TForce buys two former Yellow terminals

TForce was the winning bidder for two owned terminals that belonged to bankrupt LTL carrier Yellow Corp. Terminals in Sacramento, Calif., and Lexington, Ky., were purchased by TForce Properties, the…

Canada establishing new Supply Chain Office

Canada is establishing a National Supply Chain Office to help respond to future supply chain disruptions like those that emerged during Covid-19. The announcement comes just days after the U.S.

CTA asks finance ministers to address Driver Inc., carbon tax, infrastructure needs

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling on federal and provincial finance ministers to address a series of priorities as diverse as tax evasion, carbon taxes, and infrastructure needs,…

Economic Trucking Trends: Shippers benefit from lower fuel prices, van rates get a bump

There’s good news for shippers this week, thanks to decreasing fuel prices. Dry van rates on the U.S. spot market also received a much-needed boost while reefer rates fell. All…

Labor shortages cost transportation sector $1.8B in business opportunities: CFIB

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has published the latest indicators to sound the alarm about labor shortages, estimating the transportation sector lost close to $1.8 billion in business…

Tremcar expands U.S. operations

Tremcar has added 20,000 sq.-ft. of manufacturing space to its Strasburg, Ohio, operations, where it will build DOT 406 tank trailers. The addition more than doubles production capacity there.

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…

Economic Trucking Trends: Tonnage and trucking conditions improve, but spot market flat

Welcome to a special Monday edition of Economic Trucking Trends, as I, like many of you, chose to park it over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. But the economic news didn’t…

Lion Electric slashes workforce

Lion Electric announced today it has eliminated 150 positions, about 10% of its total workforce. The move was done in an effort to: “rationalize its cost structure and improving its…

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…

3 million truck driving jobs sit unfilled in 36 countries: IRU

Canada is not alone in its struggles to fill truck driving jobs. While Trucking HR Canada says there were almost 24,000 unfilled driving jobs here in the second quarter of…

Canadian Trucking Alliance criticizes Fall Economic Statement

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is criticizing the federal government’s Fall Economic Statement issued on Nov. 21 because of its lack of steps to tackle the business model known as…

Quebec pension fund invests in TFI International

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), an institutional investor that manages several pension plans in Quebec, has acquired a US$171.7 million stake in TFI International – Canada’s largest…

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…

Mack Trucks strike ends with 93% ratifying contract

United Auto Workers (UAW) members have ratified a deal from Mack Trucks, ending a 39-day strike. The agreement covers about 3,900 employees at facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida. Ninety-three…