Transportation ‘Not sure anyone knows if we’ve bottomed out’: ATA chairman November 1, 2008 NEW ORLEANS, La. - For a former politician, Bill Graves, chairman and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, was uncharacteristically undiplomatic in his state of the industry address here recentl...
Transportation Schneider National launches fuel hauling division in the US May 1, 2008 GREEN BAY, Wis. - Schneider National has launched a new fuelhauling service in the US.
Transportation Industry Issues: Are we any more prepared to deal with a fuel shortage? June 1, 2007 Recently, the headlines have been providing new warnings to the public that gasoline prices could spike again this summer reflecting concerns over low inventories and problems experienced at some Nort...
Transportation Industry Issues: Were lessons learned during fuel shortage? April 1, 2007 At the time of writing, in Central Canada, particularly in Ontario, the trucking industry was coping the best it could, with a shortage of diesel, brought on the oil producers say by a fire in the Nan...
Transportation No stability in sight for fuel prices January 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - In a recent poll by the American Trucking Research Institute, fuel prices came in second on a list of the top trucking industry issues of 2006 - just beneath the driver shortage.
Transportation Longhaul hope for displaced animals June 1, 2006 EDMONTON, Alta. - During the first weekend in March, Heather Petersen had a unique opportunity to combine two of her passions in life: trucking and animals....
Transportation U.S. Gulf ports returning to normal February 1, 2006 ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) says that Gulf Coast ports that were affected by back-to-back hurricanes have returned their operations to or near what they were...
Transportation Voice of the O/O: Mileage or percentage? Make sure you’re getting your fair share December 1, 2005 So, are you making any money these days? Interestingly, the answers I get to that question run the gamut. Some say they're going to hell in a handcart, others say they're doing as well now as ever, pr...
Transportation The Hurricane Chasers November 1, 2005 NEW ORLEANS, La. - When owner/operator Brad Eadie got the call to deliver a load of bottled water from Tweed, Ont. to the hurricane-ravaged state of Mississippi, he had no idea what he was getting him...
Transportation Can our small Canadian fleets weather the new fuel price storm? October 1, 2005 NEW ORLEANS, La. - Fuel prices, in similar fashion to the flood waters that devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast and sent fuel pricing to record heights last month, are receding. But the potential for long...
Transportation “A major logistics nightmare” October 1, 2005 NEW ORLEANS, La. - Efforts to repair damaged transportation facilities and resume service in the U.S. Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina have commenced, but the extent of the destruction will like...
Transportation Transportation sector comes to victims’ aid October 1, 2005 NEW ORLEANS, La. - There was no shortage of finger pointing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, but while the blame game was still going on, members of the transportation industry were getting down to b...
Transportation Behind the headlines (October 01, 2005) October 1, 2005 The editors of Transportation Media, along with the editors of parent company Business Information Group, collaborated last month to produce a comprehensive report on the impact of Hurricane Katrina o...
Transportation APTA convention to tackle hot issues of the day October 1, 2005 SAINT JOHN, N.B. - While the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association's (APTA) annual convention is a time for carriers, suppliers and all the various members to come together to socialize and network,...
