COMPETITION WATCH: TransForce buys Velocity Express

MONTREAL, Que. -- TransForce has purchased Stafford, Texas-based Velocity Express and its subsidiaries, which include 80 locations across the US and Western Canada, employing about 2,600 staff and independent contractors.

LEADERS: Day & Ross’s Doug Harrison on fuel surcharges, capacity and obstacles to future demand

 Q. Rising fuel costs are becoming a concern for both carriers and shippers. What are you doing at Day & Ross to improve fuel efficiency?

LEADERS: Day & Ross’s Doug Harrison on reducing waste and growth in a tough market

Q: You were named president of Day & Ross General Freight about a year ago and later COO of the Day & Ross Transportation Group. You have extensive experience on both the carrier side and the shipper side. What is your vision for the...

Port of Los Angeles container volumes drop 16% in November; Year-to-date traffic up 2.7%

LOS ANGELES, Calif – Truckers picking up from the Port of California and wondering if business was a tad slower this November, were right. The Port of Los Angeles released its November 2012 cargo volumes. Overall volumes today, showing a...

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index remains steady in November

TORONTO, Ont. - TransCore’s Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index saw no change in month-over-month volumes for November. Year-over-year load volumes were down 15% from November 2011. In spite of the decrease, load volumes are still well...

In conversation with Mike McCarron Part 7: Planning an exit strategy

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- On Oct. 23, 2012, Wheels Group announced it had acquired MSM Transportation in a blockbuster deal worth $18.6 million.

In conversation with Mike McCarron Part 6: Making the adjustment

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- On Oct. 23, 2012, Wheels Group announced it had acquired MSM Transportation in a blockbuster deal worth $18.6 million.

In conversation with Mike McCarron Part 5: Delivering the news

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- On Oct. 23, 2012, Wheels Group announced it had acquired MSM Transportation in a blockbuster deal worth $18.6 million.

In conversation with Mike McCarron Part 4: The biggest surprise and keeping it quiet

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- On Oct. 23, 2012, Wheels Group announced it had acquired MSM Transportation in a blockbuster deal worth $18.6 million.

In conversation with Mike McCarron Part 3: Negotiating the deal

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- On Oct. 23, 2012, Wheels Group announced it had acquired MSM Transportation in a blockbuster deal worth $18.6 million.

California port strike over as new deal reached

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The eight-day clerical workers strike, which severely hampered activity at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and cost the region close to $8 billion, has been resolved.

RBC Purchasing Managers Index reveals a slowing manufacturing sector

TORONTO, Ont. -- Canada's manufacturing sector grew only marginally in November, according to the RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index. .

California port strike heads to mediation

LOS ANGELES – There is finally a break in the clerical workers strike crippling the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with both sides agreeing this afternoon to federal mediation.

North America preliminary truck orders for November fall from October’s highs

COLUMBUS, IN --  North America heavy duty GVW Classes 5-7 preliminary net orders for November returned to prevailing trend levels, while Class 8 orders fell from October’s “best since January” volume, according to...

Business calls for government intervention in California port strike

LOS ANGELES – As the clerical workers strike crippling the twin ports of Long Angeles and Long Beach enters its eighth day Tuesday with the union continuing to resist calls to take the dispute into mediation, there is growing business...