Acquisitions and strong less-than-truckload performance help bring record revenue to Mullen Group’s trucking and logistics business and offset declines from its struggling oil services.
The C$15 million federal investment aims to reduce bottlenecks and facilitate export capabilities in a region of Alberta known for its chemical, petrochemical, and oil and gas output.
Canada’s largest transportation company looks to raise nearly $200 million as it prepares to offer 6 million shares in the United States.
Canadian transportation company delivers impressive performance in weak freight market as it finishes 2019 with 20% increase in operating income on strength of its truckload and logistics businesses.
A temporary order in Canada restricting the speed of freight trains carrying dangerous goods could potentially affect the broader economy.
The federal agency issues the order following a fiery derailment of a Canadian Pacific crude train.
January was a record month for grain volumes for CP.
Authorities evacuate town of Guernsey, Saskatchewan, and close five-mile stretch of key Western Canada highway after morning accident involving CP train.
Dedicated carriers serving the Co-op Refinery in Saskatchewan stuck in the middle as a labor dispute cuts off their livelihood.
Members overwhelmingly ratified the agreement with Canadian National. The collective agreement will last through July 2022.
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A short line acquisition in Atlantic Canada and enhanced crude oil production in western Canada could boost rail volumes in the coming years, executive said.
Recent trade developments should help rail volumes improve, particularly in the second half of 2020, executives said.
Revenue gains for grain, energy, chemicals and plastics provide boost.
The railway cited the labor strike and weak freight demand in lower fourth-quarter profits.
The railway and the rail union respond to a CBC documentary about a fatal February 2019 train accident.
Celadon Group argues payouts will maximize value during the wind-down of its North American trucking businesses, but the proposal faces resistance from a U.S. federal trustee.
Lawyers for Celadon and former Hyndman Transport employees argue over whether the U.S. company behaved badly in Canada.
As record-breaking snowfall put freight movements on ice in Newfoundland, wintry weather turned the Toronto roads into a scary place.
Organizations may lobby Parliament to declare rail service an essential service so that access remains available during events such as labor strikes.
Celadon Group plans to ask Canadian court to recognize its U.S. Chapter 11 case as judge takes further steps to lock down Hyndman Transport assets.
Sale of Winnipeg terminal for C$4.25 million to commercial real estate firm appears set to be tied up in Canadian courts, where U.S. trucking giant’s failure to initiate timely bankruptcy proceedings north of the border may come back to haunt it and its creditors.
Deal to buy Utah-based company will expand Parkland Fuel’s presence in the Western United States with 84 locations and 63 trucks.
Overwhelming approval of U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act paves new trade pact’s way to President Trump’s desk for signature.
Celadon Group can’t sell off facilities without Canadian court’s OK, judge says as he prepares to place shuttered trucking company in receivership; ruling a victory for former employees, setback for U.S. creditors.
Lawyer representing 211 ex-Hyndman Transport personnel wants Canadian company placed in receivership to help secure more than C$2 million in unpaid compensation.
U.S. federal judge clears Celadon Group to proceed with sale of Ontario facility to Wyndham Street Investments for C$12 million in a deal that could make it harder for Canadian former employees to secure financial claims.
One of few viable trade lanes between Canada and Iran could become collateral damage after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says surface-to-air missile likely brought down Ukranian airliner with 63 Canadians aboard.
Mexico continues to be the top trading partner for the United States, ranking No. 1 in total trade value through November, at $567.81 billion. It marks the 11th straight month Mexico has been in first, with Canada second and China third. China had led the list from July 2017 until December 2018. The ongoing trade […]
New hopper cars and a high-efficiency train model at some elevators help boost volumes.
The railway announced plans to acquire the Central Maine & Quebec Railway in November.
Prospective buyers can bid on defunct Canadian firm’s trucks, trailers and a contract to haul cement to a diamond mine.
Federal investigation into dismissals at Celadon Canadian subsidiary Hyndman Transport might give Ontario court pause before embracing Chapter 11 proceedings in the United States.
