4Tracks building new facility in CentrePort

4Tracks has broken ground on a $12.5 million office, warehouse, and cross-dock facility in CentrePort Canada in Manitoba. The transportation company is expanding its operations with plans for future growth.

Shippers see slight relief in August, but more challenges ahead

Conditions for U.S. shippers are gradually improving but remain challenging, according to the August FTR Shippers Conditions Index. The negative reading of -6.8 improved from July’s -8.1 levels, due to…

Purolator expanding fleet to handle record volumes

Purolator is ramping up for what it expects to be a record holiday shipping season, hiring 2,400 new employees across Canada and increasing its fleet size by 15%. It also…

Drakkar offers warehouse service near Montreal

Drakkar Logistics, a third-party logistics provider that offers fleet, dock, freight, and fulfillment management, on Wednesday announced a warehousing service available since this past August. The 36,000-square-foot warehouse in Lachine,…

Shippers are facing a capacity crisis. The good news is, the solutions are right there in front of us.

This is a good news/bad news story. Let’s start with the bad. Chances are good that you’re having a hard time keeping your customers satisfied this year. Business is brisk,…

Shippers saw some relief in July, but conditions still tough

U.S. shippers finally felt some relief in July, as their conditions improved from -12 in June to -8.07, as indicated by FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI). July marked the best…

Truck tonnage rises slightly in August, demand remains strong

U.S. for-hire truck tonnage rose 0.5% in August, on the heels of a 1.1% decline in July, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA). “August’s monthly…

Dispatchers ensure trucks keep rolling

As millions of trucks travel on North American highways toward their destinations, people are huddled behind computer screens and talking on phones day and night, planning, monitoring, and solving problems…

How trucking can add capacity without adding trucks or drivers

How does a capacity-constrained trucking industry add capacity and productivity without access to new drivers, and even trucks? That was the question put forth by FTR during its most recent…

ACT’s freight forecast: ‘Stronger for longer’

ACT Research is forecasting a peak freight season that will be stronger for longer than usual. “Freight markets remain tight as we head into a clearly historic peak season with…

ACT Research slashes production forecast as component shortages linger

ACT Research is slashing its production forecasts for this year and next, as truck makers cope with supply issues. “In the current period of [near] record demand for commercial vehicles…

CityFreighter introduces electric van for final mile deliveries

Startup electric vehicle maker CityFreighter introduced its all-electric last-mile delivery box van this week at ACT Expo, and plans are in the works to bring it to Canada. A beta…

Lack of capacity keeping lid on truck tonnage: ATA

U.S. for-hire truck tonnage slid 1.2% in July, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). This comes on the heels of a 2% pullback in June. “Softness in tonnage over…

Canadian Tire takes stake in Ashcroft Terminal

Canadian Tire is acquiring a 25% equity interest in Ashcroft Terminal, British Columbia’s largest inland port that handles 7,000 railcars and 6,000 trucks per year. PSA International, which retains a…

U.S. for-hire freight demand softens for first time in months

Demand in the for-hire freight sector softened somewhat in June, marking one of the first declines in months, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The…