Canadian transportation firm reports a 13 percent increase in net income, helped in part by improved performance from its U.S. truckload businesses.
Canadian transportation and oil services firm ready to make additional acquisitions to boost growth after strong second quarter results.
U.S. next day air volumes set the pace for UPS’ second-quarter results
Narrow vote overcomes opposition to Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, which has boosted France’s exports.
BRP Inc. recently expanded the capacity at two of its production facilities in Mexico, where it builds its powersport and personal watercraft vehicles. The Quebec-based company’s increased production comes at […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touts Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the European Union, but Canadian exporters have been slower to take advantage of the deal.
Canada’s largest transportation and logistics company releases second-quarter results on July 25.
Canadian transportation and logistics firm selects interim chief financial officer Alex Fu for the permanent post.
Kal Atwal becomes executive vice president as Canadian transportation and logistics company integrates bankrupt courier BeavEx’s business.
Officials weigh transportation options for migrating fish blocked by landslide in British Columbia.
France-based freight-forwarding and logistics company in talks to buy 80 percent stake in unnamed firm.
Premiers seek to improve the flow of goods among provinces, but stop short of pushing for major leaps during annual summit.
Courier offers QuickShip service in four major Canadian cities as part of C$1 billion expansion.
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario says a transition to a new warehouse management system is delaying deliveries to its shops across Canada’s largest province.
Paul Tessy will oversee Canadian firm’s international segment as it looks to expand reach in the U.S.
Analyst says 1.2 percent increase in June, largely in Ontario, represents a recovery from weak February and reflects the overall health of the economy.
Purchase of Argus and Inter-Urban grows the Canadian company’s less-than-truckload business and brings C$25 million in annual revenue.
Forthcoming Canadian Load Board emphasizes relationships between carriers and brokers as it prepares to take on TransCore’s Loadlink.
Government places 10-knot restriction on a section of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.
Air Canada (TSE:AC) will acquire Transat A.T. (TSE:TRZ), the parent company of Canada’s third-largest airline, strengthening its position as the country’s dominant carrier. The companies announced on June 27 that […]
Canadian courier plans to build new “super hub” in Toronto and purchase 1,000 new vehicles in response to record volumes.
Navy investigates why the U.S.S. Billings, an advanced Freedom-class vessel, struck the berthed Rosaire A. Desgagnés in Montreal.
Law effectively confines future west coast oil shipments to the Port of Vancouver. Alberta’s premier plans legal challenges, saying it hurts the province’s oil sands.
Caroline Mulroney will be the ministry’s third leader in less than a year as province’s government contends with widespread public dissatisfaction.
Mexico became the first country to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) when its Senate approved it by a vote of 114 in favor to 4 against on June 19. […]
President suggests he’s willing to impose levies on Canada and Mexico during appearance with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Truck-borne freight is the most popular target for thieves, according to a new global study by cargo insurer TT Club and supply chain consultant BSI. Trucks and truckers face a variety of threats including firearm-bearing kidnappers and fake ‘police.’
Canadian-based firm rolls out Amazon-like hubs to handle shipments for merchants using its e-commerce platform.
The Canadian government re-approved the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX), which will boost the amount of oil that flows from Alberta to British Columbia. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s […]
The partnership of Bolloré Logistics, Group Robert and J2 could see a boon from assembly of the Airbus A220 in Quebec.
While Ottawa’s rules are designed to conform with American devices, they will need to undergo a rigorous certification process.
Arjun Infrastructure Partners and Fengate Asset Management buy chain of 23 facilities along Ontario’s 400-series highways.
Donald Broughton explains the harm that tariffs can do to the economies of the United States, the country(ies) that tariffs are imposed on and the global economy.
Federal levy set to take effect January 1 in response to province scrapping its own pricing system.
Government finalizes long-awaited regulation, which includes third-party certification of electronic logging devices
FreightWaves Market Expert Anthony Smith writes about the issues impacting the U.S. housing market. As important as these issues are, they have a ripple effect on other areas of the U.S. economy, including trucking.
Canadian John Deere dealership network enters trucking business with C$13.5 million deal.
