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 En savoir plus
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 En savoir plus
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? En savoir plus
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 En savoir plus
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 En savoir plus
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 En savoir plus
Mergers and acquisition deal making among global transportation and logistics companies is expected to soar past the $73 billion mark this year, according to consulting firm KPMG. That’s up from…
Biz Consultants: M&A Activity Set for Take Off En savoir plus
Reshoring – the idea to bring back so-called “advanced manufacturing” back to North America –could create a « multiplier effect » for freight flows, leading to more “freight touches” and translating into…
‘Reshore’ Manufacturing Could Boost NA Freight Volumes En savoir plus
If you think that filling your workforce with Millennials is going to be a challenging, if not problematic task, then perhaps it’s time to look in the mirror, says George…
HR Panel: Trucking Needs a Millennial Strategy En savoir plus
