An index of leading economic indicators increased 0.8%in November after a 0.1%rise in October,the New York-based Conference Board said Dec.19. The increase was more than economists'medium forecast of 0.7%,Bloomberg News reported. "The ...
U.S.rail intermodal traffic set a record last week of 12.4 million shipments in a year,surpassing the previous mark of 12.28 million set in 2006. The record was reached in the 50th week of its freight reporting year. The Association of ...
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Saddle Creek Logistics Services said it has appointed company President Cliff Otto to be its CEO. Otto started working for Saddle Creek in 2001 and became president in 2007,the logistics provider said in a Dec.19 statement. "Saddle ...
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Carrier Transicold has announced its manufacturing facility in Athens,Ga.is celebrating its 25th anniversary. "Athens has been a pivotal location for Carrier Transicold to maintain a sustainable manufacturing operation in the US,enabling ...
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Cooney Transport has announced the launch of a new logistics division,and the hiring of Scott Cull to oversee it. Cull was recently named vice-president of Cooney Logistics.The logistics arm will broaden Cooney's service offering for new ...
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US Xpress will spec'Truck-Lite's LED headlights on 1,950 new Freightliner Cascadia trucks in 2014,Truck-Lite announced. Freightliner made the LED headlights standard on its Cascadia and Cascadia Evolution models earlier this year,becoming ...
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Truckload carrier Transport America Inc. could become the latest publicly traded fleet after a regulatory filing that targets a $75 million stock offering. The filing late on Dec. 17 does not state how many shares might be offered or what ...
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Trucking companies no longer will be required to file quarterly financial reports to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,the agency announced in the Federal Register. Motor carriers that haul property or household goods now ...
Suzuki Australia has announced an introductory driveaway pricing offer for the new Suzuki S-Cross ahead of its official on-sale date on January 1. The offer effectively caps government and dealer charges to $1000 for the month of January, ...
According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in October of the current year new motor vehicle registrations in Turkey decreased by 13.56 percent year on year to 74,624 units, down 21.62 percent on ...
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The Faster Clearance Working Group (FCWG), a towing committee that was formed several years ago to address questionable practices during and after collision cleanups involving commercial vehicles will see a revival in 2014. The Ontario ...
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Train Trailer Rentals has placed an order for 700 Manac trailers, which the company believes to be the single largest Canadian trailer order ever. "Seven hundred vans, one order, one basic specification is, to the best of my knowledge, ...
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It will come as little surprise to motor carriers that shippers have been the biggest benefactors of deregulation. A new Conference Board of Canada report, comparing a highly regulated environment (taxicabs) to a deregulated one (for-hire ...
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Truckers can expect to pay more to cross the Confederation Bridge, beginning in January. Round-trip toll rates are slated to go up 50 cents for a two-axle vehicle (to $45) and an additional 25 cents per axle (to $7.50). The toll ...
The Toronto Transportation Club (TTC) put down their razors for the month of November to support men's health. The month long "Movember" challenge strives to bring men's health, particulary mental health and prostrate cancer awareness, to ...
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