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Ryder System Inc. has announced the opening of its new Logistics Operating Center (LOC) in London, Ontario, which will primarily serve the Eastern Canada region. The centre includes a 30,000 sq. ft. building with office and cross-docking space, as well as parking spaces for 286 trailers and 162 tractors. It is home to 210 drivers along with 55 Ryder employees. The new facility and yard provides additional services and capacity opportunities to Ryder’s existing and future customers.
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SiriusXM has launched Women In Trucking, a live, call-in show airing exclusively on SiriusXM Road Dog channel 146. The weekly, two-hour show premiered on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 11:00 am ET. Hosted by Ellen Voie, Women In Trucking features listener call-ins and interviews with professionals from the trucking industry – from drivers, technicians, and engineers to transportation CEOs and dispatchers – sharing their stories of the challenges and opportunities of the open road.
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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced a cabinet shuffle on Jan. 17, resulting in Kathryn McGarry being named Minister of Transportation while the former Minister, Steven Del Duca, becomes Minister of Economic Development and Growth. A nurse by profession, McGarry had recently been Minister of Natural Resources and previously served as the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Transportation.