AMSA Announces Moving Industry’s Safest Drivers and Fleets
The nation’s top van operators (drivers) and safest company fleets in the U.S. moving industry during 2012 have been selected for annual honors by the American Moving & Storage Association.
Questar to Build CNG Facility in Houston for Swift, Central Freight Lines
Questar Fueling will build, own and operate a compressed natural gas fueling facility in Houston, Texas, that will serve up to 200 natural gas-powered trucks operated by Swift Transportation and Central Freight Lines.
Motorcyclist Owes His Life to a TCA Highway Angel
The Truckload Carriers Association has named Mark Randall of Mesquite, Texas, a professional driver trainer for Werner Enterprises of Omaha, Neb., as its latest Highway Angel.
Edge Products to Pay $500,000 Penalty to EPA for Emissions-Defeat Devices
In a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency, automotive electronics manufacturer Edge Products LLC has agreed to pay a $500,000 civil penalty for manufacturing and selling electronic devices that allowed owners of model year 2007 and la…
Beaver Truck Centre launches new leasing, rentals division
WINNIPEG, Man. — Beaver Truck Centre has launched a new leasing and rentals division. Beaver Leasing and Rentals will carry both Volvo and Hino trucks for daily rental or long-term, full-maintenance lease.
Indian Truck Photography – Horn Please by Dan Eckstein Captures…
Think of a stereotypical American truck driver and an image of a big red-faced man in a trucker hat will come to mind; think of an Indian truck driver and some may draw a blank, which the Horn Please photo series will gladly fill in.
CSX Opens New England’s First Double-Stack Cleared Route
CSX Corporation’s railroad subsidiary, CSX Transportation Inc., working in concert with Massachusetts, has opened New England’s first double-stack cleared intermodal route on its rail line between the New York state line and the newly-expanded inter…
Feds investing nearly $20 million in new Deltaport overpass
OTTAWA, Ont. — The Government of Canada will be contributing nearly half of the $45 million cost for a new overpass on the Deltaport Causeway, part of Port Metro Vancouver’s Deltaport Terminal, Road and Rail Improvement Project. The feds…
J.B. Hunt, Swift, Celadon and Heartland Post Earnings
Two of the nations publicly held carriers posted record numbers for the final quarter and all of last year. Another continued increasing its business, while a fourth posted smaller profits despite doing more business.
LTL ripe for consolidation: Cormark’s David Newman
TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s Less-than-truckload sector is ripe for consolidation, Cormark transportation market analyst David Newman told transportation industry professionals this week during a webinar on industry trends.