Economy
Trucking has role in BlackBerry resurgence
MISSISSAUGA, ON -- When the leader of the free world embraces your product, you know you have a winner. So it was with BlackBerry -- then known as Research in Motion -- when it could boast dedicated smartphone users like U.S. President Barack Obama, who once said in an interview, "They're going to pry it out of my hands."
Wildfires not affecting freight volumes: FTR
LOS ANGELES, CA - While some of the wild weather of 2017 had a dramatic impact on freight movements in parts of the United States, the Thomas wildfires moving through California isn't having an impact, according to analysts at FTR Intelligence. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma affected movements in the Gulf Region of the southern U.S. during the fall, but FTR says the current fire, which has destroyed more than 270,000 acres of land triggering the evacuations of thousands, has not disrupted freight so far.
Bradley to join Titanium Board
BOLTON, ON - Titanium Transportation Group has appointed David Bradley to its board as an independent director. Bradley, outgoing president and CEO of the Ontario Trucking Association and the Canadian Trucking Alliance, will assume the new role on Jan. 1, where he will be joining the company's audit committee. A significant presence in the trucking industry for more than three decades, Bradley was responsible for leading key initiatives including the introduction of mandatory speed limiter activation, a universal electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, and mandatory entry level training (MELT) for truck drivers.
Load volumes climb for sixth month: TransCore
TORONTO, ON - November was the sixth month in a row Canadian load volumes rose at a record pace, according to analysts at TransCore Link Logistics. The group reported a 57% year-over-year gain on the month, leaving it tied with October which posted the same gains over 2016. Loads carried within Canada accounted for 27% of the total volumes for November, a 54% increase over the same month in 2016, while cross-border loads represented 70% of the data submitted by TransCore's users.
