The month of June saw $93.5 billion of freight moved between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with trucks hauling the majority of that freight. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of ...
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After languishing in the political wilderness of disinterest for many years, the long-wished-for inland freight rail track from Melbourne to Brisbane has finally made it onto the political front page. The rail industry has welcomed ...
The Qantas Group has reported a profit before tax of $192 million but issued a reasonably cautious outlook, despite which the company's share price rose by 14%. The group has strengthened its financial position, with positive net free ...
A new $40 million Tasmanian Freight Package would provide immediate support for Tasmanian producers, the federal government has announced. The package is said to be in response to industry requests for support to enable exporters to ...
Total Cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers dropped 2.6 percent in June from May, according to the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI). The Base Rate Index dropped by 1.6 percent from May in June. While Average Fuel ...
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The first quarter of 2013 recorded a 48 per cent reduction in heavy vehicle fatal crashes, says the RMS. Photo courtesy of Yass Tribune. Targeted operations to curb excessive speeding and poor safety practices in the trucking industry ...
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Ground transportation rates continue to decline, according to the Canadian General Freight Index. The index said rates went down 2.6% in June, compared to May results. The base rate index - excluding accessorial charges - went down 1.6% ...
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TransCore has reported that Canadian spot market freight volumes remained steady in July, sidestepping the traditionally July slowdown. The same was recently reported of North American spot market volumes. Load volumes in July were at ...
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FTR Associates' Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) dropped slightly in June. That change, FTR said, is reflective of a relatively weak freight environment offsetting increased capacity constraints. It also doesn't reflect the new ...
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The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILTA) WA Section has launched a regional membership drive. State chair Jamie Bradford said: "Western Australia is a big state! We have a significant number of regionally located persons ...
The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index slipped 0.4 percent in July after edging 0.1 percent higher in June. (June's increase was the same as ATA reported on July 23, 2013.) The ...
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US for-hire truck tonnage dipped 0.4% in July, marking the first decline since April. The small decline came on the heels of a 0.1% increase in June. June 2013 posted the highest tonnage on record, according to American Trucking ...
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The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for July fell 0.4 percent. That's the first drop since April and comes as no surprise, said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. "After ...
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The Toll Group has won a contract with one of Australia's largest online retailers, GraysOnline, continuing its drive into the online retail delivery market. Toll's partnership with GraysOnline marks the largest piece of work to date for ...
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Furniture West and the Canadian Home Furnishings Alliance, two of this country's three regional associations of furniture and bedding manufacturers, importers and associate members, are merging effective immediately. The new organization ...
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