Schreiber Foods, one of the world’s largest dairy producers, has been named a FreightWaves Shipper of Choice in 2022.

The co-founder and CEO of freight dispatch provider SmartHop, Guillermo Garcia, explains why he wants every small trucking company to thrive.

As the decline in the spot market hits owner-operators, uShip CEO Kris Lamb argues that swapping Class 8 trucks for something smaller may be the best option for some drivers.

Shipwell CEO Greg Price explains how disruptions including war in Ukraine and a freight downturn are impacting food supply chains.

Steuart Walton of Runway Group and Cyrus Sigari of UP.Partners explain why Northwest Arkansas has emerged as an innovation hub for the transportation and logistics sector — and a great place to live.

Shane Kaiser, a managing director at Houlihan Lokey, discusses the climate for supply chain investment with FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller.

Inflation is putting carriers under extreme pressure. Nussbaum President and CFO Bill Wettstein explains what his company is doing to control costs and maximize profits during the FreightWaves Enterprise Fleet Summit.

Two truckers working for the same Canadian company were arrested four months apart after separate seizures of cocaine and meth in Michigan.

The Port of Vancouver handled a record volume of containers in 2021, but the biggest driver was the export of empties headed back to Asia.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said they found a loaded gun and meth in an American trucker’s cab during an inspection at the Ambassador Bridge U.S.-Canada border crossing.

Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters union agreed to settle a labor dispute through binding arbitration, averting a supply chain crisis.

The shutdown of Canadian Pacific’s rail network is putting additional strain on the supply chain as shipments grind to a halt with backups looming at ports.

TravelCenters of America is leaving the Canadian market after agreeing to sell the site of its truck stop in southwestern Ontario.

La compañía cierra la parada de camiones de Woodstock, Ontario, y vende el sitio

Prairie Tech Oilfield Service debe grandes sumas a los proveedores de combustible y al taller de reparación de camiones

Paul-Bernard Jaroslawski, founder and president of Freight Caviar, explains how the war in Ukraine is affecting the large trucking and logistics outsourcing industry in a fireside chat during the FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit.

An Alberta trucking company serving the energy sector is seeking creditor protection amid large debts to fuel suppliers, a truck repair shop and Canada’s tax agency.

A former U.S. Army officer turned CEO explains the dangers of cyberwarfare, and why his company is working to protect trains, planes and tanks from getting hacked.

Hapag-Lloyd is keeping its guard up after discovering a copy of its website that could have been used to steal the logins of the shipping line’s customers and employees.

Canadian transportation regulators agreed to push back enforcement of an ELD mandate until 2023 amid problems with provincial legislation and a low number of approved devices.

Global logistics firm Expeditors International says it is moving closer to restoring key systems two weeks after a cyberattack.

Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation says it suspended the operating authorities of 12 truck operators as part of a crackdown on the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa.

Global logistics provider Expeditors International shut down most of its operations systems after a cyberattack, limiting the ability to book shipments.

The three-week protest in Ottawa ends after police arrest 191 people and tow 76 vehicles during a massive operation targeting remaining truckers and Freedom Convoy supporters.

Traffic resumes at the U.S.-Canada border in Coutts, Alberta, after protesters end a blockade under growing pressure from police and the Canadian government.

Los federales congelarán las cuentas bancarias de las empresas y suspenderán los seguros, dice el viceprimer ministro.

The Canadian government plans to go after the owners of trucks involved in protests and border blockades after the prime minister declared a national emergency.

El paso comercial más transitado entre Estados Unidos y Canadá, el puente Ambassador, reabrió sus puertas a última hora del domingo, después de que la policía de Windsor (Ontario) desalojara […]

Canadian police say they seized a weapons cache and made 11 arrests connected to a protest blocking the U.S.-Canada border in Coutts, Alberta.

Trucks begin moving across the Ambassador Bridge again, but protests continue to block traffic at two additional U.S.-Canada border crossings and disrupt traffic near a third.

Canadian police officers begin operation to remove protesters blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest commercial U.S-Canada border crossing.

La provincia canadiense declara el estado de emergencia porque la cadena de suministro se ve afectada por el bloqueo del puente Ambassador

The premier of Ontario said protesters who remain at the Ambassador Bridge and in Ottawa face “severe consequences” as the border disruption grips the supply chain.

