Trailer backlog exceeds 100,000 units

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Trailer backlogs surpassed the 100,000 unit mark in April, according to the most recent State of the Industry: US Trailers report published by ACT Research.

ATA forecast suggests trucking will continue to be dominant mode of freight transportation

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is projecting significant growth for the trucking industry in the years ahead, according to its just released US Freight Transportation Forecast to 2022.

US carriers don’t want government help to control detention time

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) Board of Directors has told US lawmakers it doesn't need their help in enforcing equipment and driver detention time limits.

KRTS, Old Republic to host two-day train-the-trainer course

CALEDONIA, Ont. -- KRTS Transportation Specialists and Old Republic Insurance Company of Canada will be hosting a two-day train-the-trainer course at KRTS headquarters in Caledonia next month.

CTA looking to new parliamentary committee to help answer fuel price questions

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has applauded a recent government decision that will see refiners, distributors and retailers to come to Ottawa to appear before a parliamentary committee and explain their pricing methods to...

FMCSA re-opens HoS docket, ATA expresses ‘skepticism’

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has voiced concern and skepticism after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) took the unusual step of re-opening the comment period on its hours-of-service review...

Students urged to pursue OTA scholarships

TORONTO, Ont. -- The OTA Education Foundation is urging university and college students to pursue the various scholarship opportunities offered under its endowed scholarship program. The scholarships have been established by trucking and...

Trucking showed profitable growth in final quarter of 2010

OTTAWA, Ont. --The operating profit of trucking companies improved 19% in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared with the same quarter in 2009, according to Statistics Canada's new quarterly trucking survey.

Excessive, costly background checks driving truckers out of industry: ATA

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is appealing to Congress to eliminate duplicative background checks for commercial drivers.

COMPETITION WATCH: Titanium Trucking Services buys Flex-Mor Industries

OAKVILLE, Ont. -- Spara Capital Partners, an Oakville-based investment and merchant banking firm, has announced the acquisition of carrier Flex-Mor Industries by Woodbridge-based trucking company Titanium Trucking Services.

N.A. surface trade jumps nearly 12% in February

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico was 11.8% higher in February than in February 2010, reaching $66.5 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department...

CITT announces the program for Reposition 2011

TORONTO, Ont -- CITT has finalized the program for Reposition 2011, its learning and networking event for supply chain and logistics professionals.

Molson Coors Canada selects Hyphen Transportation Management as its 4PL transportation management provider

VAUGHAN, Ontario -- Molson Coors Canada has inked a deal with Hyphen Transportation Management Inc. (a subsidiary of Calyx Transportation Group Inc.) to provide transportation management services.

CTA gives positive reaction to new majority government

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance is looking forward to a period of economic stability following the election of the Conservative Party in a majority government last night.

Western carriers win safety awards from petroleum group

CALGARY, Alta. -- The Canadian Petroleum Products Institute has recognized four transportation companies who completed the safe delivery of petroleum products in 2010 its carrier safety awards ceremony on April 27.