Capacity expansion lagging behind freight demand: TCP

NASHVILLE, Ind. – Carriers may be ready to replace their aging fleets, but their appetites for fleet expansion shrunk compared to earlier in the year.

AMTA names new exec director

CALGARY -- Don Wilson has been tapped by the Alberta Motor Transport Association to take over the executive director role for Mayne Root.

Next AMPS review phase kicking-in

OTTAWA – Effective Dec. 15, 2010, Phase 2 of the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) review will combine 68 contraventions to a single code among other changes

Freight economy index pointing up, but growth still weak

LOS ANGELES -- A U.S. economic index based on diesel fuel purchases showed some modest improvement after several consecutive months of decline.

CanAm borders & bridges part of latest WikiLeaks cable

TORONTO -- A list of the most vital border crossings between Canada and the U.S. is part of a WikiLeaks release of sites the U.S. State Department considers critical to the health and security of the United States.

Lake Erie cargo ferry idea gets another look

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The on-off-again plan to launch a cargo ferry sailing across Lake Erie reportedly still has some wind behind it.

CF wheelman named Canada's top driver

SURREY, B.C. – Heinz Alvin (John) Beeler, a truck driver with Canadian Freightways was honored with the 2010 Canadian Trucking Alliance/Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year.