Canada Day marks dawn of new CUSMA trade deal
TORONTO, Ont. – Neighborhood fireworks were celebrating Canada Day yesterday, but trade organizations were also celebrating the new Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) that now governs every load to cross the border. About 10 million trucks cross the …
ECONOMIC WATCH: Shippers enjoyed most favorable conditions ever in April
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The FTR Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) soared to an unprecedented 41.3 reading in April, reflecting the best ever conditions for shippers. A positive reading is favorable for shippers, and in April the index was more than double Ma…
Turbo Images acquires Lettrapub
SAINT-GEORGES, Que. — Turbo Images has acquired its competitor Lettrapub, forming what the company called a “powerhouse” in the Canadian fleet graphics industry. The acquisition, which was announced this week, also includes Lettrapub’s U.S. subsi…
U.S. Treasury Gets a Stake in YRC as Part of $700 Million Loan Deal
Less-than-truckload company YRC announced it is getting a $700 million loan under the CARES Act – while the U.S. Treasury gets a 29.6% equity stake in the company.
McLeod Software User Conference Goes Virtual
Originally planned to take place September 27-29, in Washington, D.C., McLeod Software has decided, in light of the current COVID-19 environment, to create a fully virtual user conference instead.
Here are the trucks used when America boomed in the 1950s
From ATHS online truck show
DAT Launches All-in-One Driver-centric App
DAT Solutions has brought together a number of different trucking tools into one, easy-to-use, mobile app, according to the company.
Court to soon consider near-term fate of California’s anti-owner-operator law
The California law enacted last year that mostly blocked fleets from contracting with owner-operators will face its next test in court in September, when a panel of judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will decide whether the law will remain ou…
Led by big jump for dry van, per-mile spot rates in June surged
Per-mile spot market rates jumped in all three major truckload segments in June, according to data on rates averages from Truckstop.com, rallying from the March-to-April spot market crash, in which rates plummeted as shelter orders related to the COVID…
Toughest 15 (plus 2) states for moving violations ahead of enforcement blitz kicking off July 12
The CVSA-promoted Operation Safe Driver Week, beginning July 12, puts the enforcement focus around the nation on driver behavior around a large truck or by that truck’s driver. Here’s where an uptick in enforcement is most likely.