Supply Chain

Drivers returning to the workforce: ACT

ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index reflected a decrease in volumes, pricing, and productivity, with more drivers returning to work, adding some capacity. “While the pandemic continues to cast uncertainty, the…

Vaccine mandates further threaten supply chain

Ever increasing vaccination mandates on essential workers – by both private businesses and governments alike – are causing severe shortages in an already depleted workforce. This is especially true in…

TCA upbeat about 2022

The challenges facing the trucking industry are numerous, including vaccine mandates, the electronic logging device (ELD) deadline in Canada, and driver shortages. But the president of the Truckload Carriers Association…

More loads, fewer trucks available in Canada’s spot market in October

It was the best October on record for Canadian spot market truckload volumes, according to the latest data from Loadlink Technologies. Loadlink reported an increase in load availability for a…

Trailer orders slump in October as OEMs remain cautious in taking orders

Trailer orders fell 40% in October, and were down 70% year over year, according to preliminary data from ACT Research. The industry forecaster says trailer manufacturers continue to be slow…

Frustrations mount as fleets struggle to procure new iron

It was supposed to be a good year for Ennismore, Ont.-based arborist Treescape Canada. Owner Mike Crough made a major investment in a $600,000 Mack TerraPro with a Palfinger 35-ton…

Lion Electric’s order book swells, but supply chain challenges limit production

Lion Electric delivered another 40 vehicles in the third quarter, and earned revenue of $11.9 million – a $9.3 million jump from the same quarter a year ago. The Quebec-based…

New 400-series highway coming to Ontario

A new 400-series highway will relieve congestion and improve the flow of goods in Ontario’s Halton, Peel, and York regions, the province announced today. “With Halton, Peel and York regions…

Titanium achieves record revenue, but inflation weighs on profit

Titanium Transportation achieved record revenue in the third quarter, but inflationary pressures and integration costs associated with its acquisition of ITS weighed on profit. The company reported record revenue for…

18 Wheels adds environmentally friendly warehousing space

18 Wheels Warehousing and Trucking is adding 178,00 sq.-ft. of environmentally friendly warehousing in Surrey, B.C. The addition brings its total warehousing space to more than 1 million sq.-ft., which…

Why trucking should pay attention to CN’s activist shareholder battle

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…

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,…