FREIGHT CARRIERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

NORTH AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL 

 

                         

 

 

 

 

 

FCA/NATC Updating Rating Products

 

Fort Erie, ON – January 16, 2012 – The Freight Carriers Association of Canada and the North American Transportation Council have announced the updating of their software rating products to become effective April 2, 2012.  The updates reflect cost increase in both Canada and the U.S. and changes to the Canadian postal codes and U.S. zip codes.  Fuel cost changes are excluded from the calculations as these are handled by individual carrier fuel surcharges.  The impact of this update for FCA Canadian Domestic rates is 4.2% and for NATC Cross Border rates is 5.9%.

 

For over 60 years, the Freight Carriers Association of Canada and the North American Transportation Council have been recognized for their expertise on matters related to Canadian Domestic and U.S.-Canada for-hire trucking.

 

The Freight Carriers Association of Canada (FCA) specializes in for-hire trucking in the Canadian domestic market.

 

The North American Transportation Council (NATC) specializes in the Canada-U.S. for-hire trucking market.

 

LTL Carriers Announce Rate Increases

 

A number of large U.S. LTL carriers have recently announced rate increases.  The increases impact non contract freight and act as the base for future contract negotiations…more

 

This Week In Petroleum

 

Diverging trends in regional crude acquisition costs

 

January 25 - The rise in midcontinent North American crude production since 2010 has not benefited all U.S. refiners and consumers equally. In some cases, lower crude acquisition costs have been reflected in prices paid by consumers; in others, refiners have been able to capture higher profit margins. Perhaps not surprisingly, several refiners in the latter situation have been expanding and upgrading capacity. At the opposite end of the reshuffle, refiners have responded by idling capacity, a retrenchment that could ultimately leave local consumers with higher product prices....more (this link will take you to the Energy Information Administration website)