Archive for February 26th, 2010

Regina takes steps to establish itself as global transportation hub »

REGINA, Sask. – A meeting of transportation and logistics professionals was held here yesterday to flush… [Full Story] More: continued here

South Dakota bill would enact stricter truck rules »

Certain truck rules would be toughened under legislation awaiting consideration on the floor of the South Dakota House. Similar efforts are under way in statehouses around the country. More: continued here

COMPETITION WATCH: Pricing pressures plague Mullen Group »

OKOTOKS, Alta. – Mullen Group’s 2009 revenue was down 25.6% and its net income down 19.6% in 2009 as a 5… [Full Story] More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

United Parcel Service to Pay Civil Penalty for Alleged Violations of Waste Regulations »

According to a consent agreement and final order filed today in Kansas City, Kansas, several violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act were noted during a February 2007 inspection of the UPS facility at 14650 West Santa Fe Trail Drive, in Lenexa . More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

EOBRs: Canadian council collecting stakeholder comments »

A Canadian project group is soliciting comments from trucking industry stakeholders, including OOIDA, on the feasibility of mandating electronic on-board recorders in commercial vehicles. The project group, developed by the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators at the request of the Canadian federal government and the urging of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, will use the [...]

COMPETITION WATCH: TransForce closes out tough 09, expects 2010 to be only ‘slightly better’ »

MONTREAL, Que. – Canada’s largest trucking company TransForce has reported a fourth quarter net loss of … [Full Story] More: continued here

Canadian freight rates stabilizing, report suggests »

TORONTO, Ont. – According to the latest figures from the Canadian General Freight Index, ground transpor… [Full Story] More: continued here

Driver fires shots at tractor-trailer in road rage incident »

A Tulsa, OK, man was arrested in southwest Missouri on Monday morning after allegedly firing repeated shots at a tractor-trailer on Interstate 44. More: continued here

Blower-Tech offering spring discount on labour »

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Blower-Tech Solutions is offering a special 10% discount on labour until April 30. [Full Story] More: continued here

Outlook for Class 8 demand remains unchanged »

FTR’s February North American Commercial Truc… More: continued here