Transportation
U.S.-Canada Freight Up Overall, Trucking’s Share Lower
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The total value of freight moved between the U.S. and Canada increased 1% in March compared to the same time a year earlier, but trucking alone saw a decline, according to new figures released by the U.S. Transportation Department.
Con-way Manufacturing Receives Trailer Maker Award…Again
ANN ARBOR, MI. And SEARCY, AR. - The less-than-truckload trailer manufacturing and refurbishing company owned by the trucking and logistics provider Con-way Inc. announced this week it was honored with the 2014 Plant Safety Award from the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA).
Accuride Inks Deal with Daimler Trucks
EVANSVILLE, IN - The commercial vehicle components supplier Accuride Corp. announced on Thursday it recently signed a multi-year agreement with Daimler Trucks North America to supply its American-cast-and-machined Gunite brake drums to Daimler's aftermarket parts group.
Group Pushing For International Autonomous Truck Route
BISMARCK, ND -- No sooner than the first autonomous driving truck got a licence to hit the highways in the U.S. earlier this month, one group is hoping to take things a step further by having such trucks move freight from Mexico to Canada along their own route. According to a CBC News story, the Central North American Trade Corridor Association wants to have a self-driving truck corridor along U.S. 83, which connects with Mexico in Brownsville, TX and Manitoba in Canada. Members reportedly discussed and planned a feasibility study last week in a meeting in Bismarck, ND and hopes to work the Canadian, U.S. and Mexico governments.
