Canada

Canadian truck driver Randy James Ulch says anguish over systemic racism rings true in his native Canada and its trucking industry.

Investments in recent years to expand capacity along their western Canadian grain networks have paid off for Canadian Pacific and CN.

CP has said the acquisition of the U.S. and Canadian operations of the short line railroad would boost CP’s reach into eastern Canada, as well as grow CP’s network into about 13,000 miles coast-to-coast over six Canadian provinces and 11 U.S. states.

Canadian judge approves heavy-equipment hauler’s plans to operate under creditor protection as CEO urges U.S. bankruptcy court to recognize proceedings.

The Canadian government shifts from planes to ships to import larger volumes of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies for COVID-19 pandemic.

Trucking and crane services provider pursues interim financing and court approval to market its Canadian and U.S.-based subsidiaries while under creditor protection.

Latest Canada Border Services Agency data shows uptick in commercial vehicle traffic in a good sign for cross-border freight.

Alberta-based trucking and crane provider blames COVID-19 and the collapse of the oil sector as it looks to sell off its businesses in Canada and the United States.

Cervus Equipment’s Peterbilt dealerships had a strong first quarter, but the company says it expects COVID-19 will hit short-term demand.

Titanium Transportation Group depends on no single customer for more than 6% of its business. That diversification is paying off during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I hope like hell we never have to avail ourselves of it,” Challenger CEO says as the Canadian government emerges as a lender of last resort for the country’s largest businesses.

Canada’s trucks are moving more freight as volumes recover from a pandemic low, but bargain-basement rates and cash flow issues continue to weigh on carriers.

The coronavirus pandemic didn’t slow grain movement.

“We’ve definitely seen things coming back,” Energy Transportation CEO says as a key measure of truckload volumes in Canada rises 27% over two weeks on FreightWaves’ SONAR platform.

The effect that the coronavirus pandemic is having on rail volumes could get worse in the coming weeks before things get better, according to executives.

As a plunge in freight volumes and rates take a toll, Canada’s trucking industry seeks relief on payroll taxes to hold on to precious cash.

Precision scheduled railroading and its workforce will help CP get through anticipated challenges in the second quarter, company executives said.

Canadian truck driver Nicole Folz learned that she tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks after falling seriously ill during a cross-border run in the US.

The railway’s first-quarter net income slipped on higher income tax expenses. But total revenue rose nearly 16% in the first quarter of 2020 while operating expenses were roughly flat-to-higher.

Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board are urging Transport Canada to consider revising track maintenance regulations since broken rail is appearing as a possible cause for two recent crude train derailments.