A new survey takes a close look at the problem of how long truck drivers are detained by shippers and consignees and finds that nearly 63% of commercial truck drivers…
Survey: Carriers, Drivers Shortchanged by Shipper Detention Read more...
More than 177,375 jobs will need to be filled in four transportation sectors across the four Western Canadian provinces, according to findings released today from the Asia Pacific Gateway Corridor…
Western Transport Sectors Face Worker Shortage Crisis Read more...
U.S. regulators are taking further steps toward a rulemaking on the detention of truck drivers by shippers and their customers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is set to begin…
US Regulators Begin Reviewing Shipper Delay Tactics Read more...
Provincial discrepancies in truck configuration standards and limits on the use of high-tech, fuel-efficient single tires are among two of the most “mind-boggling” policies “sapping billions of dollars” from the…
Senators: Tear Down Barriers to Truck Configurations, Single Tire Uniformity Read more...
The shortage of professional truck drivers in the Canadian for-hire trucking industry is escalating more rapidly than industry analysts previously thought, according to a new study prepared for the Canadian…
CTA Study: Truck Driver Shortage Accelerating Read more...
Rebounding truck volumes are a welcome sign of economic improvement south of the border and perhaps an indication of a ‘rebalancing’ cross-border freight market, says the president of the Ontario…
US-Canada Truck Freight Crossings to Keep Increasing? Read more...
Economic uncertainty continues to muddle freight market prospects for Ontario carriers, who, despite stagnant volumes in most lanes, seem to be reasonably optimistic going forward. The good news, according to the…
Biz Conditions Survey: Carriers Predict Better Days Ahead Despite Headwinds Read more...
Trucking companies that don’t have ELDs yet are being urged by their customers to speed up technology deployment efforts for keeping current freight business as well as earning more in…
Shippers Pushing Early Migration to ELDs Read more...
The pavement isn’t cracking underneath the freight economy, but expect demand to only rise modestly over the next several months, said Eric Starks, president of FTR Transportation Intelligence, at a…
FTR: US Economy Safe, but Inventories Hold Back Demand Read more...
