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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Posted in Raildecks™The Annual General Meeting of Raildecks Shareholders will be held at the Westin Hotel located at 320 – 4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 2S6, on June 24, 2013 at 2:00 pm (Calgary time). Shareholder packages will be sent on June 1, 2013. For further information please contact Michele Dauphinee michele.dauphinee@raildecks.com.
CCJ – Innovator of the Year Boyd Bros.
Posted in IndustryCCJ_BoydBros_InnovatorOfTheYear Innovator of the Year|Boyd Bros. Like just about every other regionalor national carrier in the industry, Boyd Bros. Transportation faces common challenges. Scrutiny under Compliance Safety Accountability, pending changes to the hours-of-service rule, a mounting driver shortage and increased highway congestion all constrict capacity and threaten productivity. What makes the Clayton, Ala.-based flatbed carrier [...]
Flat Rack Container Revival
Posted in Raildecks™Click the link for the PDF article – Flat Rack Container Revival
Rail Stocks A Rewarding Ride – Globe and Mail
Posted in IndustryRail Stocks A Rewarding Ride – GlobeandMail North American rail companies have been on a steep upward climb for a decade, but there’s still a strong case for hopping aboard their shares. Each of the six major Canadian and U.S. companies look like compelling buys – although some of these stocks promise more profit than [...]
JOC – Domestic Intermodal Set for Growth Spurt
Posted in IndustryClick on link below to see PDF of article: Domestic Intermodal Set for Growth Spurt
Index Shows Trucking Capacity Tightened in December
Posted in IndustryThe Journal of Commerce February 14th, 2013 FTR Associates’ Shippers Condition Index recorded a reading of -4.9 in December, reflecting tightening capacity, which is expected to get “significantly worse” by mid-2013. The SCI reading is expected to be about five points lower than the current reading by mid-summer, as transport costs will continue to rise [...]
Boyd Bros. named CCJ Innovator of the Year
Posted in IndustryBirmingham, Ala.-based fleet Boyd Bros. Transportation has been named the 2013 CCJ Innovator of the Year. The announcement comes from Duck Key, Fla., where the 2013 CCJ Innovators Summit was held this week. Boyd hauls primarily flatbed freight, and the fleet helped develop an intermodal flatbed product to help boost freight capacity by allowing industrial [...]
DC Velocity – Can intermodal break out of the “dry van” box?
Posted in IndustryVelocity – Intermodal Breakout DC VELOCITY REPRINTS This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. It is protected by copyright laws and is the property of AGiLE Business Media, LLC. To order customized, presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, contact Claudia Stachowiak, FosteReprints, at (866) 879-9144 ext.121 orclaudias@fosterprinting.com. January 8, [...]
Housing Starts in U.S. Post Best Three Months in Four Years
Posted in IndustryHousingStarts_Dec2012 Housing Starts in U.S. Post Best Three Months in Four Years Builders in November capped the strongest three months for residential construction in four years and permits climbed as record-low borrowing costs buoyed the U.S. housing market. Starts fell 3 percent to a 861,000 annual rate from a revised 888,000 annual pace in [...]
Trailer Body Builders – Driver Shortage ‘Acute’
Posted in IndustryTrailerBodyBuilders-DriverShortage’Acute’_Nov0612
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