Last week, Manitoulin Transport bought the Canadian assets of Vitran Corporation and that's just what the Canadian trucking market needs, according to a CIBC World Markets report. "There remain too many players, which has resulted in poor ...
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The driver turnover rate at large truckload fleets dipped two percentage points to 97 percent in the third quarter of 2013 in the U.S., American Trucking Associations' Trucking Activity Report states. "Despite this dip, the market for ...
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The American Trucking Association (ATA) recently published a report that indicates driver turnover rates have experienced a slight decline. The latest edition of the ATA Trucking Activity Report shows that annualized driver turnover rates ...
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Manitoulin Group's announcement tonight that it will be purchasing all shares in major LTL player Vitran may be its biggest move of the year, but it's certainly not the first. Manitoulin, which has over 3,000 pieces of equipment and more ...
Driving for Profit returns Jan. 21, featuring Tom Kretsinger Jr., Truckload Carriers Association chairman and president of American Central Transport. Kretsinger will take part in the popular 'How We Did It' segment, in which he'll be ...
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Manitoulin Transport today announced it has acquired Smooth Freight out of Brandon, Man. Smooth Freight provides LTL and truckload services and storage trailer rentals to more than 300 communities in southern and western Manitoba, from ...
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The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 2.8 percent in October, the first decrease since July. In September, the index was up 0.5percent, but September’s increase was less ...
Manitoulin Transport has purchased Smooth Freight Ltd., of Brandon, Manitoba. Smooth Freight provides scheduled LTL and truckload services and storage trailer rentals to over 300 rural communities in southern and western Manitoba, from its ...
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US truck tonnage fell 2.8% month-over-month in October, but remained stronger than in the same month last year. The American Trucking Associations’ for-hire truck tonnage index grew 0.5% in September (revised down from the 1.4% ...
Wine industry leader in innovation Truett-Hurst Inc. wine company of Healdsburg, CA, says no to marketing green-washing. The release of the first paper wine bottle in the U.S. from Truett-Hurst Inc. is the real thing. The paper wine bottle, ...
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As first reported here Saturday, Celadon Canada has agreed to acquire assets of N. Yanke Transfer in a deal it says will make Celadon one of Canada’s largest carriers. Celadon confirmed the deal today, and said by its completion, it ...
Whether it’s on the road, on the ice or under a steeple, 40-year-old truck driver Chris Bender is someone who people look to for guidance and leadership. Bender, a truckload driver for Steed Standard Transport in Stratford, Ontario, ...
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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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It has been a big news week for Canada's biggest trucking company. Last week Montreal-based TransForce announced that profits for Q3 were down from 2012; that it was buying Clarke Transport Inc., and Clarke Road Transport Inc., two ...
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The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released its top ten list of trucking industry concerns this week. The 2013 survey, which was commissioned by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), had a 41 percent increase in ...
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