The railway’s recent 2022 capital investment announcement brings the total to nearly CA$1.7 billion (US$1.32 billion) for six Canadian provinces.
Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers went on strike on Saturday.
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.
A new per-package charge has been levied on Standard cross-border ground service.
Restrictive trade policies are contributing to the nationwide shortage of infant formula because products can’t be easily substituted from abroad.
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.
Canada isn’t a sleepy cargo destination anymore. E-commerce, cross-border and international shipping are robust, and Canadian airlines are adding freighters to meet the demand.
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.
Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in January 2022
Canadian passenger airline WestJet is transforming itself into a hybrid passenger-freighter airline.
Democratic leaders urge the Federal Railroad Administration to act on worker fatigue, while the Port of Montreal’s new container terminal will be served by rail.
Large-scale real estate developer Focus Equities will oversee the construction. Its head explained to FreightWaves why Winnipeg is a prime location for customers.
TravelCenters of America is leaving the Canadian market after agreeing to sell the site of its truck stop in southwestern Ontario.
The railway has issued a 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference that it would lock out its members from working starting Sunday should labor agreement negotiations fail.
CP and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference are still in talks over a new labor agreement. The union had said earlier this month that a strike could occur as early as Wednesday.
EcoCart will manage a new carbon-offset program for Walmart Canada that will aim to eliminate emissions from its last-mile delivery operation.
Also on the podcast: The torrid pace of diesel consumption.
The second-biggest day of eating, autonomous truck routes here to stay, and Canada is open again, except in two places.
The ripple effect of the anti-COVID truck protests in Canada is spreading to aviation.
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference is polling members on whether it should call a strike at Canadian Pacific.
