Source: http://www.todaystrucking.com/road-money-and-border-improvements-in-2013-budget OTTAWA — The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has picked through the details of the recently announced 2013 federal budget and highlighted the sections that look to affect the trucking industry. There were a number of positive developments related to border and road infrastructure […]

Source: http://www.todaystrucking.com/2013-outlook-unclear-for-ontario-truckers-survey TORONTO — “Contrasting trajectories of truck freight volumes and freight pricing appears to be further muddying the trucking economic forecast for the next several months,” the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) said in its first-quarter 2013 (1Q13) Business Survey. The less-than-peak shipping season that […]

Source: http://www.todaystrucking.com/canadian-freight-index-drops-in-december-transcore-reports TORONTO — TransCore’s Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index closed 2012 with December freight volumes down for both year-over-year and month-over-month by 16 percent, the company said yesterday. Looking on the somewhat positive side, annual volumes for 2012 were down 11 percent from what […]

Because of customers like you we’re award winners. GX Transport has received the 2012 Shipper’s Choice Award for Performance Excellence Thanks to the survey that many industry professionals like yourself filled out, GX Transport was ranked as one of the top motor carriers in Canada. […]

From SCDigest’s On-Target E-Magazine Logistics as Percent of US GDP could Soar, John Larkin Says; Driver Shortage, Changing Carrier Strategies, New Regulations and More Could Hit Shippers over next 2-3 Years SCDigest Editorial Staff As usual, the transportation sector analysts from Stifel, Nicolaus & Company […]

The world of freight transportation is changing rapidly. The signs are there and they are unmistakable.  Recognizing and responding effectively to these signals may help determine which shippers and carriers will survive in the years ahead. The era of cheap oil is over : The […]