Canadian trucking and logistics provider Mullen Group said Monday it is acquiring fellow Alberta carrier B. & R. Eckel’s Transport. Mullen Group (TSX: MTL) said the share purchase transaction, which will be funded with cash and funds from its credit lines, is expected to close on Monday. Financial terms of the transaction were not provided….
Two union groups announced they have ratified agreements with Class I railroad employers CSX and CN. One of those, a chapter of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD), said it has ratified its sick leave agreement with eastern railroad CSX (NASDAQ: CSX). The ratification affects about…
Trucking HR Canada (THRC) has appointed Jason Libralesso and James Johnstone to its board of directors. Libralesso is director, transportation at Home Hardware Stores. He has been in the transportation […]
FONTANA, Calif. — On a Velocity Truck Centers lot choked with Freightliner trucks being prepped for delivery or awaiting service, the coming electric truck transition has a nascent presence. But that evolves almost weekly. “This is probably the only place in the country where you’ll see five Freightliner eCascadias lined up in a row,” said…
TFI International has announced LTL deals in the U.S. and Canada, acquiring Siemens Transportation Group in Saskatchewan and Hot Line Freight Systems in Wisconsin. Siemens was founded in 1962 and […]