Economy

Can-Am surface trade closes 2010 strong

WASHINGTON - U.S.-Canada surface transportation trade jumped 12.2 percent year-over-year in December, totaling $39.8 billion.

Yokohama investing to eliminate fill-rate troubles, CEO says

FULLERTON, CA - Yokohama says it is pulling all the stops to battle a fill-rate problem that developed when the U.S. economy started to improve last year.

Steve Sill named NTEA president

INDIANAPOLIS -- Steven Sill, president of Aspen Equipment Company, Bloomington, Minn., was named the 47th President of the NTEA.

Durabody names new sales VP

TORONTO - Customs truck body builder, Durabody Industries, has named Peter Collins as VP of sales and marketing.

Faster border? Let’s hope so, CTA says

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) sounded a little world-weary in its response to the announcement that Canadian and U.S. government officials have pledged to improve cooperation and coordination at the border.

Mex-Am border deal will not limit trucks

Mexico City - Unlike the former Mexican truck pilot project, the new cross-border transport pact between Mexico and the U.S. will not limit the number of Mexican truckers

Lights, camera… trucking!

U.K. television show puts out a call for passionate truckers who are looking for a global adventure.

Indiana looking for 2,000 new drivers as economy improves

INDIANAPOLIS - About 2,000 new truck-driving jobs will open in Indiana in 2011, according to The Indianapolis Star.

Tom Payne Jr. named MTA president

WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba Trucking Association elected a new crew of officers and executive committee members for the 2011/2012 term.

Manitoba truckers face annual Red dread

MORRIS, Man. - A particularly wet Canadian winter once again means that Prairie truckers could be dealing with flooded highways this spring.

Ocean carriers face record shortfall in containers

PARIS -- Maritime news service Alphaliner says ocean carriers will face a shortage of containers in the coming months as production of new boxes falls below growing demand.

NFI expands Canadian footprint with World Warehouse buy

MONTREAL - North American supply chain solution provider NFI has acquired 3PL firm World Warehouse and Distribution, based in Champlain N.Y. and Montreal.

Record truckload volume in Feb: TransCore

PORTLAND, Ore. -- TransCore's North American Freight Index shows the highest spot market truckload freight volume for the month of February since 1986.

Volvo Trucks, UAW reach tentative agreement

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Volvo Trucks North America has announced that the company and the United Auto Workers have reached a tentative agreement on terms of a new five-year agreement that would cover approximately 1,300 UAW members at the New River Valley plant in Dublin, VA.

Border bridge operator unveils ExpressPass for trucks, buses

LEWISTON, NY -- First system of its kind on the Canada-U.S. border speeds crossings for cars too.