US biodiesel exports hit a new record high in August at 96,792 mt, up 61% from July and almost double the volume from the same period of 2012, according to data the International Trade Commission released Monday. Canada, at 41,155 mt, was ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energ, biodiesel
Archer Daniels Midland Company today reported financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013. The company reported adjusted earnings per share1 of $0.46, down from $0.53 in the same period last year. Net earnings for the quarter ...
Tags: Archer Daniels, crop supplies
The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers rose 1.2% in August, mostly because of higher fuel surcharges. The Canadian General Freight Index found that the base rates assessed by carriers remained unchanged when compared to ...
Tags: Transportation, Freight Rates
Cargo theft and cattle rustling are crippling crimes for farmers and ranchers. Theft may take the form of one big grab and run, or it may be the death-of-a-thousand-cuts. A tiny sampling of recent cargo hits from the Associated Press: In ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Several Canadian carriers were among the winners of the 2013 SmartWay Excellence Awards. A total of 55 companies were recognized for their fuel-saving programs, including carriers, shippers and logistics companies. Canadian carriers to ...
Tags: Transportation
Emirates SkyCargo has added a new Boeing 777 Freighter aircraft to its fleet. This latest delivery brings Emirates SkyCargo's B777F fleet to 10 and comes ahead of the move of its freighter operations to Dubai World Central's Al Maktoum ...
South Coast Baking, a US-based frozen bakery products maker, is set to open its second production facility in Springdale, Arkansas. The plant will produce frozen cookie dough for food retailers in the country. Initially, the company ...
The rail industry urges governments to look at the bigger picture when considering the ongoing operation of rural rail lines. Chief executive officer of the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) Bryan Nye expressed his concerns on the ...
Canadian spot market freight volumes were up 9% year-over-year in September, but down 5% compared to last September. TransCore Link Logistics reported the third quarter saw a decrease of 5% versus the second quarter, but volumes were up ...
Tags: Transportation, logistics
Trucks for Change Network addressed the integral relationship between charities and fleets at the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) conference. Pete Dalmazzi, president and founder of Trucks for Change, brings together ...
Tags: Transportation, trucks
Tata Steel has announced that it will supply rail track and steel sleeper plate to Network Rail, UK's railway network, for at least five years. Accordingly, Network Rail will source more than 95 percent of its rail from Tata Steel until ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) advanced seasonally adjuted (SA) For-Hire Tonnage Index rose 1.4 percent in September. "I continue to be pleasantly surprised on the strength of truck tonnage," ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello ...
Tags: Transportation, Truck
Three-quarters of fleets surveyed by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), say they have or will be increasing driver pay packages in the face of a driver shortage. At an ATA Management Conference & Exhibition panel discussion, chief ...
Tags: Transportation, Truck
US for-hire truck tonnage spiked 1.4% in September, matching August's gain. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported that the seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index is up 8.4% compared to September 2012, marking the largest ...
Tags: Transportation, truck
Reports that petrol tankers may be breaching vehicle standards requirements following a tanker explosion in New South Wales is a wake-up call to all managers of delivery fleets regarding vehicle maintenance, according to a fleet management ...