TransForce to focus on share buyback rather than acquisitions: Bedard
MONTREAL, Que. — Don’t expect any major acquisitions from TransForce during the first half of 2016. Alain Bedard, chairman and CEO of Canada’s largest trucking firm, says buying back TransForce shares is the best deal going. Addressing analysts and business…
OTA allied trades modernizes its event sponsorship program
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says it has listened to its allied trade partners and has made it ‘super easy’ for them to plan and budget for OTA networking opportunities, while bettering relationships between carriers and allied…
Navistar hands out Diamond Supplier Awards
LISLE, Ill. – Thirty-three suppliers were honoured by Navistar with its Diamond Supplier Award this week, which the company hands out on an annual basis. “We strive to create products that have excellent quality and uptime,” said David McKean, vice-president,…
Could trucking costs decrease by a buck a mile by 2030? FTR thinks so
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — On the same day Google made news for patenting a driverless delivery truck, industry forecaster FTR predicted trucking costs could decrease as much as a dollar per mile within the next 15 years. Speaking on a Webinar…
TransForce’s ability to rapidly adapt to evolving market key to successful Q4: Bedard
MONTREAL, Que. — Having sold off its waste management business and shuttered its US oil rig moving business, TransForce on Thursday reported increased revenue for the fourth quarter and full year in 2015. Revenue from continuing operations climbed 23% in…
Safety record a bright spot for Mullen in 2015
OKOTOKS, Alta. — Last year was one to forget for trucking companies serving the oil patch and 2016 is looking equally tenuous, but if there was a bright spot for Mullen Group it was the performance of its trucking/logistics companies,…
Daimler opens new parts distribution center in Dallas
PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America has opened a new parts distribution center in Dallas, Texas. Daimler said the new facility, which was announced Feb. 11 through its associated brands – Freightliner, Western Star, Detroit, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner…
Mercedes-Benz Vans introduces its Sprinter Worker model
ATLANTA, Ga. – Mercedes-Benz Vans has announced the new Worker model, adding to the company’s Sprinter series. “We are pleased to announce the new Sprinter Worker model, which is every bit as capable as the rest of our Sprinter lineup…
Green Truck Summit names keynote speaker
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Deputy assistant secretary for transportation at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Reuben Sarkar has been announced as the keynote speaker for the 2016 Green Truck Summit. The event will run in conjunction with the Work…
Fleet Safety Council – Ottawa Chapter to hold meeting on wheel-off prevention
OTTAWA, Ont. – A special wheel-off presentation session is taking place in early March courtesy of the Ottawa Fleet Safety Council Chapter. The presentation invites members of the transportation industry to join the meeting where they can gain valuable knowledge…