There's more freight hitting the road in Canada today than the same time last year, by about eight percent. Even since last month, the volume of freight was up seven percent, making October 2013 the second highest freight volume since 2009, ...
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The Canadian Trucking Alliance is asking the federal government to invalidate contract clauses compensating shippers from liability in case of incidents involving dangerous goods such as crude oil. CTA's president and CEO, David Bradley, ...
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Victorian Transport Association (VTA) chief executive Neil Chambers has urged companies in the transport and logistics industry to get involved in the 2014 VTA Logistics Cadetship Program. "This program is supporting young people getting ...
cc, Filling Trucks, Fulfilling Needs, produced by Shaw Tracking in collaboration with Trucks For Change will highlight the need for support at charities and communities across Canada. Trucks For Change (T4C), a non-profit organization, ...
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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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Canadian spot market freight volumes increased 7% in October, according to the TransCore Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index. Year-over-year, load volumes were up 8%, according to the index. Cross-border load volumes averaged 68% of ...
Canadian ground transportation rates went up 1.1% in September, according to the latest Canadian General Freight Index. The base rate, excluding accessorial charges, was up 1.7% compared to August levels, Nulogx reported. Fuel ...
Caravan Logistics has a new name and look. The company has been rebranded Caravan Group of Companies as part of a rebranding effort aimed at bringing Caravan’s complementary operating units under one corporate umbrella. The ...
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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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Former Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson AO has launched the Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation (ACRI) with invited guests from industry and government. The launch coincided with the first day of the 10th World Congress on Railway ...
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Mainfreight managing director Don Braid has travelled to Thailand with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and other NZ business mangers on a trade mission to Thailand. Mr Braid used this opportunity to announce Mainfreight’s ...
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The upcoming years will be tough for the transportation industry in the United States, FedEx Freight president and CEO William Logue said at the annual National Industrial Transportation League conference in Houston. Logue praised the ...
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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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The next truck that passes you by on the highway may be carrying more than cargo in its trailer; it may be carrying hope for people this holiday season. And soon more people will realize it with the help of a new video and a partnership ...