Cummins Eastern Canada LP opens new Wabush, NL branch

 Wabush, NL-- Cummins Eastern Canada LP announced that service sales, parts and repairs for generators and Cummins engines are now available to its automotive, mining and industrial customers in the Fermont and Wabush areas of...

123Loadboard.com announces partnership with Arcline

TORONTO, Ont. -- 123Loadboard.com has partnered and fully integrated with Arcline (2000) Inc.

TransForce profits slide; announces acquisition of Texas oilfield firm

MONTREAL, Que. -- TransForce saw its Q2 revenue and net income slide, which it blamed on “continued weakness in rig moving activities of the energy sector.”

News First – 2013-07-29

Contrans Flatbed Group and Travelers Financial Corporation announce O/O development program

HAGERSVILLE, Ont., and VANCOUVER, BC. -- Contrans Flatbed Group and Travelers Financial Corporation have announced   new program to assist Contrans drivers to become new owner/operators. 

Transportation management experts Frank Beres and Mark Madott join Lakeside

OAKVILLE, Ont. – Frank Beres and Mark Madott have joined the transportation management and supply chain team to support business growth at Lakeside Logistics.

Biodiesel on pace for record year in the US

WASHINGTON,  DC -- Boosted by federal policy aimed at diversifying the transportation fuels market, the U.S. biodiesel industry reached a new production record for the first half of the year and is on pace for its best year ever, according...

Verspeeten Cartage celebrating 60th anniversary

INGERSOLL, Ont. - In 1953, Canada celebrated the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; General Motors introduced the EX-122 Concept Car (also known as the Corvette), Canadian Percy Faith and his Orchestra had the Billboard Number 1 song...

Conference Board of Canada releases report on Canada’s food supply chains

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Conference Board of Canada has released a report analyzing the economic forces shaping Canada’s food supply chains.

Mullen Group boosts capital spending

OKOTOKS, Alta. -- Mullen Group’s second quarter net income rose 13% to $20.9 million this year, once adjusted for any unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses and the change in fair value of investments.

Daimler’s Detroit business celebrated in Michigan

DETROIT, Mich. -- The city of Detroit’s finances may be a mess, but the corporation bearing the same name is being heralded today in what’s been dubbed “Detroit Day” in the state of Michigan.

News First Midweek – 2013-07-25

Can intermodal transportation expand beyond its niche? Find out at the Surface Transportation Summit

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Years ago, intermodal movements were only cost and service effective on freight movements of 1500 miles and up. But intermodal transportation has gone through a renaissance over the last decade and this number is now well...

New program to celebrate Canada’s best fleets to drive for

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Trucking HR Canada has announced the launch of the Best Fleets to Drive For: Canada program, an offshoot of the popular Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) competition, powered by CarriersEdge.

Trailer orders spike in June

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Trailer orders jumped 7% in June, with nearly 15,400 units ordered, according to the latest data from ACT Research.