About C$12 million in federal and provincial funding will support fuel-saving devices and retrofitting.
Senior Vice President Michael Zahra replaces co-founder Tony Di Benedetto less than a week after company inks deal with Air Canada.
Looking at how Canada’s forthcoming mandate might affect the 62,000 trucks that don’t cross the border.
Lawmakers quash recommendation to reject C-48, which would effectively ban large-scale crude transport along the northern coast.
The country becomes the first to join international Drive to Zero initiative for trucks, cargo vans and buses.
In 2018, international shipping recorded the fewest number of casualties in 100 years, insurer Allianz reports. A disturbing truth about worrisome Wednesdays, and a curious incident involving cocaine-bearing sharks, were also revealed.
Purchase of fellow New Brunswick carrier adds a long-haul open-deck business that serves Canada and the United States
Australia’s border biosecurity system was stretched “close to breaking point” and had “severe impacts on sections of the shipping and exporting industries,” says the Inspector-General of Biosecurity.
Agreement between Canada’s largest airline and Drone Delivery Canada creates a platform to roll out autonomous cargo aircraft on a large scale.
Market expert writes about how current trade issues between the U.S. and China, the U.S. and Mexico and the U.S. and the EU may disrupt supply chains and cause economic problems.
Canadian freight brokerage buys Ontario-based non-asset firm that specializes in the manufacturing sector.
Nearly C$50 million from the Canadian government will allow more cargo to move between terminals via rail, while rerouting rigs away from eastern city’s downtown.
Diesel prices fall in the western Canadian province as a leader makes good on a campaign pledge. But the Trudeau government plans impose a federal surcharge soon.
Canadian transport firm says cross-border truckload and intermodal division had struggled with weak freight market in Northeast U.S.
Longshore workers and employers reach tentative agreement on a contract, putting a quick end to what would have been a costly disruption for Canada’s economy.
Move effectively brings Port of Vancouver, Canada’s single largest trade hub, to a standstill as longshore union and employers press on in federally mediated negotiations.
Escalation in labor dispute threatens to put a stop to maritime trade across the province, including Vancouver.
Case involving 8,800 pounds of undeclared products highlights the long-standing practice of sneaking lower-priced U.S. dairy products across the border.
International Longshore and Warehouse Union begins “limited job action” and says it will not disrupt trade at Canada’s busiest port as contract talks continue with a federal mediator.
Trucker Jobandeep Sandhu is fighting his deportation from Canada after he exceeded the limit on his student visa.
Planned walkout by 2,000 ILWU members at Global Container Terminals’ Deltaport and Vanterm facilities would seriously disrupt operations at Canada’s largest port.
U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing ahead on the successor of NAFTA following the end of tariffs on Canadian and Mexican metals.
Pilot with Alberta carriers aims to test the viability of fuel cells with heavy hauls.
Slower clearance times feared for trucks entering the U.S. after 731 officers reassigned because of migrant crisis.
Sub: Removal of levies on aluminum and steel end costly trade dispute – but both nations reserve right to resume them in response to dumping.
BW LPG, an ocean carrier of crude oil, gas, chemicals, and products of oil, has reported a first quarter 2019 net loss after tax of US$23.5 million. It’s a loss that’s about three times greater than the US$8.4 million loss recorded in the first quarter of 2018.
Transport committee recommends against passage of bill C-48, which would effectively bar crude shipments from ports north of Vancouver.
Purchase expands network in British Columbia with firm specializing in long-haul moves for heavy-industry customers.
Deal gives Montreal-based specialty carrier a Gulf Coast base for future expansion into the United States.
Logistics real estate continues to attract money from institutional investors all over the world.
Shipping’s ‘trade war’ equation is not measured in tons at sea, it’s measured in tons times miles at sea.
U.S. lawmakers weigh Arctic “St. Lawrence Seaway”
Vote by International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada members ups the ante in contract talks by raising the prospect of a disruption at Canada’s largest port, Vancouver.
