Cummins, Paccar and Daimler choose Mississippi for battery cell plant

The battery cell production collaboration between Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck and Paccar, will produce their batteries in Mississippi. The joint venture will create more than 2,000 manufacturing jobs there,…

CUSMA review must consider trucking input

Simply put, the trucking industry is a demand-derived service sector. The members of all three national North American trucking associations – the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), American Trucking Associations (ATA)…

Mullen Group signs LOI to acquire ContainerWorld

Mullen Group has announced its intent to purchase Richmond, B.C.-based ContainerWorld Forwarding Services. Mullen has signed a letter of intent and has initiated due diligence to purchase the company, which…

BCTA launches Clean Carrier Program

The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) launched its eco-certification initiative, the Clean Carrier Program. The program’s mission is to acknowledge and certify motor carriers that have committed to environmentally responsible…

Metro Supply Chain buys SCI Group from Canada Post, Purolator

Canada Post and Purolator have agreed to sell their third-party logistics firm SCI Group to Montreal-based Metro Supply Chain. Canada Post says the move comes as it transforms to better…

Thieves seek to exploit target-rich environment amid holidays: CargoNet

CargoNet warns the industry of ongoing extremely high cargo theft activity, saying it will worsen as thieves eye unattended trucks and closed warehouses during the winter holiday season. In the…

Driver Inc., environmental incentives top ACQ’s concerns in meeting with Rodriguez

Driver Inc., safety concerns of pregnant truck drivers and support for environmental initiatives were the topics when Quebec Trucking Association (ACQ) leader Marc Cadieux met recently with federal Transport Minister…

Electric drayage vehicles, terminal tractors can make intermodal cleaner shipping option

A new report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) highlights opportunities to slash transportation emissions through the increased use of intermodal. Supplementing rail with zero-emission drayage vehicles…

Fastfrate expands Halifax warehouse

Fastfrate has expanded its Halifax warehouse, adding 70,000 square feet of space and enhancing capacity to 130,000 square feet. The facility is staffed by 120 employees and provides services that…

Einwechter donates $1M to supply chain educational institution

Challenger Motor Freight founder Dan Einwechter has made a $1-million donation to Laurier’s Centre for Supply Chain Management. The centre will be renamed the Einwechter Centre for Supply Chain Management…

Canada Cartage to acquire GTI Group, expand into U.S.

Canada Cartage has acquired Montreal-based GTI Group, moving into the U.S. market and potentially becoming a $1-billion revenue company. GTI provides brokerage, transportation management, freight forwarding, drayage, intermodal, warehousing and…

60-foot trailers authorized in Quebec, with special permit

The pilot testing phase is over, 60-foot trailers are now authorized to operate in Quebec, on certain roads and under certain conditions, such as obtaining a special…

Ambassador Bridge owners look to carry more HazMat

The Detroit International Bridge Co., owner of the Ambassador bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit, is proposing to add two classes of hazardous materials that shippers could carry across its four-lane…

Groupe Robert opens new food distribution center

Groupe Robert’s automated food distribution center in Varennes is now ready to receive pallets of fresh and frozen foods from customers. “It took almost three years to the day to build…

U.S. truck tonnage will grow to 14.2 billion tons by 2034, ATA says

Truck tonnage in the U.S. will grow to 14.2 billion tons by 2034, according to American Trucking Associations (ATA) projections. “In this edition of Forecast, you will see that the…