Manitoulin Transport is buying Vitran Corporation, making Manitoulin the second-largest carrier in Canada. TransForce remains biggest. On Today's Trucking's 2013 Top 100 listings, Vitran was number three, Manitoulin number 12. Combined, ...
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Total Class 8 truck orders reached 20,915 units in November, making it the second month in a row to surpass the 20,000 unit threshold, according to FTR’s preliminary data. FTR specializes in forecasting freight transportation. Don ...
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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 ...
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Thursday increased US rail traffic for November 2013 over November 2012. Intermodal traffic in November totaled 1,007,549 containers and trailers, up 7.8 percent (73,004 units) compared ...
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It was business before pleasure for the Toronto Transportation Club (TTC). The TTC held its Annual General Meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre before the evening gala – which voted in a new executive committee and board. ...
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The McMaster cexplored the freight village concept and its potential applications to Ontario during the Freight Hub symposium last week. PhD candidate Chris Higgins outlined the key benefits freight villages can provide to an array of ...
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In November this year, China's overall rail freight volume totaled 317.57 million mt, up by 9.96 million mt or 2.8 percent year on year, with the year-on-year growth rate down 4.6 percentage points compared to that recorded in October this ...
Logistics provider Zenith Global Logistics has named Donna M. Adams as its customer service manager. In her new post, Adams will be responsible for day-to-day management of the customer service team, which handles delivery rescheduling, ...
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Ontario carriers are not optimistic about rate and freight prospects in the first quarter of 2014, according to a report by the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA), which surveys trucking companies four times a year. Here are the ...
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During these days, the Indian domestic demand for hot rolled coils (HRC) still remained weak. Currently, China offers US$530~US$535/ton FOB for HRC with boron to India. Considering adding the freight, the CFR price would reach ...
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China is expected to overtake the United States to become the world's largest oil importer in the 2020s as emerging economies, instead of developed ones, will claim most of the world's energy supplies, a report says. China will be the ...
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The global glass industry, valued at US$1.3 billion (RM4.18 billion), is expected to maintain a healthy growth rate as a result of continuous investments in the construction sector by developing countries. Singapore Glass Association ...
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French freight forwarding firm Norbert Dentressangle is investing multi-million pounds in 153 new trailers for use on its contract with brewing major Carlsberg. Norbert holds all of Carlsberg's UK primary distribution, including managing ...
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Carriers participating in the Ontario Trucking Association's (OTA) fourth quarter survey of business conditions reported improved freight volumes in three of the four lane segments, which are monitored by the OTA. But with the peak ...
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As of last month, U.S. carriers and freight brokers are subject to newly changed regulations under MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act), which also applies to Canadian carriers. Or it would apply to Canadian carriers, ...
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