Numbers reported by the DAT North American Freight Index were up for lthe final month of 2013. Compared to November, the spot market freight availability rose 10 percent in December. According to TransCore, the company that produces the ...
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YRC Worldwide Inc. said is evaluating new approaches to its long-term contract situation in talks with the Teamsters union after last week’s rejection of an extension that would have solidified the carrier’s financial situation. ...
General Motors Co. sold upward of 9.7 million vehicles worldwide in 2013, 4% more than in 2012, the company said Wednesday. Sales in the company’s China and United Kingdom markets accounted for the largest year-over-year gains at 11% ...
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DIEPPE, NB — The Trucks for Change Network is spreading its influence east to help more charities in Atlantic Canada and they have the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association’s (APTA) backing. Trucks for Change, a broker that ...
Tom Biery/Trans Pixs Diesel fell 2.4 cents to $3.886 a gallon, its first decline in four weeks, the Department of Energy reported Jan. 13. Diesel had gained almost 4 cents in the previous three weeks of increases, and its current price ...
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Jaclyn O'Laughlin WASHINGTON – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is close to releasing proposals to require electronic logging devices in all trucks and to establish a clearinghouse of positive drug and alcohol tests ...
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Over the last few months, fuel prices have been quite different in Western and Easter Canada, the Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) claims. Fuel prices are rising at a rapid pace and over the past several months, trucking companies have ...
TORONTO, Ont. -- Six Canadian fleets were honoured for safety excellence by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) through its National Fleet Safety Awards. The awards honour trucking companies that demonstrate a superior commitment to ...
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TORONTO, On. -- Trucking industry professionals providing services such as accounting, real estate, M&A, consulting, legal and paralegal, now have a dynamic new place to market their services to more than 20,000 for-hire and private ...
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Tom Strickland/Bloomberg News Engine maker Cummins Inc. confirmed that it has "paused" the development of its planned 15-liter natural-gas engine due to "market timing uncertainty." The company said it will re-evaluate the demand and ...
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People who study shippers said senders and receivers of freight want predictability - even as the economy and technology change rapidly. Truck makers and other manufacturers, meanwhile, said their engineers are pushing scientific advances ...
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China auto market will likely sustain another strong growth in 2014, helped by an anticipated array of economic stimulus measures and robust demand for cars in smaller cities of China's interior regions, according to industry executives ...
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The selection of DB Schenker as the official logistics provider of the 2015 Pan Am Games did not give a fair shot to local trucking and logistics providers, one local firm has complained. In an interview with the Toronto Star, John Flynn, ...
Navistar has posted new truck configurators that allow customers to design their own International ProStar, DuraStar or TerraStar truck models. "We know that an increasing number of customers in the commercial truck industry are ...
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David Benjatschek, author, leadership trainer and founder of Wowtrucks, will be speaking at the Jan. 21 Driving for Profit seminar. Benjatschek has been added tao a line-up that already includes: Tom Kretsinger Jr., TCA chair and ...
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