Business Management Trucking is managing Covid-19 well, but a new threat looms June 25, 2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The trucking industry has done better than the broader population at avoiding Covid-19, but there are still frightening health-related concerns on the horizon. An update on how…
Business Management Four ways to improve your fleet’s safety culture June 25, 2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – There’s no magic wand for creating a safety culture within your trucking organization, but two fleets shared their own secrets to success June 24, during the Truckload…
Business Management Explaining the U.S. hours-of-service changes June 23, 2020 The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced changes to the hours-of-service regulations that impact the driving time available. It has revised the rules in four areas The…
Business Management Speedy’s latest graffiti trailers take aim at racism June 22, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – As racial tensions mount south of the border, a Canadian fleet is using two trailers to deliver a message of solidarity. Speedy Transport’s Everyone vs. Racism graffiti…
Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: Canadian spot market load volumes recovering June 22, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – TransCore Link Logistics has reported spot market load volumes increased 5% in May, but were still 42% off May 2019 volumes. (Source: TransCore Link Logistics) With the…
Business Management Five tips to becoming a successful dispatcher June 18, 2020 I thought I would give some time to dispatchers, that group of individuals who are either the most loved or most despised individuals in most trucking companies. I have been…
Business Management Aevitas buys Fast Lane Freight Services June 16, 2020 WINNIPEG, Man. – Fast Lane Freight Services has been acquired by Aevitas, an environmental services company with 10 locations in the U.S. and Canada. The deal closed June 1. Fast…
Business Management Swift action, government subsidies support Mullen Group rebound June 12, 2020 OKOTOKS, Alta. – Mullen Group provided a mid-quarter update today, to update investors on how its business has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. “The trend is up,” said Murray…
Business Management TFI International buys Gusgo Transport June 12, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – Canada’s largest trucking company just got bigger. TFI International has announced an agreement to acquire Gusgo Transport, a container and storage company with operations in Vaughan,…
Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: U.S. spot market rates reach pre-shutdown levels June 12, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. – U.S. spot market rates have recovered to pre-Covid-19 levels, according to data from DAT covering the week of June 1-7. Following weeks of volatility, spot rates settled…
Business Management Don’t expect quick economic recovery, B.C. economist warns June 11, 2020 LANGLEY, B.C. – B.C. has done a good job containing the Covid-19 outbreak, but that doesn’t mean it will escape lasting economic fallout. Ken Peacock, vice-president and chief economist of…
Business Management Covid-19 presents truck fleets with a new normal June 11, 2020 Life is far from normal in these days of Covid-19. Businesses have modified operations or shut doors completely, waiting for news on how and when they can return to work.
Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: Trucking conditions hit worst levels ever in April June 11, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – U.S. trucking conditions hit their worst ever levels on the FTR Trucking Conditions Index in April, at -28.66 reflecting the contraction due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: Rates at risk as unemployed drivers return June 11, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – The U.S. freight market has stabilized, but excess capacity could put a rate rebound at risk, according to ACT Research. The industry analyst published the June installment…
Business Management HaulerAds rebrands as Movia June 10, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – HaulerAds, a Toronto-based mobile billboard supplier, has changed its name to Movia. The company sells truck and trailer space to advertisers and tracks impressions. The new name…
