Transformers the Trailer: Canucks offer box-office hit

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- If you look closely at the Dionisio (Dennis) Di Franco's little handheld calculator, you'll see that several of the digits are so worn down from daily punching that the numbers are almost invisible.

Celadon's glow fades, but worst might be over

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- When Steve Russell launched Celadon Trucking 24 years ago, he named it, he says, after the "prettiest word" in the English language.

APTA looks to fill vacant executive director role

DIEPPE, N.B. -- It’s a day the executive of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association knew was coming, it just came a little sooner than expected.

American program could reap rewards for Westport

VANCOUVER -- In an effort to reduce fuel consumption in transportation the U.S. Department of Energy is willing to spend $300 million, and one B.C. manufacturer is hoping to cash in.

Carrier closures slow in 2Q

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The U.S. economy may still be in the dumps, but it hasn't translated to more trucking carriers going under.

ATA debunks trial lawyers' truck scaremongering

ARLINGTON -- A group of trial lawyers' claim that more than 28,000 U.S. motor carriers have been violating federal safety regulations is "an attempt to scare citizens into suing motor carriers," says the American Trucking Associations.

Yellow taps strategy officer to lead turnaround

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-- The board of directors of beleaguered LTL giant YRC Worldwide has appointed Richard Williamson as its new chief strategy officer.