In September, Canadian shippers paid carriers 1.1 percent more for ground transportation than they did in August, according to the latest Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI). "This is the first base cost increase since March 2013," said ...
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In early November, the government of Quebec said they will subsidize 30 percent of the additional cost, up to a maximum of $75,000, for the purchase of vehicles running on natural gas in compressed or liquefied form for the freight ...
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Clarke Inc. has agreed to sell its freight transportation business to TransForce for $88 million. Included are its truckload, LTL and freight logistics business. The deal is expected to wrap up before the end of 2013, Clarke announced ...
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Overall freight volumes in the US will grow by 63.6% to $1.3 trillion annually in 2024 and trucking will see its share of those revenues rise to 81% from 80.7% in 2012, according to ATA's U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2024. The ...
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According to market analysis report form the automobile freight transportation in Russian, the Russian business freight market growth of 27.5% in 2012, up to 798.7 billion rouble. The Russian business volumes grow by 12.1% in 2012, 120 ...
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The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 0.2 percent in June from May, declining after a one month increase, according to the US Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) ...
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The sales process in Freight Transportation has undergone major changes over the last decade. The economics of having a street sales team is being called into question when you consider the compensation, incentives, office space, car ...
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The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.2 percent in May from April, rising after a one month decline, according to the US Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) ...
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Engineers at Oregon State University are studying a new approach to organize and route truck transportation that could save millions of dollars, improve the quality of life for truck drivers and make freight transportation far more ...
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has launched a new campaign to address what it calls "the biggest safety gap in the trucking industry": the lack of basic training standards for new drivers. OOIDA says that the agenda ...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has launched a new campaign to address the lack of basic training standards for new truck drivers. The lack of basic training standards is a problematic issue that goes beyond the ...
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The American Trucking Associations ATA) has released a new freight forecast that projects an increase in freight volumes for all modes of transportation by more than 20 percent. The forecast predicts: • Overall freight revenue ...
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Retail sales showed positive momentum to varying degrees in May, according to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported that May retail sales at $421.1 ...
DHL Global Forwarding, a provider of freight transportation services, has launched a new temperature controlled air freight service, known as DHL Thermonet, for the Life Sciences and Healthcare sector. Claimed to be a regulatory compliant ...
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The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.3 percent in March from February, rising for the fifth consecutive month, according to the US Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' ...
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