Transportation
BC Paving the Way for More Truck Parking
DELTA, BC - The British Columbia government said Wednesday it will construct a new truck parking facility in Delta for commercial truckers traveling to the Lower Mainland. It will be built on provincial land on Nordel Way at Highway 91 in Delta, across from the Nordel commercial vehicle inspection facility. Site preparation will begin this fall and construction will start in spring 2016. When completed later in 2016, the truck parking facility will have room for up to 40 heavy trucks to park overnight. It will include lighting, washrooms, garbage cans and a sani-dump. This facility is the first of at least two new truck parking facilities in the Lower Mainland under the B.C. on the Move program, the province's 10-year transportation plan.
Freight Billing Processor DDC FPO Enters Canada
DENVER, CO - The U.S. freight billing processor DDC FPO has entered the Canadian market, signing up Dicom Transportation Group as its newest client. The Montreal-based provider of multiple trucking and logistics services is implementing a new business process management (BPM) model.
N.A. Decline in Truck Orders Not Surprising
COLUMBUS and BLOOMINGTON, IN - Orders for both medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks in North America posted declines, according to two newly released preliminary reports, but the markets remain healthy. For the month of June, 34,600 Classes 5-8 vehicle orders were booked, down 14% from May and 17% less compared to June 2014, according to ACT Research. The commercial vehicle industry data provider said it believes the recent order decline is a reflection of meaningfully larger backlogs rather than any structural change in demand.
