VersaCold set to acquire Coastal Pacific Xpress
VANCOUVER, B.C. —VersaCold Logistics Services announced today that it plans to acquire Coastal Pacific Xpress (CPX), B.C.’s largest refrigerated carrier. VersaCold did not disclose the financial details of the agreement, but said that it plans to allow CPX to continue operating…
CITT launches new resource to help fill talent gap in logistics industry
TORONTO, Ont. — CITT announced the launch of a new kind of professional SCL Talent Pool recently. “Despite the enormous number of people who work in supply chain logistics roles across the country, it can actually be very hard for organizations…
Alabama Truckers Chafe at Strict Enforcement of Truck Routes Ordinance
Jason Etheridge’s family trucking company had been using Danville Road Southwest for years as its route to haul away debris from dilapidated homes demolished by the city of Decatur. But the Decatur Police Department issued Etheridge a citation in Febru…
A field trip to the terminal
ETOBICOKE, Ont. – In an effort to get more women into the trucking industry for good, Margaret Hogg, general manager of J.G. Drapeau, a family business that hauls mostly hazardous materials, invited female students of Humber College’s truck driving program…
Truckload volumes increase slightly in February
TORONTO, Ont. – TransCore Link Logistics disclosed today that load volumes for Canadian and cross-border loads increased 1% month-over-month from January 2016 to February. However, year-over-year, load volumes were down 21% from February 2015. As well, intra-Canada load volumes represented 26% of the…
Rightous Rage: 3 Things feeding Trump/Sanders Success
Too big to fail companies are not limited to the financial sector. Entire swaths of the economy are dominated by large corporate entities encountering very little competition.
Police: Trucker used fishing line to flip plate in toll scam
Police say a truck driver used fishing line to flip his license plate in a bid to avoid paying tolls into New York City. A police officer says he saw 41-year-old Javier Marte of Yonkers, New York, drive through a George Washington Bridge electronic tol…
Making your transportation business contact list top notch
Any good salesperson will tell you he manages success by having great relationships. He’ll also tell you he manages those relationships by using great measurement systems. It should be no different for deal professionals looking to grow their book of…
Latest Aviation Bill Ditches Pro-Trucking Reform
The effort to inject a reform proposal widely viewed as favorable to trucking into an aviation bill has crashed and burned. At least for now.
C.R. England Exec Wins TCA’s Past Chairman’s Award
The Truckload Carriers Administration has awarded its Past Chairman’s Award to Dan England, chairman of the board of C.R. England and former chairman of TCA. The Past Chairmen’s award is TCA’s highest honor and is awarded to leaders who have made signi…