Less-than-truckload carrier YRC Worldwide and the Teamsters union said late Thursday they have agreed on a new five-year National Master Freight Agreement to replace the current pact that expires March 31.
December 14, 2007BusinessLogisticsSafety
Ontario Issuing High-Tech Licenses
The Canadian province of Ontario has issued 15,000 new high-tech driver licenses to help combat identity theft, the Associated Press reported.
December 17, 2007BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Canadian Trucking Revenue Shows Gain
Statistics Canada said an estimated 3,579 for-hire trucking companies in that country had annual revenues of at least C$1 million in the first quarter of 2007.
December 17, 2007BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
ATA, Con-way Set Holiday Safety Message
American Trucking Associations and Con-way Freight have teamed up to launch a national public service announcement safe-driving campaign for the holiday season.
December 12, 2007BusinessGovernmentLogistics
ArvinMeritor Buying Canadian Company; Affirms Forecast
Heavy-duty parts maker ArvinMeritor said Tuesday it will acquire Mascot Truck Parts, based in Ontario, Canada. Terms were not disclosed.
December 11, 2007FuelBusinessLogisticsGovernment
Diesel Drops 9.1¢ to $3.325
The national average price of diesel fuel fell for a second straight week, dropping 9.1 cents to $3.325 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.
December 11, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
Storm Strikes Pacific Northwest
A storm with hurricane-force winds and torrential rainfall swept across the Pacific Northwest early last week, snarling transportation in Washington and Oregon and flooding a crucial freight-carrying highway.
December 10, 2007GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
Dynamex Reports Higher 1Q Profit
Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. reported its fiscal first-quarter net income rose to $4 million or 39 cents a share, from $3.6 million or 34 cents a year earlier.
December 6, 2007GovernmentBusinessLogistics
Teamsters, Canadian Pacific Reach Tentative Pact
The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, which represents 4,500 locomotive engineers and conductors, reached an agreement with rail line Canadian Pacific on a revised tentative five-year contract settlement, CP said.
December 6, 2007GovernmentBusinessLogistics
Floods Close Stretch of I-5 in Northwest
Severe floods in the Pacific Northwest have closed a stretch of Interstate 5 until at least Thursday, news reports said.
December 5, 2007