Ministry’s probe into terminations at Hyndman Transport following shutdown could lead to hefty payouts for former drivers and other staff.
New campaign pushes Ottawa to crack down on Canadian carriers engaging in driver misclassification scheme.
Quebec-based Morneau Eskimo nearly doubles fleet with purchase of long-standing Toronto partner Beacon Transit Lines, strengthening coverage of food industry customers.
Food and Drug Administration cites need for lower prices and reduced out-of-pocket costs to U.S. patients.
Plunge in vehicle and auto parts shipments drive broader softness as manufacturing sales drop 0.7% in October.
Accident in Saskatchewan causes 1.5 million-liter crude oil spill.
Harbour Air’s aging DHC-2 Beaver seaplane powered by a 750-horsepower fully electric propulsion system makes history flying for nearly 10 miles near Vancouver.
While trucking companies stand to gain from a competitor’s collapse, they lament the loss of an industry stalwart.
Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, calls USMCA “a triumph for workers across America.”
Tli Cho Landtran Transport and affiliates will be closed and possibly sold after losing C$18 million in the past year and facing mounting debt reaching C$60 million.
Teck Resources opts not to renew 10-year deal for the transport of metallurgical coal.
The railway attributes the record to its high efficiency train model and to collaboration with supply chain participants.
Canadian SONAR data show that trucks helped fill the void as rail capacity left the market – and then got a nice bump as it returned.
Trucker arrested attempting to enter Ontario from Michigan after Canada Border Service Agency officers find bricks hidden in boxes.
Normal rail service to resume on Nov. 27, ending a week-long strike that has shaken Canada’s supply chain.
Federal Minister of Agriculture suggests government would consider back-to-work legislation or binding arbitration for striking Teamsters members as disruption brings 37% in drop in Canadian National revenue ton-miles and worsening supply-chain conditions across the country.
Bison Transport CFO addresses challenges in contracted freight but points to an encouraging uptick in Christmas business during Truckload Carriers Association event near Toronto.
The railway seeks to extend its reach to non rail-served markets.
Transport Minister Marc Garneau insists that a deal between Candian National and Teamsters offers the best way to get trains moving again as walkout by 3,200 workers hits Canada’s supply chain and threatens the economy.
The strike, coupled with and trade uncertainty, could hit businesses hard, groups say.
U.S. freight forwarder expands north of the border, tapping into growing volumes of trans-Pacific trade from the Port of Vancouver.
The railway is confident that the momentum to deploy technology initiatives will continue.
The railway cited challenging economic headwinds and could release up to 1,600 employees.
The railway hauled record grain and grain products volumes in October.
Railway rebounds after slow start in August and September.
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Ontario Trucking Association lauds crackdown by province’s workers’ compensation agency on companies that skirt payroll deductions by misclassifying drivers. But the OTA calls on Canada’s federal government to do more.
Canadian province will allow producers to exceed limits exclusively for rail shipments to meet higher demand.
Montreal-based Transport DSquare got an early taste of the platform on a Mississauga-Montreal haul and sees good things for the Canadian freight market.
Bill Driegert discussed both the Canadian and Polish expansions.
Investment will fund a new facility at DHL Express gateway at Hamilton International Airport to accommodate growing volumes.
Airline’s Pacific and Atlantic routes hardest hit as trade wars continue to take a toll on air freight volumes and yield.
Cargo drone provider to launch logistics network to “elevate intermodal connectivity” at Edmonton International Airport and grow revenue.
Canadian e-commerce company plans to scale its nascent U.S. Fulfillment Network in 2021, leveraging third-party warehouses and a robot-enabled platform from recent 6 River acquisition.
Automaker reducing output and laying off about 450 workers at Oakville, Ontario, facility as its phases out Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT models, adding to woes of Canada’s auto sector.
The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference could go on strike as early as Nov. 19 should talks deteriorate with Canadian National.
