Building on its momentum
AMTA enters 2017 with a rebranded logo, image and identity
Society Set for Head-On Collision with Driverless Cars
Evangelists for driverless cars see a bright future coming down the road: thousands of lives saved, countless driving hours freed up, cityscapes transformed with traffic jams vanquished. But the new technology also threatens millions of jobs and raises…
Tax checkup: The more things change
Last month, I wrote about the new requirement to report the sale of real estate on your personal income tax return. In the past, you had to report real estate sales other than your principal residence. Starting with your 2016…
December trailer orders up 30% year-over-year: ACT Research
COLUMBUS, Ind. — ACT Research revealed that the industry closed 2016 on a solid note as December dry van orders were up 26% year-over-year and reefer orders up almost 140% over 2015. Despite the solid y/y performance, both new and net…
Drivers weigh in on what makes the career attractive
Don’t be condescending when marketing to women, one panelists warns
Ports America to operate new Nova Scotia mega-terminal
SYDNEY, N.S. — In mid-December, Ports America and Sydney Harbour Investment Partners (SHIP) announced they had reached an agreement to work together to promote, develop and manage Novaporte – a planned mega-terminal – in the Port of Sydney. The project,…
The win-win PORTal
A new trucker app is improving fluidity and reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the Port of Montreal
Alberta carbon tax: Money grab or economic ingenuity?
I was looking at Twitter the other day and found a pair of opposing tweets on Alberta’s new carbon tax, which were interesting (and amusing). The first (and I am paraphrasing) read that the NDP government’s new carbon tax is…
Serial Killers in 2016
Last April, in a one day seminar on criminal profiling, renowned forensic scientist Dr. Henry C. Lee told the audience, “”In the early days of my career , your standard serial killer was always a male lonera always from the U.S. But these days, everyth…
Your vehicle as a health device
In early January, I visited for the first time the sprawling Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nev. This event is the global showcase for new and future technologies that will change the lives of consumers. Vehicle manufacturers had…