Contract Negotiations
Expect higher transportation pricing in years ahead: Cormark’s Newman
TORONTO, Ont. – The potential for synchronous global growth could ignite demand for transportation, leading to higher carrier pricing, a recovery of profitability, and the potential for industry consolidation, according to David Newman, a...
Good news ahead for global and Canadian economies, Newman tells CITT
TORONTO, Ont. – After five tough years, the global economic picture is starting to shape up for the better and Canada is well-positioned to take advantage of the new opportunities, according to David Newman, a transportation market...
Freight Bids: Is there a better way forward? Join the debate at the Surface Transportation Summit
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. --Shippers love them; carriers hate them. Freight RFPs or freight bids have become increasingly popular over the last decade as a mechanism to negotiate freight rates and service. Even companies with as little as $50K in...
Shippers breathing sigh of relief after tentative deal reached in US East & Gulf Coast labor negotiations
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoremen's Association have reached a tentative deal on a long-term master contract, likely averting a costly strike that would have crippled US East and Gulf...
Business calls for government intervention in California port strike
LOS ANGELES – As the clerical workers strike crippling the twin ports of Long Angeles and Long Beach enters its eighth day Tuesday with the union continuing to resist calls to take the dispute into mediation, there is growing business...
Talks resume on Sunday but strike still crippling ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Contract talks between striking clerical workers and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach resumed on Sunday but the labor action continues to cripple these two ports critical to the North American supply chain.