Transportation Continues to Slip preview image Transportation Cost of Ground Transportation Continues to Slip October 30, 2014 TORONTO – The total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers dropped 3.4 percent in July from June according to the results published by the Canadian General Freight Index. Ground…
U.S. Looks to Lift Weight Limits for Natural Gas Trucks preview image Transportation U.S. Looks to Lift Weight Limits for Natural Gas Trucks October 30, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House and Senate have bills that would raise federal truck weight limits for natural gas vehicles. Heavier fuel tanks and equipment on natural gas trucks…
Regulators Want to Hear What You Think of V2V Technology preview image Transportation Regulators Want to Hear What You Think of V2V Technology October 30, 2014 WASHINGTON – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to hear what you think of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications technology as part of its latest rulemaking effort on V2V for…
Canada’s Economy Grows At Fastest Rate in Two Years preview image Transportation Canada’s Economy Grows At Fastest Rate in Two Years October 30, 2014 OTTAWA- Canada’s economy and exports accelerated in the second quarter (Q2) of 2014 at a faster rate than they have in the past two years, according to the latest Statscan…
Online Shopping on the Rise for Canadians preview image Transportation Online Shopping on the Rise for Canadians October 30, 2014 TORONTO- More Canadians will turn to the Internet for presents this holiday season, according to a report from Solutions Research Group. Based on 1,000 interviews with Canadians, the report found…
Third Quarter Freight Volumes Come Back Strong preview image Transportation Third Quarter Freight Volumes Come Back Strong October 30, 2014 TORONTO – Load volumes picked up in September after two months in a row of declining freight volumes. September saw increases across the board with month-over-month load volumes…
Quebec Gets Confidential Cargo Crime Reporting Tool preview image Transportation Quebec Gets Confidential Cargo Crime Reporting Tool October 30, 2014 MONTREAL- Five billion dollars. That’s how much falls off the back of trucks each year in Canada. Now law enforcement is working with the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) and the Quebec Trucking Association…
Griswold Exits SAF-HOLLAND, Enters Fleet Engineers preview image Transportation Griswold Exits SAF-HOLLAND, Enters Fleet Engineers October 30, 2014 Ken Griswold MUSKEGON, MI — Kenneth D. Griswold is the new VP of Sales and Marketing at the aftermarket supplier Fleet Engineers Inc. Griswold spent the last 20 years…
Survey Says Trucking’s A Growth Industry preview image Transportation Survey Says Trucking’s A Growth Industry October 30, 2014 MONTREAL – Between June and August, GE Capital surveyed a bunch of people in the trucking industry across Canada to get their views on the past, present and future of…
UPS Rates Rise 4.9-Percent preview image Transportation UPS Rates Rise 4.9-Percent October 30, 2014 ATLANTA, GA – Pickup and delivery service UPS has announced increased rates for several of its operations effective Dec. 29. UPS is following rival FedEx’s lead and will increase an…
Transportation Mullen, Kriska Join to Form New Transportation Biz October 30, 2014 PRESCOTT, ON – Trucking firms Mullen Group and Kriska Holdings have come together to create a new transportation and logistics company, Kriska Transportation Group Limited. “We have been monitoring the…
Transportation Doom and gloom? Manufacturers upbeat about production, says StatsCan October 30, 2014 OTTAWA -- So much for black cats crossing the path of the Canadian economy this Halloween. Canadian manufacturers say they plan to increase production during the next three mon
Transportation Tobin asks feds to cover toll revenue October 30, 2014 OTTAWA -- Newfoundland Premier Brian Tobin wants Ottawa to pony up cash to eliminate toll highways in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Tobin told federal Transport Minister David
Transportation Newcourt, Snap-On create a financing tool for financing tools October 30, 2014 TORONTO -- Newcourt Credit Group and tool-maker Snap-On Inc. plan to create a new joint-venture company to provide financing for Snap-On's dealers and customers. Ownership of t
