The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference has taken down its picket lines at Canadian National Railway and will begin returning to work, the union said in a brief statement early Friday. But the union said the work stoppage continues at Canadian Pacific Kansas City pending an order from the Canada Industrial Relations Board, acting on Thursday’s…
Logistics professionals and analysts expect the air cargo market’s remarkably strong first half to build momentum during the final months of the year, when international shipping normally peaks to meet holiday shopping demand, leading to pressure on capacity and higher rates. E-commerce volumes out of Asia continue to be a driving force behind growth, but…
Bringing together different elements of the supply chain in one group – shippers, carriers, brokers, customers and labor unions – may seem like the ultimate exercise in herding cats. But the words of Benjamin Franklin come to mind when considering whether such an effort is necessary. “We must indeed all hang together, or most assuredly,…
The California Trucking Association is ending its legal battle against California’s AB5 independent contractor law, but its co-plaintiff, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, will continue the fight.Robert Roginson, a partner with the law firm of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, which has represented the CTA in its long legal fight, confirmed that the association…
This story originally appeared on Trains.com. ST. LOUIS — Intramotev, the startup company that converts conventional freight cars to battery-electric, self-propelled vehicles, has debuted an autonomous double-stack car. The company showed off the TugVolt well car in a video released this week. The 20-year-old former TTX car carries two 40-foot international containers as it moves…