The unemployment rate in the East Midlands is at an almost all-time low according to the most recent figures for the region.
The numbers released on January 18 show that the East Midlands has an unemployment rate[1] of 3.5 per cent, lower than the UK a…
TORONTO, Jan. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The vast majority of the Canadian trucking industry is vaccinated with the overall industry vaccination rate among truck drivers closely mirroring that of the general public. Accordingly, most of our natio…
TORONTO – NEWS – “The vast majority of the Canadian trucking industry is vaccinated with the overall industry vaccination rate among truck drivers closely mirroring that of the general public. Accordingly, most of our nation’s hard-working truc…
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As per recent research study published by Polaris Market Research, the global electric truck market share was USD 3.97 billion in 2020 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 41.1%, and will reach to USD 43.89 Billion By…
Like many cross-border trucking companies in Canada, Ontario-based Star Van Systems feared it would lose a chunk of its drivers — up to 15% — to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate taking effect at the U.S. border on Saturday.
But something happened as the de…
Meeting Logistical Demand
Efficient logistical solutions are the key to moving time-sensitive produce across Europe and beyond. Jens Romer Sode, COO Scandinavia of Girteka Logistics, discusses the company’s latest investments in the space …
Portuguese startup Meight has raised a €1.3 million Seed round for its patented technology to enable truck drivers and for efficient fleet management. The round was led by Portuguese venture capital firm Faber and saw the participation of Lusiaves SGPS…
U.S.-Canada border crossings like this one at the Peace Bridge near Buffalo, New York, will turn away truck drivers not fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Photo: Jim Park
Truck drivers from Canada and Mexico are among the travelers who will not be …
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The European freight rail industry has seen a steady decline over the past 70 years. Freight rail’s modal share has decreased from around 60 percent in the 1950s, and 30 percent in the 1980s, to roughly 15 percent to…
Matt Dawson, this year’s host of the British International Freight Association’s 2021 Freight Service Awards, said that all the winners demonstrated a clear understanding of overcoming last minute challenges to achieve success, which reminded him of hi…
The Scottish Government has published its blueprint for future transport investment which highlights projects including a mass transit scheme for Aberdeen
The second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2) makes 45 recommendations under six key the…
A national high speed rail network with High Speed 2 (HS2) at its centre has an essential role to play if the UK is to have any chance of achieving its net zero ambitions by 2050, according to a new report from the High Speed Rail Group (HSRG).
The r…
Scientists have shown that the world must keep its average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees C to avoid the worst effects of climate heating. Even at the present 1.1 C, the effects in Canada are severe: extreme heat in BC that killed 600 people, BC w…
The U.S. will close its borders to unvaccinated and partially vaccinated Canadian and Mexican truck drivers on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday.
“These updated travel requirements reflect the Biden-Harris Administration’s …