COMPETITION WATCH: Manitoulin Global Forwarding acquires Beler International
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Manitoulin Global Forwarding has acquired Regina-based freight-forwarder Beler International.
Kansas troopers and truckers team up for safety
The Kansas Highway Patrol’s Trucks on Patrol for Safety, or TOPS, program is rolling across the state’s highways for the sixth year in a row.
Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index shows encouraging results
TORONTO, Ont. — The RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index for April has good news for those worried the economic recovery may once again be slowing.
Northwood Offers Operations & Supply Chain Management Degree
Starting in the fall semester 2012, Northwood University will offer a new degree program in Operations & Supply Chain Management. Graduates of the program will be equipped to lead operations and supply chain management activities around the world.
Driver Posthumously Named TCA Highway Angel
The Truckload Carriers Association is honoring a professional truck driver who was killed while attempting to help an accident victim. Raul C. Perez Jr., who drove for Aquatic Trucking Co. of Lancaster, Texas, has been named TCA’s latest Highway Angel.
Feb. Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 17.4% Year-Over-Year
Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and its North American neighbors, Canada and Mexico, was 17.4% higher in February 2012 than in February 2011, totaling $78.1 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S….
Despite suspicions, no leads in murder of Mahaica trucker
Relatives of murdered Mahaica truck driver Jadesh Dass, who was shot and killed over a week ago, say that police are getting nowhere in the investigation.
Bobit Business Media Acquires Newport Business Media
Bobit Business Media, a B-to-B media company specializing in the vehicle-fleet business, announced that it has acquired Newport Business Media’s publishing properties — Heavy Duty Trucking, TruckingInfo.com, Heavy Duty Aftermarket Journal and Newpo…
Navistar Acquires Assets of E-Z Pack Manufacturing
Navistar Inc. is acquiring certain assets of E-Z Pack Manufacturing, including intellectual property. The announcement was made at Waste Expo 2012, North America’s largest solid waste and recycling industry trade show. Terms of the transaction were n…
Rest-area attendant killed at I-40 welcome center
VAN BUREN, Ark. – An Arkansas woman was detained Tuesday after authorities say she killed a rest-area attendant at a welcome center along Interstate 40, police and transportation officials said.