Message from the top: Innovate and adapt

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Transportation industry leaders vowed Wednesday to innovate and adapt to meet the challenges of the future. Kicking off a panel discussion at the 11th Surface Transportation Summit, Tim Roulston, director of sales for intermodal at …

Sutco names new president

KELOWNA, B.C. – After more than a decade with the company, Doug Sutherland has been named president of Sutco Transportation Specialists. Sutherland was previously Sutco’s vice-president and general manager for a period of just over eight years. Prior t…

Markets win out over ‘chronic’ truck driver shortage

[caption] [/caption][caption caption="Truck driver pay rose by almost 10 percent on average in 2018 versus the prior year, according to the National Transportation Institute. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]One of the widely accept…

Trailer orders bounce back

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trailer orders rebounded in September, to 19,000 units according to preliminary figures from FTR. That marked the strongest month since February, as some fleets began placing orders for 2020. Orders were up 81% compared to August, b…