Logistic operations move closer to US docks
Executive directors at one port were overt about their goal: to drive cargo through the port. Photo credit: Shutterstock.
US seaports are turning some of the priciest properties into logistics hubs, container dray-off yards and chassis stora…
CPC Logistics buys In Transit Personnel
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – CPC Logistics Canada has announced it has acquired In Transit Personnel. The company says the combined entities will complement services already offered by CPC Logistics, creating one of the top personnel service providers to truck fleets of…
Analysis: Will We Avoid the First-Quarter GDP Blues?
While final economic numbers for 2017 have yet to roll in, economic growth was strong. Will it keep moving higher into the New Year? Analysis by Business Contributing Editor Evan Lockridge.
House Transpo Chair Shuster Not Running in 2018
Rep. Bill Shuster, chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has announced that he will not seek reelection this year.
Daseke Company Adds Washington Glass Hauler
Smokey Point Distributing, a Daseke company, has announced that Olympia, Wash.-based dedicated glass hauler Belmont Enterprises has joined the company.
Ultracapacitor Based Battery Support Module Can Jumpstart Itself
The uStart engine starting system from Ioxus is an ultracapacitor-based, drop –in battery support module designed for Class 3-6 vehicles.
Seaway Express purchases new warehouse and tractor trailers
CORNWALL, Ont. – Seaway Express has acquired a more than 156,000 sq./ft. warehouse in Cornwall Business Park, complete with 25 truck level doors and 30-foot ceilings. The purchases expands Seaway’s footprint in the area, which now manages more than 300,000…
Isuzu FTR Scores Strongly in Independent Testing
The new four-cylinder Isuzu FTR truck achieved a strong all-around showing in independent testing, according to results announced by Isuzu commercial Truck of America.
The US, global container shipping economies heat up
It is refreshing to hear shippers and transportation providers increasingly shed the view that they are looking to the year ahead with cautious optimism, considering it has seemingly been an economic “Groundhog Day” since the 2008 to 2009 global recession. But instead of grumpy Bill Murray being forced to re-live…
Economic growth fuels carrier pricing power
At the year’s start, the segment with the strongest pricing power is air cargo. Photo credit: Shutterstock.
It’s refreshing to hear shippers and transportation providers increasingly shed the view that they’re looking to the year ahead with cautious optimism, considering it’s seemingly been an economic “Groundhog Day” since the 2008-2009 global…