Meeting the IMO 2020 sulfur regulation should not be a problem for owners when the regulation enters into force in January 2020 but making certain that the enforcement of the […]
Third-party logistics and multimodal transportation services company, Radiant Logistics, Inc. (RLGT), reported earnings of $0.11 per share for the quarter ending March 31, 2019 (RLGT’s third fiscal quarter 2019), $0.04 […]
A Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) subsidiary has acquired the intermodal assets of Alberta-based H&R Transport, a company that specializes in the over-the-road, temperature-controlled service. The acquisition will expand CN’s presence […]
Cervus Equipment (TSX: CRV) expects truck sales to rebound its Canadian Peterbilt dealerships as an order backlog improves during 2019. “The order backlog is a North American backlog,” CEO Graham […]
Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) and Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) both moved record volumes of grain in April, following a harsh winter that sometimes curtailed rail shipments. Canadian National said on […]
Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) in British Columbia will vote on authorizing a strike, setting the stage for potential disruptions at the Ports of Vancouver and […]
Growth of developing countries is disrupting trade flow; logistics job openings trump available workers; Starbucks is experimenting with blockchain for coffee supply chain traceability.
Nikola executive Elizabeth Fretheim’s journey to a company developing zero-emissions trucks had an unlikely start in Canada’s oilpatch.
Saskatchewan’s highest court quashed a challenge to the Canadian government’s carbon tax, ruling that it was constitutional. The 151-page ruling by a majority of the Court of Appeal, released on […]
Canadian transportation and logistics firm buys Ontario-based broker that uses propriety software platform.
Deal puts Canadian international trade services company in $13 billion portfolio of Tom Gores’ private equity firm.
Women In Trucking (WIT) has announced Bison Transport driver Treana Moniz as its 2019 May Member of the Month.
Plus: WalMart opens transportation office; farewell to the Smart car.
Competitors agree on need to collaborate on common standards during Blockchain Revolution Global conference.
GDP declines by 0.1 percent, while unusually bad weather and lower commodity volumes lead to sharp drop in rail.
Paccar (NASDAQ: PCAR) reported record revenues and net income for the first quarter of 2019, beating analysts’ estimates on April 30.
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.78 for the first quarter of 2019, which were 11.4 percent better year-over-year, but less than the consensus estimate of $0.83.
Canadian National Railway Company reported adjusted earnings per share of C$1.17 per share for the first quarter 2019, 17 percent better than the same period a year ago.
Legislation has been approved by the Washington State Legislature that could restrict the movement of crude oil via railroads. The bill is sitting on the desk of Gov. Jay Inslee (D).
Chillicothe has a long history in the state, but in the past 45 years, it is the local Kenworth factory that has become an identifying centerpiece of this central Ohio town.
Canadian trucking company Bison Transport acquired all of the intermodal assets of Indianapolis, Indiana-based Celadon Group Inc. on April 26.
Canadian firm’s transportation segment shines as oil services shows signs of recovery.
CEO Alain Bédard says acquisition will invigorate Canadian firm’s U.S. last-mile business.
Canadian transportation company reports strong performance across businesses following record 2018.
Pay hike include Port of Vancouver drivers, who went on strike five years ago.
Volvo Trucks North America recalled 14,009 2018-2020 VNL and VNX heavy-duty trucks because the adhesive bond between the glass and hinge of the sleeper bunk window may detach and fall from the vehicle.
Add Ohio and Washington state to the list of states where leaders are debating whether to require freight railroads to have at least two crew members per train. Ohio and Washington state legislators have introduced bills this spring mandating a minimum crew size for freight trains. Washington state’s bill takes the debate one step further by also defining how many crew members should be operating a train that’s carrying crude oil.
Fleets are rapidly deploying video solutions, finally convinced of their benefits, and Trimble is one of the companies benefiting from this.
The “e-Commerce Revolution” is the hot topic for the upcoming CNS Partnership Conference next month in Miami. FreightWaves interviews CNS President Michael (Mike) White for an inside look at the e-commerce challenge for the air cargo industry and how the conference will tackle it.
Markets are tightening. Full implementation of sanctions on Iranian oil could make them tighter.
