OTA’s third annual Bike & Car Rally scheduled for September 10
TORONTO, Ont. — Registration is officially open for the third annual OTA Big Wheels Bike & Car Rally. The event is scheduled for September 10 and includes a rally for all OTA member motor bike, hot-rod and classic car enthusiasts and their…
US trucking conditions are looking up
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After hitting a three-year low in May, FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index rose to the highest level recorded in 2015. According to the data, the TCI measure for June jumped 56% to 7.66 from May. FTR said that…
Ontario to implement new pension plan in 2017
TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne provided details on the design of the new Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) today. The ORPP was one of the Premier’s initial election promises and the government claims the program will address the…
CA: DMV employees indicted for supplying fraudulent licenses
Three of the accused were DMV employees based out of Sacramento and Salinas, CA. The indictment said the other three acted as brokers; all own truck-driving schools based in the area.
Cargomatic app looks to take bite out of Big Apple freight
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Cargomatic, an Uber-style app that connects shippers with local truckers with available capacity, announced today it is moving into New York. The company is looking to reshape how freight is shipped locally through its app. “We…
Titanium posts Q2 loss due to one-time costs, Muskoka acquisition
WOODBRIDGE, Ont. — Fast-growing Titanium Transportation Group posted a Q2 loss of about $1.36 million, despite growing its revenue by 90%. During the first six months of 2015, the company lost $616,944 compared to a net income of $1.085 million…
Canadian auto sales to reach record high this year: Scotiabank
TORONTO, Ont. — Auto-haulers and automotive parts carriers should benefit this year from record car sales in Canada and the highest-volume US sales since 2001. A new report from Scotiabank, On the Road to Record Global Car Sales in 2015,…
Trimac grows Q2 profits on lower revenue
CALGARY, Alta. — Trimac grew profits by 9.4% in the second quarter on lower revenue, thanks to its focus on reducing costs and improving efficiencies. The company declared Q2 net income of $3.5 million, up from $3.2 million over the…
California Launches NGV Incentive Program
The California Energy Commission-funded Natural Gas Vehicle Incentive Project , which is intended to provide approximately $10.2 million in funding to reduce the purchase price of new, on-road natural gas vehicles , is now open to applicants. The NGVIP…
Federal invesetigation busts Salinas DMV employees for taking bribes
Tuesday the U.S. Attorney’s Office revealed an investigation and indictment involving a four-year bribery scheme by employees of the California DMV and owners of trucking school companies to issue licenses to people who never took the Class A commercia…