COMPETITION WATCH: Manitoulin Global Fowarding acquires Can-Tran Intl.
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Manitoulin Global Forwarding has acquired Can-Tran Intl., an international freight-forwarding enterprise, based in Leduc, Alta. This is the second business based in Western Canada to be acquired by Manitoulin in the last…
Celadon Acquires Equipment Assets from Hiner Transport
Celadon Trucking Services, Indianapolis, has agreed to purchase a portion of the operating equipment of Hiner Transport LLC, Huntington, Ind.
Mack to introduce natural gas versions of two trucks in 2013
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Mack has announced it will be offering natural gas-powered versions of its Pinnacle and Granite models in 2013. Both models will utilize the Cummins Westport ISX12 G engine. Customer testing is scheduled to begin this year….
A Trucker and His Lost Pup Are Reunited in Missouri
Truck driver Michael Siau was barreling through Iowa when it occurred to him that he’d left his Yorkie at a rest stop 170 miles back.
Today’s Trucking Named Canada’s Best Trade Magazine
Today’s Trucking has been named the Best Trade Magazine in Canada by the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors.
FedEx Freight to Increase Rates
FedEx Freight will increase rates on non-contract less-than-truckload shipments by 6.9% effective July 9.
May Sees Big Uptick in DEF Pump Prices
The average U.S. DEF pump price rose 7 cents to $2.81 per gallon between April and May, according to DEF Tracker. This is the biggest price movement since October 2011.
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index Moves Upward
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for April moved significantly higher from the previous month, climbing 2.7 points to a favorable reading of 9.1.
Part of Missouri’s U.S. 54 to Close for Eight Weeks
U.S. Highway 54 between Louisiana, Mo., and Bowling Green, Mo., will close on June 18 for a two-month project as two bridges on the route are replaced.
Importers Keeping Inventory Lean, Containerized Shipments Down 2%
U.S. containerized imports dropped 2% in April year over year to 1.27 million twenty-foot-equivalent units, or TRUs, as retailers responded to a slowing economy by keeping inventories lean,