Supply Chain Montreal port warns of delays as strike ends May 3, 2021 The Port of Montreal warned clients of delays and said resuming full operations will take many days as the Senate passed legislation to force 1,150 striking dockworkers to head back…
Business Management TFI International closes UPS Freight deal April 30, 2021 TFI International has closed its acquisition of UPS Freight. (Photo: iStock) The company announced the acquisition, for US$800 million, in January. About 90% of the division will operate as TForce…
Business Management Volvo workers back on the job April 30, 2021 Volvo Trucks North America and the UAW have reached a tentative deal, ending a strike that began April 19. The agreement covers a five-year deal for about 2,900 employees at…
Transportation NDP motion calls for Ontario truck insurance relief April 30, 2021 Ontario NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk-James Bay) has officially introduced a motion calling on the provincial government to tackle rising insurance costs faced by owner-operators. “Today is a victory for…
Supply Chain House approves bill to end Montreal port strike April 29, 2021 The House of Commons early on Thursday morning approved Bill C-29, the legislation to put an end to the strike at the Port of Montreal. The minority Liberal government garnered…
Business Management Stillwater involved in five transportation deals, anticipates more M&A activity April 28, 2021 Stillwater Capital has announced it has been involved in five transportation and logistics acquisitions over the past six months and expects frenzied M&A activity to continue. The deals include: TFI…
Supply Chain Ottawa tables back-to-work bill to end Montreal port strike April 27, 2021 Federal Labor Minister Filomena Tassi on Tuesday tabled a bill to put an end to the strike involving 1,150 longshoremen at the Port of Montreal. The dock workers have been…
Supply Chain Montreal port workers begin strike April 26, 2021 A general strike at the Port of Montreal has begun with more than 1,000 longshoremen, affiliated to the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local (CUPE) 375, walking off the job…
Supply Chain Montreal port longshoremen to strike on April 26 April 23, 2021 The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) on Friday said it received a 72-hour notice of an indefinite strike starting on Monday, April 26 from the union’s executive of the Port of…
Business Management Mullen Group CEO expects strong economic recovery post-Covid April 22, 2021 The writing is on the wall that once Canada gets the Covid-19 vaccine rolled out, that the economy will rebound strongly. That’s the view of Mullen Group CEO Murray Mullen,…
Business Management Canada’s spot market load volumes neared three-year high in March April 21, 2021 Canadian spot market load volumes neared a three-year high in March, reaching levels not seen since June 2018 and completing a quarter that bettered Q4 and Q1 of 2020. Loadlink…
Transportation Truck tonnage takes ‘surprise’ dip in March April 20, 2021 U.S. for-hire truck tonnage slid 5.1% in March, on the heels of a 2.3% decline in February. “March’s drop comes as somewhat of a surprise,” said ATA chief economist Bob…
Business Management Shippers facing toughest conditions of pandemic April 20, 2021 Shippers in the U.S. faced their toughest conditions of the pandemic in February, according to FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI). The index dropped two points from January to -11.8, due…
Business Management Agropur to outsource milk hauling in Quebec, Nova Scotia April 19, 2021 Agropur Cooperative has announced plans to sell its bulk milk hauling operations in Quebec to companies whose core business is transporting liquid food products. It will also discontinue its milk…
Business Management Mullen Group buys Bandstra Transportation Systems April 19, 2021 Mullen Group has announced it has acquired the Bandstra Group of Companies, including Bandstra Transportation Systems and Babine Truck & Equipment. The deal closed April 16, and adds 180 power…
