Repairmen shortage exacerbates US chassis scarcity
Although intermodal traffic has increased 26 percent in five years, chassis repair companies can’t hire people fast enough to keep pace, due to the US labor shortage, job hopping in the sector, and candidates simply seeking easier work. Shipper…
Part of Chicago expressway may be closed Saturday
Anti-gun violence protest planned
Amid tight US dray capacity, QuickLoad allows shipper to name price
Quickload has found a niche in Miami-area digital drayage by offering an app with a twist: the shipper, not an algorithm, names the price to haul the load. (Above: Port Miami.) Photo credit: Shutterstock.com.
MIAMI — Faced with shrinking mot…
Ancra International Becomes Ancra Cargo
Cargo handling and retraint systems provider Ancra International has announced a company name change to Ancra Cargo.
Dogs are good for you
That furry creature sitting next to you as you drive down the road — and no, we don’t mean the other half of your driving team! — is good for you in more ways than you might imagine. Dogs provide plenty of health …
Uprooted oversized loads hit the road
Truckers help trees get a move on
Starship Freight celebrates 30 years in business
Starship Freight Celebrates 30 Years as a Third Party Logistics Provider GEORGETOWN, Ont. — Starship Freight celebrated its 30th anniversary on July 1. The company had modest beginnings with three employees back in 1988 and originally operated in…
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She Drives has an opportunity for women truck drivers to chat, raise issues of concern and get to know one another better. The She Drives Trucks: Women Truckers Group is now on Facebook and is meant to a space for women drivers to connect. We invite yo…
Daseke appoints new CFO
ADDISON, Texas – Daseke has named Bharat Mahajan the company’s new chief financial officer. Mahajan will assume the role of CFO from Scott Wheeler, who was named Daseke’s president earlier this year. Mahajan previously served as CFO for Aveda Transport…
Trison Tarps hosts fifth annual open house
BRANTFORD, Ont. – Trison Tarps once again hosted its famous annual barbecue and pig roast to bring together customers, suppliers, family and friends. The event, hosted on June 6, and now in its fifth year, was kept traditional, according to…