Ontario’s trucking industry reports renewed optimism in latest OTA survey

TORONTO, Ont. -- Ontario truckers expressed their most optimistic outlook in years, when responding to the Ontario Trucking Association’s (OTA) first quarter business outlook survey.

Ryder customer web portal aims to simplify fleet visibility and compliance

MIAMI, Fla. -- Ryder System has launched the Ryder Fleet Management Portal, an online tool designed to help customers simplify fleet management activities to improve visibility, compliance, and decision making.

‘We’re going to execute better than we’ve ever done,’ new Mack president vows

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Stephen Roy, the newly installed president of North American sales and marketing for Mack Trucks, knows there’s work to be done.

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT IN 2014? SLOWER FREIGHT GROWTH, MAXED OUT CAPACITY

Industry forecaster FTR held one of its always-informative State of Freight Webinars last week, in which senior consultant Noel Perry predicted the year ahead. He said he expects the US economy to strengthen in 2014, but freight growth will...

US will see stronger economic growth, slower freight growth in 2014: FTR

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The US economy will be slightly stronger this year than last, but freight growth will weaken.

Cold weather puts chill on Mullen’s Q4 earnings; still achieves record revenues

OKOTOKS, Alta. -- Mullen Group reported record earnings for 2013, but the trucking segment suffered from inclement weather in the fourth quarter, as well as mid-week holidays in the month of December.

Ontario diesel prices reach six-year high

TORONTO, Ont. -- Diesel in Ontario now costs more than it has in the past six years, the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has pointed out.

WHY MULLEN GROUP’S SPENDING $100 MILLION THIS YEAR

Mullen Group recently announced its Board approved a $100-million capital budget it’ll use mostly to buy new equipment. About $25 million of that will go towards buying trucks and trailers for its trucking/logistics segment, Mullen...

TransForce nears closing of Clarke deal, adds landfill capacity for waste division

MONTREAL, Que. -- TransForce announced today it has met all the conditions required to close its deal to acquire Clarke Transport and Clarke Road Transport. The deal should conclude Jan. 1, 2014, the company announced.

Deregulation brought productivity gains to truckers, who gave savings right back: Conference Board of Canada

TORONTO, Ont. -- It will come as little surprise to motor carriers that shippers have been the biggest benefactors of deregulation.

New Vigillo product aims to make ‘big data’ usable for fleets

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A newly launched Athena service uses the tagline “Fall in love. With what big data can do for you and your company.”

Spot market freight volumes climb in October: TransCore

TORONTO, Ont. -- Canadian spot market freight volumes increased 7% in October, according to the TransCore Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index.

Rates climbed slightly in September: CGFI

TORONTO, Ont. -- Canadian ground transportation rates went up 1.1% in September, according to the latest Canadian General Freight Index.

Ontario truckers told to master art of increasing prices

TORONTO, Ont. -- Noel Perry of FTR Associates is holding up four fingers and one thumb. He had asked a room full of Ontario trucking executives, rhetorically, “how many dry van carriers or reefer carriers have the capability to bid - in a...

Hitting the moving target on fuel surcharges: a critical conversation for shippers and carriers

TORONTO, Ont.-- In a panel discussion on fuel surcharges at the CITT’s National Conference on Supply Chain & Logistics today, Lou Smyrlis, editorial director of Truck News, asked shippers, carriers, and oil industry experts to weigh...