Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent

Nate Tabak is a Toronto-based journalist who covers cross-border trucking, logistics and trade for FreightWaves. Before moving to Canada, he spent seven years reporting stories in the Balkans and Eastern Europe as a reporter, producer and editor based in Kosovo. He previously worked at newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area, including the San Jose Mercury News. He graduated from UC Berkeley, where he studied the history of American policing. Contact Nate at ntabak@freightwaves.com.

Canada

Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent Friday, October 23, 2020
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Canadian trucking CEO: Many companies want to sell

One of Canada’s largest trucking and logistics firms, Mullen Group, is being flooded with potential acquisitions as companies seek to sell, according to its CEO.
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Canada

Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent Friday, October 23, 2020
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TFI pulls out of APPS Transport acquisition

TFI International said it will not move forward with its planned acquisition of Canadian trucking company APPS Transport as CEO hints at issues with federal…
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Business

Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent Thursday, October 22, 2020
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TFI has strong Q3 as logistics bet pays off

TFI International reports a large jump in Q3 profits as strong performance from e-commerce heavy-logistics business and wage subsidies make up for weakness in truckload…
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Business

Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent Wednesday, October 21, 2020
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Mullen Group pushes through Q3 with help from feds

Canadian trucking and logistics company Mullen Group reports continued headwinds from the pandemic in Q3 as government wage subsidies help offset drop in revenue.
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Business

Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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Sale of Kenan Advantage reportedly eyed by pension fund

OMERS Private Equity is considering selling Kenan Advantage Group, the tank truck carrier and logistics provider, according to a report in Bloomberg.
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Canada

Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent Monday, October 19, 2020
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News Alert: US, Canada, Mexico border closures extended to Nov. 21

The U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico to remain closed for nonessential travel at least another month to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Canada

Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent Friday, October 16, 2020
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$8M in pot, 2,400 bongs seized from trucks at US-Canada border

$8 million worth of marijuana and over 2,000 bongs are discovered at the U.S-Canada border during two recent inspections of tractor-trailers.
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Canada

Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent Friday, October 16, 2020
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CP to own Detroit River Rail Tunnel in $312M deal

Canadian Pacific Railway will pay $312 million for full ownership of a 1.6-mile tunnel linking U.S.-Canada via Detroit and Windsor
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Canada

Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent Tuesday, October 13, 2020
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2 Canadian trucking companies forced into receivership

A court-appointed receiver has assumed control over Canadian cross-border trucking companies Kings Cargo Express and Canada Cargo Lines in Manitoba, which owe CA$2.2 million to…
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Driver issues

Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent Friday, October 9, 2020
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Ransomware gang exposes truckers’ personal information after attack

A ransomware gang has posted thousands of files after a cyberattack on Daseke, exposing truck drivers’ personal information.
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