Supply Chain APPS Transport re-ups with CN Rail for intermodal transport February 9, 2022 APPS Transport has re-upped with CN Rail with a multi-year agreement under which CN will continue providing intermodal services to APPS. “APPS Transport and the Mullen Group have been longstanding…
Business Management Vaccine mandate ‘silver lining’ could be better pay for drivers: Bison’s Fridfinnson January 28, 2022 If there’s a silver lining to come from the current supply chain disruptions, exacerbated by new mandates requiring cross-border truckers to be fully vaccinated, it’s that drivers are likely to…
Business Management Why trucking should pay attention to CN’s activist shareholder battle October 28, 2021 TCI Fund Management, the activist investor looking to shake up CN Rail, has issued a strategic plan that takes aim at trucking – despite operating the second largest fleet in…
Transportation New CN intermodal lane to reduce container truck traffic May 25, 2020 MONCTON, N.B. – CN is offering a new intermodal service between Moncton and Halifax, it says will reduce shorthaul trucking in Halifax. “This intermodal service will play a key role…
Human Resources Blockades could lead to spike in demand for trucking February 19, 2020 The CN Rail yard in Winnipeg, Man. CN Rail Photo. TORONTO, Ont. – The partial shutdown of one of the country’s biggest railway freight networks could lead to a…
Business Management Prolonged rail strike will impact trucking industry November 22, 2019 CALGARY, Alta. – The effect of the current CN Rail strike could have both positive and negative impacts on the trucking industry in Western Canada when it comes to the…
Business Management CN receives strike notice November 18, 2019 MONTREAL, Que. – CN Rail conductors, trainpersons and yardpersons represented by Teamsters are threatening to walk off the job as soon as Nov. 19. “We continue to negotiate in good…
Equipment Message from the top: Innovate and adapt October 16, 2019 Dan Goodwill, president of Dan Goodwill and Associates, introduces the speakers. MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Transportation industry leaders vowed Wednesday to innovate and adapt to meet the challenges of the…
Transportation CN reaches deal with Unifor April 1, 2019 MONTREAL, Que. – CN and Unifor have announced a new tentative collective agreement, which covers more than 2,150 employees, including 1,000 owner-operator truck drivers. The deal was reached prior to…
Business Management CN finalizes TransX acquisition March 22, 2019 WINNIPEG, Man. – CN has announced it has closed its acquisition of The TransX Group of Companies. The deal was first announced on Oct. 30, 2018. “We are pleased to…
Business Management CN Rail conductors could walk off job Tuesday May 29, 2017 MONTREAL, Que. – CN Rail train conductors represented by Teamsters Canada have given the railway a 72-hour strike notice. They could walk off the job Tuesday morning. Mike Cory, executive…
Transportation CN reports backlogs in Alberta as container trucker strike drags on July 19, 2005 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- The impact of the container hauler strike in B.C. is beginning to be felt across the country as ...
Transportation CN strike averted (May 18, 2005) May 18, 2005 MONTREAL, Que. -- A strike by CN Rail workers was narrowly averted last night, after the railway reached an elevent...
Transportation CN freight may be delayed March 7, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. -- CN freight traffic may be delayed, due to a derailment on Friday between Montreal and Toronto.
Transportation Railways unable to keep up with demand at Vancouver ports January 21, 2005 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Rail congestion at Deltaport and TSI Terminal Systems has resulted in a backlog of 200,000 feet...
