The trucking industry has had its flirtations with natural gas in the past, so why will the present surge in interest be any different than previous experiences in the 80s and 90s, when the alternative fuel was examined and then just as ...
Tags: Natural Gas, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The Guarantee Company of North America has launched its new transportation insurance division, Guarantee Transportation Solution (GTS). "GTS is a one-stop insurance solution for transportation companies. We've got the right people and the ...
The Ontario Fleet Safety Council's annual conference will explore a variety of issues, ranging from recruitment to behavioural analysis, over three days in October. The Crowne Plaza in Kitchener/Waterloo will host the three-day Fleet ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto
Preventing incidents before they happen is the focus of the Fleet Safety Council's 22nd annual educational conference, scheduled for 0ctober 24-26 in Kitchener, Ont. The three-day conference to be held in Crowne Plaza Hotel includes a ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
Rolling Strong has introduced a new wellness card for professional drivers, fleets and owner/operators, designed to help mobile workers achieve a healthy lifestyle. "We understand the unique needs of the transportation industry and ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
PeopleNet brought together nearly 1,000 customers this week to showcase its expanding communications capabilities, including predictive analytics. Company president Brian McLaughlin and chief technology officer Mark Botticelli explained ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
Mergers and Acquisitions activity is expected to intensify in the transportation sector over the next several years. Aging Baby Boomers are seeking opportunities to capitalize on their years of hard work. The Great Recession "took the ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists (KRTS) and CarriersEdge have teamed up to develop a new online training program for entry-level drivers and carriers. The program, dubbed the KRTS Online Training Highway, will be introduced Sept. ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, Training Program
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) ...
Tags: Freight Shipments
Trailer Wizards has hired Nancy Callendar as sales and customer support person for its Atlantic Region. Based out of the Moncton office, Callendar will be responsible for sales and administrative support, including establishing and ...
Tags: Trailer Wizards
Firestone and North America's owner/operators and small fleets have much in common: they've both been essential to getting trucking to where it is today, and they both deserve a lot more respect and attention than they've been getting of ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, tire
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) ...
Tags: Shipments, Freight Shipments
Rob Wilkins, senior publisher of our Trucking Group of magazines, research, online and video properties has announced his retirement. "Rob has been a great leader for this organization for over 33 years, leading his team into establishing ...
Tags: Transportation
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 ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto, truck
According to a report released by China's Ministry of Finance on May 22, in the January-April period of the current year the aggregate gross revenue of China state-owned enterprises totaled RMB 14.0015 trillion ($2.28 trillion), up 10.2 ...
Tags: China, Southeast Asia, steelmaking, Shanghai