Canadian authorities shut down two trucking companies in the Vancouver area that are tied to recent highway collisions.
Canada-based carrier Chohan Freight Forwarders has been ordered to cease operations after multiple overpass collisions in two years.
The Winnipeg Airport Authority is ready to begin the next phase of its cargo expansion and modernization project with an investment from the Canadian government.
A new owner sees air cargo potential for underutilized property at Calgary airport in Alberta, Canada.
The year’s five biggest U.S.-Canada cross-border supply chain-related stories are highlighted.
The U.S. and Canada plan to form a joint task force aimed at developing and integrating zero-emissions technologies for locomotives at a wider and accelerated scale.
Canada Cartage, one of Canada’s largest transportation and logistics companies, has acquired Montreal-based GTI Group.
Swiss freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel has acquired Farrow, a Canada-based customs broker, to expand its offerings across North America.
Lineage is bolstering its Canadian cold chain logistics network with the expansion of a facility in Calgary.
The Canadian Trucking Alliance has created a tip sheet and reporting guide to root out fraudulent carriers in the trucking industry.
Partnerships with other Class I railroads will help the freight rail industry gain market share, CN executives said during the Canadian railway’s third-quarter 2023 earnings call Tuesday.
The Prince Rupert Port Authority is starting construction on a project that will increase rail-to-container transloading at the Canadian port, particularly for agricultural, forestry and plastic resin products.
Patrick Whitehead and Derek Taylor will lead different aspects of CN’s operations as the Canadian railway seeks to make its operations more “innovative” and “modern.”
The Port of Montreal has received funding from Canada’s National Trade Corridors Fund to build a new terminal aimed at boosting the port’s container handling capacity.
CN has released its operational plans for the 2023-2024 winter season. But the Canadian railway says new regulations create some uncertainty.
Texas-based Arrive Logistics recently added an office in Toronto to service its growing Canadian customer base.
TFI International has acquired food-grade tanker carrier Vedder Transportation Group.
Canadian railway CN and Norfolk Southern are partnering to create a domestic intermodal service that will connect Canadian customers with markets in the U.S. Southeast.
Rail service for the 2023-2024 crop year in Canada is expected to be smooth — provided that weather conditions and unforeseen global events cooperate.
STG Logistics will extend its reach in Canada by offering “port-to-door” services in six new markets in addition to the Toronto and Montreal markets that it already serves.
Canada is pushing back against the latest U.S. decision to keep imposing import tariffs on Canadian lumber.
Jagger Canada Inc. is being fined $37,500 by the province of Ontario for failing to comply and clean up a fuel spill in 2019.
Rail volumes to and from the Canadian ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert are returning to normal after the 13-day strike in July, although capacity to catch up on the backlog appears limited for now, according to RailState’s analysis of its data.
Canadian carrier Highlight Motor Group is building a $250 million facility near Toronto that includes offices, warehouse space, a truck yard and a repair shop.
CPKC eyes opportunities for intermodal and for beefed-up business in Mexico to help recoup higher costs and lost revenue in the second quarter.
Consumer demand is putting pressure on intermodal and lumber volumes and that is weighing on how CN views the back half of this year.
U.S. rail imports from Vancouver and Prince Rupert are imperiled again. ILWU Canada has rejected the proposed dockworkers contract.
The extended strike in western Canada was beginning to affect U.S. supply chains. Its resolution limits the fallout.
Although international intermodal traffic has come to a halt at the Canadian West Coast ports since the start of the work stoppage on July 1, carload volumes for commodities such as coal and grain have grown, according to supply chain data visibility firm RailState.
As the labor strike continues at the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, Class I railroads are taking steps to ensure that their networks face minimal disruptions.
More than 7,400 dockworkers in Canada remain on strike Wednesday after labor contract negotiations with their employer have stalled.
More than 7,400 dockworkers have gone on strike in Canada, potentially causing disruptions at ports in Vancouver and Prince Rupert.
Some families of victims of deadly railway accidents say railway police are torn between seeking the truth and protecting the company name. Railroads say safeguards are in place.
Canadian railway CN is monitoring wildfires across several provinces and is adjusting operations as needed.
The partnerships with the two truck carriers for intermodal service will create new business opportunities for all three companies, CPKC officials said during the company’s first-quarter 2023 earnings call.
Not to be outdone by CPKC, CN said it is partnering with Union Pacific and Grupo México to provide a new, cross-continent intermodal service that will seek more truck-to-rail conversions.
Two Canadian cities are taking an aggressive stance against illegal truck parking and storage in their communities.
