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XPO Logistics announces exploration of possible breakup of business units
Greenwich, CT — XPO Logistics, Inc. has announced that its board of directors has authorized a review of strategic alternatives, including the possible sale or spin-off of one or more of XPO’s business units. Bradley Jacobs, chairman and chief executive…
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2020 Outlook
Our industry experts take a look at the year past and the year ahead into the future of transportation in the supply chain in Canada. TRANSPORT Transport Canada announced ELDs to be required by 2021 By James Menzies Canada’s…
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Uber Freight expands into Canada
Toronto, ON — Uber Freight announced its expansion to Canada with plans to facilitate seamless domestic and cross-border loads. This is the company’s first North American expansion and comes on the heels of Uber Freight’s recent European expansion to Germany,…
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Pilot names new country manager for Canada
Glen Mills, PA — Pilot Freight Services announced the promotion of Lygdel DeLeon to Canada Country Manager. In his new role, DeLeon will be responsible for providing support and establishing systems to enhance sales and operations in Pilot’s three stations…
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Freight volumes, ELDs, key themes at Surface Transportation Summit
Mississauga, ON — Carriers are seeing a reduction in freight volumes, but are still experiencing a good year. That was a theme that emerged from discussions at the Surface Transportation Summit Oct. 16. Norm Sneyd, vice-president of business development with…
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STS: No ‘drop-off’ in volumes say trucking executives
Mississauga, ON — Global trade is contracting for the first time since the 2009 financial crisis, but a recession isn’t imminent. Josh Nye, senior economist with RBC, told a packed house at the Surface Transportation Summit Oct. 16, that the…
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Freight transport being transformed: TRIP report
Washington, DC — The ability of the nation’s freight transportation system to efficiently and safely accommodate the growing demand for freight movement could be hampered by inadequate transportation capacity, institutional barriers to enhancing the nation’s freight facilities, a lack of…
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Four Kites introduces integrated appointment scheduling
Chicago, IL — FourKites introduced Appointment Manager(SM), a free, cloud-based solution designed to help facilities, carriers and 3PLs create, manage and collaborate efficiently on pickup and receiving location appointments. FourKites anticipates that the adoption of Appointment Manager across its shipper…
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Schneider leverages AI to predict more accurate arrival times for shippers and drivers
Green Bay, WI — When it comes to freight transportation, up-to-date and accurate information is key to planning and maintaining a world-class supply chain. Earlier this year, Schneider piloted new estimated time of arrival (ETA) technology to provide more accurate…
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Blockchain-based smart legal contracts for freight industry
Washington, DC — National law firm BakerHostetler has collaborated with Clause, a software platform for smart legal contracts, to develop automated, digital legal agreements for the freight transportation industry. These smart legal contracts are legal agreements in digital form where…
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ELD data may alter shipper-carrier relationships
Toronto, ON — On the eve of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, one of the largest U.S. trucking operators, J.B. Hunt Transport, told customers to budget for transportation cost increases as high as “10 percent or more,” as the…
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Student analyzes truck clustering to determine transportation efficiencies
Vancouver, BC — A University of Windsor student has analyzed GPS pings on the movement of 22,000 trucks in an effort to bring freight optimization to the supply chain. Ayat Hussein said her effort to advance knowledge of freight transportation…