CEO Alain Bedard says company may buy more firms in the United States as it looks to bolster underperforming logistics and final mile units and clean up market.
CEO of Canada’s largest transportation and logistics company pushes for crackdown as carriers with dubious labor practices place unprecedented pressure on truckload business
Canadian national Alexis Vlachos, who was sentenced to prison last September, will not be able to export or receive anything from the U.S. for the next seven years, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security said.
Canadian and U.S. trucking units continue to squeeze revenue and profits from uneven freight market as LTL and last-mile deliver uneven performance.
Murray Mullen suggests freight market weakness could take carriers out of business, but says his company is ready to jump on acquisition opportunities to grow its less-than-truckload business.
The railway also earned record third-quarter revenue.
CTA President Stephen Laskowski says pivot reflects the political reality of federal election, which will see Trudeau and Liberals return to power weakened but in a Parliament dominated by parties that support carbon pricing.
Despite lowering its operating ratio, the railroad tempers its 2019 outlook.
Preliminary results in Canada’s federal election point to a minority government that will require the support of parties, which may push for stronger environmental policies.
Canadian transportation and logistics firm’s freight-forwarding arm makes second acquisition in two weeks, purchasing a company specializing in moving refrigerated cargo and renewable energy components across the world.
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has vowed to kill carbon pricing, but polling points to likelier path to power for Justin Trudeau’s weakened Liberals – given support from third-parties with compatible environmental policies.
Stephen Laskowski, president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, calls out “small but growing” segment of the trucking industry that is circumventing regulations, including the practice of intentionally misclassifying employee-drivers as contractors
Court filings show that FTI, the Canadian sibling of HVH, had more than C$18 million in debts including C$16 million to U.S. Bank in one of the country’s few documented trucking failures of 2019.
Group accused of hijacking of truck with 8,500 mobile devices, stealing three commercial vehicles and attempting warehouse robberies in an unusually well-planned and brutal case of cargo theft in Canada.
The Canadian government says employers who abuse the foreign worker program face “serious consequences” after a newspaper investigation reveals how some carriers with bad safety records exploited under-qualified job-seekers and put them on the road.
Matt Silver wants to automate cross-border freight; an industry that many find difficult to manage.
Canadian transportation and logistics firm acquires Miami-based Demark Global Logistics, increasing its reach on the East Coast of the United States.
Founder’s frustrations with building material deliveries helped inspire Canadian final mile startup, which recently expanded into the United States.
Electric vehicle firm boosts battery capabilities with the purchase of Toronto-area company specializing in high-volume manufacturing.
Canadian third-party logistics provider purchases asset-based firms in Calgary specializing in large-format deliveries of consumer goods.
Canadian auto parts firm’s shares plunge by more than 10% after it warns of earnings hit from a slowdown in General Motors orders.
Unionized Canadian drivers for CNTL approve four-year agreement that increases rates for wait times and mileage.
Ontario-based firm acquires Trailwood Transport, an automotive specialist located near two Honda plants, and nearby Nexus Freight, which will bolster local capacity.
The railway grappled with not only the potential for cold temperatures but also macro uncertainty in crafting plan.
Trucking and rail sectors decline as flat GDP report ends four-month growth streak, but analysts say fundamentals remain solid despite weakness in energy and mining.
As retailer prepares to close all 44 Canadian stories, court documents reveal transportation, logistics and customs providers that stand to lose business.
Quebec startup prepares to enter U.S. market with digital platform offering smaller carriers easy accesses to trailers, and large fleets to minimize unused assets.
Truckers in beleaguered sector call on provincial and Canadian governments to step in as downturn brings cascade of closures to lumber mills.
Canadian federal judge suspends the province’s law allowing it to restrict the flow of oil and gas products to other provinces until a full court can review challenge by British Columbia.
Challenger Motor Freight hopes the tech-centric approach will help attract millennial truckers to Ontario-based carrier
