Some families of victims of deadly railway accidents say railway police are torn between seeking the truth and protecting the company name. Railroads say safeguards are in place.
Canadian railway CN is monitoring wildfires across several provinces and is adjusting operations as needed.
The partnerships with the two truck carriers for intermodal service will create new business opportunities for all three companies, CPKC officials said during the company’s first-quarter 2023 earnings call.
Not to be outdone by CPKC, CN said it is partnering with Union Pacific and Grupo México to provide a new, cross-continent intermodal service that will seek more truck-to-rail conversions.
Two Canadian cities are taking an aggressive stance against illegal truck parking and storage in their communities.
Lawmakers in Canada are working to keep trucking companies with poor safety records off the roadways.
Canada has allocated $46 million in funding to recruit and train up to 2,600 new truck drivers and other transportation related jobs.
Rail shippers see Transport Canada’s amendments to collect more freight rail data as a good start, but they maintain that more can be done.
The railway said it moved 2.29 million metric tons of Canadian grain and grain products in January, setting a monthly record.
Annual volumes at the Nova Scotia port exceeded 600,000 twenty-foot equivalent units for the first time in its history.
Canadian government official introduces new legislation that represents the culmination of multiyear efforts to address port funding and railway safety needs.
Cargojet is better protected from an economic downturn than airlines handling general air cargo because of e-commerce and deep partnerships.
Unifor, Canada’s largest union, opposes a federal supply chain task force’s recommendation to curb workers’ ability to go on strike.
Canadian railway CN says it is positioning assets and adding more horsepower in order to keep the network fluid during extreme winter weather.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked for a halt to the U.S. border vaccine mandate.
Hurricane relief trucking is filled with chaos and disruptions to normal operations and requires specialists that can handle the massive surges and lack of forward planning.
FreightWaves Classics profiles the Champlain Canal, which opened parts of New York and Vermont to settlers and commerce.
Truck drivers from around the world will soon be eligible for participation in Canada’s Express Entry immigration program.
Loomis Express workers have called off a strike after reaching a tentative agreement on a new contract.
Loomis Express workers across Canada could go on strike by noon Wednesday.
Transport Canada says it is initiating the first steps toward implementing a version of positive train control in the country.
Edmonton International Airport is organizing itself as an air hub for e-commerce shipments.
Canadian midstream operator Keyera and CN are considering creating an energy terminal that would serve the production-rich region.
Transport Canada is considering making the data collection of rail service metrics permanent — a move the Forest Products Association of Canada supports.
CN and Canadian Pacific say they’re ready for an anticipated grain volume rebound in the new crop year that runs from Aug. 1 to July 31.
The Canadian government wants the railways to submit details on how they will maintain equipment when it gets cold in winter as part of a rail safety initiative.
FreightWaves Classics profiles Paschall Truck Lines.
FreightWaves Classics profiles the Blue Water Bridge, one of the crossing routes between the U.S. and Canada.
The Canadian government says it will fund infrastructure projects in Saskatchewan and Ontario, as well as research into how the railways can respond to climate-induced events.
Canadian trucking association says officials still need to iron out all the details for the ELD mandate scheduled to take effect Jan. 1.
FreightWaves Classics profiles Acme Truck Line, Inc.
Enforcement of Canada’s federal ELD mandate will begin Jan. 1, requiring electronic data collection of truck drivers’ hours of service.
Canada has extended its border restrictions for unvaccinated truck drivers to Sept. 30.
Three commissioners of the Federal Maritime Commission contend a merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern would result in diverting U.S.-bound intermodal traffic to Canadian ports.
In the past two days, the Canadian railway has announced approximately CA$1.5 billion (US$1.16 billion) in capital investments for four provinces.
The port is undergoing a modernization initiative and aims to double container capacity as part of a broader effort to attract market share from Northeast and Midwest customers.
FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller lays out the premise of Freedom Trade.
Transport Canada’s proposed changes affect waybill reporting requirements for long-haul interswitching and they detail new traffic reporting requirements for smaller Class I operations.
Cargojet last year announced an order for two passenger-to-freighter conversions of the Boeing 777 but was less public about buying six more of the aircraft.
FreightWaves Classics profiles PITT OHIO, which began with three trucks and is now an industry powerhouse.
FreightWaves Classics profiles American Diamond Lines and Black Diamond Shipping Company.
Lineage Logistics has acquired Canadian cold chain provider VersaCold, adding 24 facilities to its network.
Large-scale real estate developer Focus Equities will oversee the construction. Its head explained to FreightWaves why Winnipeg is a prime location for customers.
Air Canada is a major international passenger carrier, but did you know it is going big on cargo with special planes, warehouses, IT systems and drones?
Two truckers working for the same Canadian company were arrested four months apart after separate seizures of cocaine and meth in Michigan.
The Port of Vancouver handled a record volume of containers in 2021, but the biggest driver was the export of empties headed back to Asia.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said they found a loaded gun and meth in an American trucker’s cab during an inspection at the Ambassador Bridge U.S.-Canada border crossing.
Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters union agreed to settle a labor dispute through binding arbitration, averting a supply chain crisis.
The shutdown of Canadian Pacific’s rail network is putting additional strain on the supply chain as shipments grind to a halt with backups looming at ports.
Gatik’s Gautam Narang will be an industry keynoter at The Future of Supply Chain event.
TravelCenters of America is leaving the Canadian market after agreeing to sell the site of its truck stop in southwestern Ontario.
An Alberta trucking company serving the energy sector is seeking creditor protection amid large debts to fuel suppliers, a truck repair shop and Canada’s tax agency.
