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WDBA to host meetings regarding Windsor-Detroit bridge
WINDSOR, ON - Proponent teams part of the P3 procurement process for the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit, are producing their community benefit proposals and are looking to meet with community groups and non-profits operating in the Windsor-Essex or the Greater Detroit Area.
Rates slip despite truck-to-load ratio increase: DAT
PORTLAND, OR - According to DAT Solutions, last week's load-to-truck ratios increased for reefers and flatbeds, with flatbeds continuing a six week climb. However, rates didn't reflect the increase in the truck-to-load ratio as the national average van rate dropped three cents per mile, with both reefer and flatbed rates slipping one cent per mile.
Online training program endorsed by TransComply
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Manager of the Uniform Food Safety Transportation Protocol (UFSTP), TransComply, is endorsing an online awareness training program being offered by the University of Tennessee's Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness (CAFSP) that addresses the safe transportation of perishable food.
Wabash’s Cadiz operation renews ISO certification
LAFAYETTE, IN - Transport trailer manufacturer, Wabash National Corporation has obtained a certification renewal from ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015 at its operation in Cadiz, Kentucky which produces Transcraft and Benson brand flatbed and drop deck trailers.
Volvo displays truck platooning in California
LOS ANGELES, CA - Volvo Trucks, alongside Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) from the University of California in Berkeley, successfully demonstrated partially automated highway truck platooning in a real world simulation last Wednesday.
Great Lakes region lacks fresh transportation strategy: CGLR
TORONTO, ON - In a report released on Monday, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) says future economic prosperity of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence regions' economic prosperity will require a bi-national integration of freight and passenger transportation systems.
Roadcheck blitz set for June 6-8
GREENBELT, MD - This year's Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) annual Roadcheck inspection blitz will be held June 6-8. The 72-hour event will have inspectors from the U.S., Canada and Mexico conducting an increased number of inspections on commercial vehicles to "conduct compliance, enforcement and educational initiatives." While the event and the particular focus of the inspectors hasn't been formally announced the by the CVSA, the dates have been published on its website. Last year, the inspections narrowed in on tires and level I inspections.
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