La cadena de suministro siente las tensiones a medida que se extienden los impactos en Estados Unidos y Canadá

The protest at the Ambassador Bridge is continuing to block traffic, and anger grows over impacts to cross-border trucking and the supply chain.

Los camioneros transfronterizos se enfrentan a horas de tráfico y a largos desvíos mientras el impacto afecta a la fabricación

The CEO of Canada’s largest trucking company, TFI International, says the cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandate affected a small number of its Canadian drivers.

Después de un fuerte Q4, el CEO de TFI dice que el enfoque se mantiene en la eficiencia, la rentabilidad de la operación LTL de Estados Unidos

TForce Freight pickup and delivery drivers will be driving less and taking on more freight as TFI International pushes efficiency in its U.S. LTL operation, says TFI’s CEO.

Trucks, cars and supporters clog Toronto as protests tied to the Freedom Convoy come to multiple Canadian cities to protest vaccine mandates and other issues.

Conductor: Los manifestantes que ‘nos hacen quedar mal’ deberían irse a casa

For some truck drivers at the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, the cause of protesting border vaccine mandates means putting up with uncomfortable bedfellows.

Traffic is beginning to move at the U.S.-Canada border in Coutts, Alberta, after protesting truckers agree to reopen some lanes.

Los manifestantes en Alberta reabren algunos carriles tras el intento de operación policial

Police are taking action to remove a truck blockade at the U.S.-Canada border that stranded some cross-border drivers.

Los agentes de la Real Policía Montada de Canadá han comenzado una acción de aplicación de la ley dirigida a un bloqueo de camiones comerciales y otros vehículos en la […]

Canadian trucking firm Pride Group Logistics dramatically expands its U.S. presence with the acquisition of Texas truckload carrier Arnold Transportation Systems.

Here’s what it looked like in the middle of the “Freedom Convoy” protest In Canada.

Los conductores son muy superiores a los demás manifestantes, mientras los mandatos de vacunas en la frontera se mezclan con las quejas del COVID

Truckers and supporters from the Freedom Convoy pack Ottawa in a morphing protest that originally focused on vaccine mandates at the US-Canada border.

Mientras la protesta recorre Toronto, el conductor estadounidense-canadiense vacunado explica su apoyo

A Florida trucker with U.S. and Canadian citizenship explains why he joined the Freedom Convoy despite being vaccinated against COVID-19.

GoFundMe says it needs to know how organizers of the Freedom Convoy will distribute money to truckers who are heading to Canada’s capital to protest cross-border vaccine mandates.

La plataforma de recaudación de fondos dice que necesita
saber cómo se distribuirán las donaciones relacionadas con
la protesta por las vacunas

As truckers across Canada protest vaccine mandates at the U.S. border, an unvaccinated owner-operator says she faces financial ruin over the jab requirement.

“Voy a perder literalmente mi camión, mi casa, mi carro, mis
ahorros”, dice un operador propietario no vacunado

As the U.S. cuts off borders to unvaccinated truckers, the impacts for Canadian trucking companies run the gamut from a punch in the gut to business as usual.

Algunos transportistas siguen como si nada; otros se enfrentan a una pérdida catastrófica de capacidad transfronteriza

The U.S. government moves forward with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate despite fears that thousands of truck drivers will leave cross-border freight.

El mandato avanza según lo previsto a pesar del empuje de la industria

As carriers face stiff competition for drivers, Ten4 Recruiting President Matt Beach explains what it takes to recruit them — beyond big bonuses and higher rates.

While vaccine mandates prompt real fears of a cross-border capacity crunch, the cost of moving freight between the U.S. and Canada has been underpriced for too long.

As the vaccine mandates begin for truckers at the U.S.-Canada border, here are five burning questions about what’s required, how many drivers might leave and what the freight markets are telling us.

El transportador de camiones dice que estar en Canadá no encaja con el “enfoque estratégico a largo plazo”

Schneider National says it will shut down its Canada-based business, impacting 150 personnel including truck drivers, by the end of March.

Canadian officials say rules for unvaccinated Canadian truckers at border are still coming into force after erroneous statements sow confusion.

Canada has scrapped plans to subject unvaccinated Canadian truckers to testing and quarantines after returning from the United States.