The new facility will reduce wait times and port congestion, according to Transport Canada.
Canadian transportation regulators agreed to push back enforcement of an ELD mandate until 2023 amid problems with provincial legislation and a low number of approved devices.
FreightWaves Classics continues to celebrate Black History Month.
Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation says it suspended the operating authorities of 12 truck operators as part of a crackdown on the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa.
The three-week protest in Ottawa ends after police arrest 191 people and tow 76 vehicles during a massive operation targeting remaining truckers and Freedom Convoy supporters.
Canada’s largest airline produced its best cargo results ever as the passenger business begins to show signs of sustained recovery.
Traffic resumes at the U.S.-Canada border in Coutts, Alberta, after protesters end a blockade under growing pressure from police and the Canadian government.
The Canadian government plans to go after the owners of trucks involved in protests and border blockades after the prime minister declared a national emergency.
Canadian police say they seized a weapons cache and made 11 arrests connected to a protest blocking the U.S.-Canada border in Coutts, Alberta.
Trucks begin moving across the Ambassador Bridge again, but protests continue to block traffic at two additional U.S.-Canada border crossings and disrupt traffic near a third.
The Ambassador Bridge has been cleared of protesters.
On-demand air charter companies are providing emergency parts deliveries for automakers trying to cope with demonstrations blocking a key U.S.-Canada border bridge.
Canadian police officers begin operation to remove protesters blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest commercial U.S-Canada border crossing.
Automotive supply chain drivers express their frustrations with border closures.
The premier of Ontario said protesters who remain at the Ambassador Bridge and in Ottawa face “severe consequences” as the border disruption grips the supply chain.
The American Trucking Associations warned that supply chain disruptions caused by protesters in Canada will affect the U.S. economy.
The protest at the Ambassador Bridge is continuing to block traffic, and anger grows over impacts to cross-border trucking and the supply chain.
The Biden administration wants the Canadian government to step in to end the increasingly costly blockade of the Ambassador Bridge.
The CEO of Canada’s largest trucking company, TFI International, says the cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandate affected a small number of its Canadian drivers.
The Ambassador Bridge over the Detroit River is a vital trade link between Canada and the U.S.
With protests showing no signs of easing up, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency Sunday for his city.
Trucks, cars and supporters clog Toronto as protests tied to the Freedom Convoy come to multiple Canadian cities to protest vaccine mandates and other issues.
Donation platform GoFundMe shut down the Freedom Convoy fundraiser after consulting with police and reports of violence
For some truck drivers at the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, the cause of protesting border vaccine mandates means putting up with uncomfortable bedfellows.
Traffic is beginning to move at the U.S.-Canada border in Coutts, Alberta, after protesting truckers agree to reopen some lanes.
Police are taking action to remove a truck blockade at the U.S.-Canada border that stranded some cross-border drivers.
Canadian trucking firm Pride Group Logistics dramatically expands its U.S. presence with the acquisition of Texas truckload carrier Arnold Transportation Systems.
Here’s what it looked like in the middle of the “Freedom Convoy” protest In Canada.
Truckers and supporters from the Freedom Convoy pack Ottawa in a morphing protest that originally focused on vaccine mandates at the US-Canada border.
A Florida trucker with U.S. and Canadian citizenship explains why he joined the Freedom Convoy despite being vaccinated against COVID-19.
Canadian railway CN eyes volume growth from vaccine mandates and grain, and it expects higher volumes in the second half of 2022.
GoFundMe says it needs to know how organizers of the Freedom Convoy will distribute money to truckers who are heading to Canada’s capital to protest cross-border vaccine mandates.
As truckers across Canada protest vaccine mandates at the U.S. border, an unvaccinated owner-operator says she faces financial ruin over the jab requirement.
As the U.S. cuts off borders to unvaccinated truckers, the impacts for Canadian trucking companies run the gamut from a punch in the gut to business as usual.
The U.S. government moves forward with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate despite fears that thousands of truck drivers will leave cross-border freight.
While vaccine mandates prompt real fears of a cross-border capacity crunch, the cost of moving freight between the U.S. and Canada has been underpriced for too long.
As the vaccine mandates begin for truckers at the U.S.-Canada border, here are five burning questions about what’s required, how many drivers might leave and what the freight markets are telling us.
Schneider National says it will shut down its Canada-based business, impacting 150 personnel including truck drivers, by the end of March.
Canadian officials say rules for unvaccinated Canadian truckers at border are still coming into force after erroneous statements sow confusion.
Canada has scrapped plans to subject unvaccinated Canadian truckers to testing and quarantines after returning from the United States.
The Fenwick Island Lighthouse protected shipping in the Delmarva Peninsula. Read a profile of the lighthouse in this FreightWaves Classics article.
Canada Cartage makes its fifth acquisition in the past year as it buys Quebec-based dedicated contract carrier Laurentien Transportation.
On January 7, 1911, the first bulk delivery of newspapers via an airplane occurred in California. This took place just over seven years after the Wright Brothers’ made aviation history […]
Canada’s Titanium Transportation Group eyes future growth with the acquisition of Ontario-based carrier Bert and Son’s Cartage.
Canadian trucking company Bison Transport has acquired Maine carrier Hartt Transportation Systems in one of its largest U.S. deals.
FreightWaves Classics profiles Dixon Bros., Inc. a specialty carrier that serves the Rocky Mountain and upper Midwest.
FreightWaves Classics profiles another interstate highway (I-29), which serves the Heartland.
A group of 14 senators is asking President Joe Biden to exempt truckers who cross the U.S.-Canada border from an upcoming mandate to avoid putting more strain on the supply chain.
