"Yes. ...I believe it adds confidence to the customer's purchase decision. I think first and foremost they're buying my company, Olum's, but then there are major, well-known brands - Flexsteel, England, Ashley - that add legitimacy and ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
The Ontario Trucking Association has a simple message for the Transit Investment Strategy Panel: The diesel fuel taxes and driver/vehicle registration fees paid by the trucking industry should be dedicated to fixing and expanding the ...
Tags: Transportation, Truck
Worldwide Foam, Ltd., a crosslinked polyethylene foam manufacturer, has opened its newest branch in San Antonio, Texas. Customers will now be able to get custom skived sheets of crosslinked polyethylene in the southwest region of the U.S. ...
Tags: Chemicals, polyethylene foam
The Ontario Trucking Association is urging the provincial Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to reestablish a special committee dedicated to finding ways to encourage faster clean-up of highway collisions and get traffic in vital GTA ...
Tags: Truck, Transportation, Auto
General Motors of Canada (GMCL) has extended the period of production on the consolidated line at the Oshawa assembly plant in Ontario, Canada to 2016. The line was due to shut down next summer. This move is in response to meet projected ...
Tags: General Motors, Plant Line
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) announced today that a five-year extension will be granted to the transition period for most Phase 3 Safe, Productive and Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) vehicles, the Ontario Trucking Association ...
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Ontario has announced it will provide a five-year extension for Phase 3 Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (cc, according to the Ontario Trucking Association. The OTA applauded the extension today, noting the changes will allow ...
Tags: Transportation, Logistic
Trailer Wizards announced the opening of a new pick-up location in Kleinburg, Ontario this week in order to continue to better serve customers north of the Greater Toronto Area. The four acre yard will have the capacity for 200 trailers ...
Tags: trailer, Transportation, Auto
One of Ontario's leading International dealers is throwing a party next week to celebrate the opening of their newest location. Altruck International Truck Centre, which has been serving the industry since 1977, opened a new branch in ...
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Thirty-One Gifts announce they have chosen TXT MAPLE LAKE to assist in managing their retail processes. Using TXT’s integrated retail planning solution, TXT will manage the whole spectrum of Thirty-One’s forecasting, ...
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Transportation Media and Dan Goodwill & Associates hosted the 2013 Surface Transportation Summit today in Mississauga, Ontario, featuring leading carrier, shipper and economist presentations. In a session on Dedicated Transportation, and ...
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Freight volumes are higher than they've been in "many, many" years, but there remains excess capacity in the marketplace and continued downward pressure on rates. Doug Munro, president of Maritime-Ontario Freight Lines, told a packed ...
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A new study indicates that Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) used to ship fruit and vegetables in Canada pose a risk for contamination. The report, developed by a University of Guelph researcher, calls the possibility for ...
Tags: Containers, Ship Produce
Sindall Transport, a carrier that traces its history to the 1950s when it hauled hay and balers between Pennsylvania and Ontario, is crediting its oil provider with the longevity of its engines. Sindall says one fifth of its engines now ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
Demolition of PPG Industries' Ontario float glass plant began recently, and continues with the removal of limestone and silica-based material from the plant's silos, according to an Oct. 9 Owen Sound Sun Times article. The waste will be ...