Optimism returning to Ontario trucking industry

TORONTO, Ont. — Seventy-five per cent of Ontario carriers who responded to the Ontario Trucking Association’s Q1 Business e-Pulse Survey said they were ‘optimistic’ about the industry’s prospects for the next three months. [Full Story]

Xata Reports Smaller Loss in Fiscal 1Q

Transportation software firm Xata Corp. said it lost $120,000, or 1 cent per share, in its fiscal first quarter, compared with a loss of $1.7 million, or 20 cents, a year earlier.

C.H. Robinson Reports Improved 4Q Profit

Transportation and third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide reported a fourth-quarter profit of $103.2 million, or 62 cents a share, up 17.6% from $87.7 million, or 52 cents a share, a year earlier.

GM Delivers 321 Volts to Nissan’s 87 Leafs in January

The Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf are two very different vehicles competing for a similar class of customers. So far though, the Volt is leading the Leaf in sales by a 3-to-1 margin in U.S. sales.
Nissan executives have already admitted to botching th…

NAFTA Surface Trade Increases 15.5%

Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico rose 15.5% in November from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said.