Lawmakers in Canada are working to keep trucking companies with poor safety records off the roadways.
Canada has allocated $46 million in funding to recruit and train up to 2,600 new truck drivers and other transportation related jobs.
Rail shippers see Transport Canada’s amendments to collect more freight rail data as a good start, but they maintain that more can be done.
The railway said it moved 2.29 million metric tons of Canadian grain and grain products in January, setting a monthly record.
Annual volumes at the Nova Scotia port exceeded 600,000 twenty-foot equivalent units for the first time in its history.
Canadian government official introduces new legislation that represents the culmination of multiyear efforts to address port funding and railway safety needs.
Cargojet is better protected from an economic downturn than airlines handling general air cargo because of e-commerce and deep partnerships.
Unifor, Canada’s largest union, opposes a federal supply chain task force’s recommendation to curb workers’ ability to go on strike.
Canadian railway CN says it is positioning assets and adding more horsepower in order to keep the network fluid during extreme winter weather.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked for a halt to the U.S. border vaccine mandate.
Hurricane relief trucking is filled with chaos and disruptions to normal operations and requires specialists that can handle the massive surges and lack of forward planning.
Truck drivers from around the world will soon be eligible for participation in Canada’s Express Entry immigration program.
Loomis Express workers have called off a strike after reaching a tentative agreement on a new contract.
Loomis Express workers across Canada could go on strike by noon Wednesday.
Transport Canada says it is initiating the first steps toward implementing a version of positive train control in the country.
Edmonton International Airport is organizing itself as an air hub for e-commerce shipments.
Canadian midstream operator Keyera and CN are considering creating an energy terminal that would serve the production-rich region.
Transport Canada is considering making the data collection of rail service metrics permanent — a move the Forest Products Association of Canada supports.
CN and Canadian Pacific say they’re ready for an anticipated grain volume rebound in the new crop year that runs from Aug. 1 to July 31.
The Canadian government wants the railways to submit details on how they will maintain equipment when it gets cold in winter as part of a rail safety initiative.
The Canadian government says it will fund infrastructure projects in Saskatchewan and Ontario, as well as research into how the railways can respond to climate-induced events.
Canadian trucking association says officials still need to iron out all the details for the ELD mandate scheduled to take effect Jan. 1.
Enforcement of Canada’s federal ELD mandate will begin Jan. 1, requiring electronic data collection of truck drivers’ hours of service.
Canada has extended its border restrictions for unvaccinated truck drivers to Sept. 30.
Three commissioners of the Federal Maritime Commission contend a merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern would result in diverting U.S.-bound intermodal traffic to Canadian ports.
In the past two days, the Canadian railway has announced approximately CA$1.5 billion (US$1.16 billion) in capital investments for four provinces.
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.
FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller lays out the premise of Freedom Trade.
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.
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.
Lineage Logistics has acquired Canadian cold chain provider VersaCold, adding 24 facilities to its network.
Large-scale real estate developer Focus Equities will oversee the construction. Its head explained to FreightWaves why Winnipeg is a prime location for customers.
Air Canada is a major international passenger carrier, but did you know it is going big on cargo with special planes, warehouses, IT systems and drones?
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.
Gatik’s Gautam Narang will be an industry keynoter at The Future of Supply Chain event.
TravelCenters of America is leaving the Canadian market after agreeing to sell the site of its truck stop in southwestern Ontario.
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.
The new facility will reduce wait times and port congestion, according to Transport Canada.
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.
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.
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.
Canada’s largest airline produced its best cargo results ever as the passenger business begins to show signs of sustained recovery.
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.
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.
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.
The Ambassador Bridge has been cleared of protesters.
On-demand air charter companies are providing emergency parts deliveries for automakers trying to cope with demonstrations blocking a key U.S.-Canada border bridge.
Canadian police officers begin operation to remove protesters blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest commercial U.S-Canada border crossing.
Automotive supply chain drivers express their frustrations with border closures.
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.
The American Trucking Associations warned that supply chain disruptions caused by protesters in Canada will affect the U.S. economy.
The protest at the Ambassador Bridge is continuing to block traffic, and anger grows over impacts to cross-border trucking and the supply chain.
The Biden administration wants the Canadian government to step in to end the increasingly costly blockade of the Ambassador Bridge.
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.
The Ambassador Bridge over the Detroit River is a vital trade link between Canada and the U.S.
With protests showing no signs of easing up, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency Sunday for his city.
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.
Donation platform GoFundMe shut down the Freedom Convoy fundraiser after consulting with police and reports of violence
