A strike at Canadian Pacific Railway will continue at least until Friday, due to passage by Canada鈥檚 opposition Liberal party to delay passage of back-to-work legislation, Reuters reported.
May 30, 2012BusinessLogistics
Radiant Logistics Opens Center in Charlotte
Radiant Logistics Inc. has opened a new location in Charlotte, N.C., for its Distribution by Air network.
June 1, 2012BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogisticsAutonomous
Trimac to Acquire Ontario Bulk Carrier
Canadian bulk trucking company Trimac Transportation聽said it will acquire Ontario-based specialized bulk carrier Liquid Cargo Lines.
May 31, 2012BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Consumer Confidence Falls to Four-Month Low
Consumer confidence fell to a four-month low in May, the New York-based Conference Board said.
May 30, 2012BusinessLogistics
FedEx to Acquire Brazilian Logistics Company
FedEx Corp. said it has signed an agreement to acquire Brazilian transportation and logistics company Rapid茫o Cometa Log铆stica e Transportes S.A. to boost its Latin American business.
May 29, 2012BusinessLogistics
April Trailer Orders Rise 12% After 3 Straight Monthly Drops
Trailer orders staged a comeback last month after three straight monthly declines, climbing 12% above both the year-earlier month and March, as fleets stepped up the pace of replacing older equipment, ACT Research reported.
May 28, 2012BusinessLogistics
Intermodal Traffic Rises 3.1% for Week
U.S. intermodal traffic rose 3.1% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
May 25, 2012BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Consumer Confidence Reaches Highest Since 2007
Consumer confidence rose in May to the highest level in nearly five years, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
May 25, 2012BusinessLogistics
Strike Halts CP Rail Freight in Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway suspended its freight service across Canada after engineers, conductors and other workers went on strike, the Canadian Press reported Wednesday.
May 23, 2012BusinessLogistics
LTL Carriers Hope Conference Committee Will Revive Pup-Trailer Expansion Plan
A House-Senate conference committee working to draft a compromise long-term highway bill may resurrect a proposal to allow longer tandem pup trailers that had been considered dead after the House bill that included it was dropped.
May 21, 2012