Toronto Transportation Club announces 2012 executive committee

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Toronto Transportation Club has announced its executive committee for 2012. The vote was held at the TTC's annual general meeting at the Royal York Hotel yesterday. 

N.A. surface transportation soars 13.8% in September

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico was 13.8% higher in September than in September 2010, totalling $77.7 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US...

Holiday rush bolsters reefer rates in US: TransCore

PORTLAND, Ore. -- As refrigerated food products were rushed to market prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, spot market freight availability for refrigerated vans climbed 12%. Reefer rates rose 1.9% nationwide for the seven days ending Nov. 23,...

COMPETITION WATCH: Clarke acquires Select Transport

HALIFAX, N.S. -- Clarke Road Transport has acquired the assets of refrigerated trucker Select Transport out of Windsor, N.S.

Arrow Truck Sales promotes Gupta to branch manager

TORONTO, Ont. -- Vikas Gupta, top salesman for Arrow Truck Sales in the US and Canada for three years running, has been named branch manager of Arrow's Toronto location.

Truck parking at Confederation Bridge is adequate, industry says

BORDEN-CARLETON, P.E.I. -Is Confederation Bridge parking for trucks a major problem or a tempest on a turnpike? If you imbibe the CBC, you might think it's the former. How big the problem really is, however, depends on who you talk to in the...

Waste not

BOLTON, Ont. - As engine manufacturers look to improve the efficiency of their products to comply with impending fuel economy standards, one of the obvious advancements to explore is waste heat recovery; harnessing wasted energy produced by the...

Identifying burnout

The first couple of weeks in October brought perfect driving and weather conditions to enjoy the fall colours in northern Ontario.

We’re not getting any younger

Of the myriad issues facing truck transportation in North America, none may be as potentially impactful for its future as the seemingly innate inability to attract young people to the workforce. And in many respects the industry is the author...

TSQ: Should trucking companies be recruiting from overseas?

MILTON, Ont. - British Columbia's recent changes to its provincial nominee program (which provides accelerated permanent resident status to qualified workers from other parts of the world) to include long-haul truck drivers as a permanent part...

Ground transportation costs remain constant, base rates fall in September

TORONTO, Ont. -- The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers in September remained the same month-over-month, according to the latest figures from the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI).

Nearly 400 truck tractors up for bid in early December

TORONTO, Ont. -- Ritchie Bros. is hosting a pair of auctions in Montreal and Toronto in early December, which will see more than 390 truck tractors auctioned off.

Rising costs to mute profits for transportation sector in 2011: report

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Rising labour and operating costs will lower profits to less than $5 billion for the transportation and warehousing sector this year, according to the Canadian Industrial Profile's Autumn 2011 issue.

OTA Education Foundation awards scholarships to pair of students

TORONTO, Ont. -- The OTA Education Foundation has doled out a pair of scholarships to deserving students.

ATA voices support for trucker cell phone ban

ARLINGTON, Va. -- American Trucking Associations has announced its support for the final rule issued by the Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to ban the use of handheld cell phones by commercial truck...