Canada Cartage makes its fifth acquisition in the past year as it buys Quebec-based dedicated contract carrier Laurentien Transportation.

Minnesota trucking company Bay & Bay Transportation says it was recently targeted in a ransomware attack for the second time since 2018.

Canada’s Titanium Transportation Group eyes future growth with the acquisition of Ontario-based carrier Bert and Son’s Cartage.

La operación amplía la presencia del transportador
canadiense en el noreste del país

Canadian trucking company Bison Transport has acquired Maine carrier Hartt Transportation Systems in one of its largest U.S. deals.

As ransomware attacks battered transportation and logistics companies in 2021, here are six things we learned about cybersecurity and freight.

TForce Freight has rolled back the speed reductions for some trucks based in Houston after drivers complained about running out of hours.

With spot rates soaring, Edge Logistics President Will Kerr gives his take on where the freight market is going in 2022 during a fireside chat at the FreightWaves Domestic Supply Chain Summit.

A group of 14 senators is asking President Joe Biden to exempt truckers who cross the U.S.-Canada border from an upcoming mandate to avoid putting more strain on the supply chain.

Canada is threatening to impose tariffs on U.S. exports and suspend provisions of the USMCA trade agreement over a proposed tax incentive for American-made electric vehicles.

The number of ships waiting to berth at the Port of Vancouver reached 60 as congestion continues while rail service slowly recovers from storms.

CN begins moving trains on the Kamloops-Vancouver corridor three weeks after flooding and landslides in British Columbia knocked out its main Port of Vancouver rail link.

Montreal-based Fuel Transport offers a $7,800 COVID-19 vaccination bonus for truckers as the cross-border mandate looms.

A union and a trucking company serving the Port of Vancouver reached a tentative agreement to give container drivers benefits and increased pay, averting a strike.

Freight railroads will need to report cyber incidents and take steps to improve security under a new Transportation Security Administration directive.

Drivers at one of two Port of Vancouver trucking companies facing a strike have reached a tentative agreement with their carrier.

Canada’s supply chain is in a “crisis situation” as over 50 ships wait to dock at the Port of Vancouver and CN struggles to restore service.

Container truckers at two carriers serving the Port of Vancouver are set to go on strike Friday over benefits and detention pay.

El acuerdo amplía el negocio de temperatura controlada en
Estados Unidos

TFI International expands its U.S. temperature-controlled business with the acquisition of Missouri trucking firm D&D Sexton.

CN hasn’t been able to reopen its rail main link to the Port of Vancouver due to weather issues as large backlog of vessels continues.

Container truckers at two carriers serving the Port of Vancouver have voted to authorize a strike, threatening to bring more disruption as rail service resumes.

Canadian and Mexican truckers will reportedly need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to cross U.S. borders starting Jan. 22 amid fears of significant disruption to the supply chain.

Canadian transportation and logistics firm Manitoulin Group expands in western Canada with acquisitions of Diamond Delivery and First Canadian Messenger.

Canadian Pacific says it will reopen its rail link with the Port of Vancouver on Tuesday, vowing to clear backlogs to “get the supply chain back in sync.”

CP and CN rail service at the Port of Vancouver could resume this week as mounting congestion and backlogs continue after devastating floods and landslides.

U.S. truck drivers will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter Canada starting in January as an industry group warns of a “perfect storm” for the cross-border supply chain.

‘No voy a ceder a una regulación o norma gubernamental en
la que no creo’, dice el conductor ante el mandato de vacunas
en la frontera de EE.UU.

Unvaccinated Canadian truck drivers contemplate whether to get COVID-19 vaccine ahead of U.S. border mandate amid fears thousands won’t.

The Port of Vancouver warns of terminal disruptions and vessel delays after flooding in British Columbia cuts off CN and CP rails.

Bringg executive Larry Klein explains how the company’s cloud technology empowers retailers to get products to consumers faster – and more simply.

Cross-border trucking and logistics firm Titanium is negotiating higher rates with customers as inflation puts pressure on margins. “Nobody is shocked,” COO Marilyn Daniel says.

Michele Sancricca of Amazon Web Services talks to Chris Hurst of StratusCloud about the increasingly critical role of data in the supply chain is changing how companies are turning to cloud-based services to manage the information.