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By: David Bradley The 2017 budget will likely be tabled sometime in February or March. The focus of CTA’s submission this year is on GHG-reduction. The industry wants to transition…
EDITORIAL: 2017 Federal Budget Should Focus on Shift to Low Carbon Trucking Read more...
Truckload rates will increase about 4% in the U.S. this year, with capacity pressure brought on by the looming ELD mandate more than compensating for an economic recovery that’s become…
Truck Freight Outlook: ‘Maximum Impact’ in 2018 Read more...
Amazon has been granted a patent proposing a centralized roadway management system that communicates with self-driving vehicles to help coordinate their movement at a large scale and deal with complex…
Amazon Patent Hints at Autonomous Roadway System Read more...
Only two weeks remain to apply for a spot in Trucking HR Canada’s 4th annual list of Top Fleet Employers, which recognizes fleets that offer the top workplaces in Canada’s…
Deadline Approaching for Top Fleet Employers Applications Read more...
A rule regulating driver detention could be shelved for the foreseeable future, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Policy Director Robert Miller said this week. While a report on excessive driver…
FMCSA: Driver Detention Rule Shelved For Now Read more...
Hwy. 401 across the top of Toronto is the most congested artery in Canada and one of the worst bottlenecks in North America, costing travellers time and money, according to…
CAA: Hwy 401 Near T.O. One of North America’s Worst Bottlenecks Read more...
The freight recession is over, writes DAT freight market rate expert Mark Montague in the first line of his latest column. That 18-month malaise was triggered by the worldwide collapse…
Analyst: US Freight Recession is ‘Over’ Read more...
Yet another court in the U.S. has ruled that independent-contractor drivers from a large freight carrier are effectively and legally employees. The Arizona court ruling was made in a class-action…
Court Finds Contract Truck Drivers Were Employees For Major Carrier Read more...
The value of U.S.-Canada freight flows fell 2.5% to $46.5 billion between October 2015 and the same month in 2016. Truck shipments were down 3.1%. The top commodity category transported…
Cross-Border Truck Freight Value Falls Again Read more...
