Trucking-related labor shortages were among those highlighted on Saturday when the Ontario government announced plans to double the number of economic immigrants it selects in 2025. “From 9,000 immigration spots […]
Loblaw has taken delivery of the first production series all-electric Freightliner eCascadia to be put into service in Canada, deploying it out of its Boucherville, Que., distribution center. It will […]
The annual contract season is down to the final stretch in the trans-Pacific shipping market. U.S. import costs, liner profitability and service reliability all hinge on where contract prices settle in the next few weeks. The plot twist this year is that the prior round of annual contracts were signed at historically high levels and…
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Truck driver salaries in Mexico averaged $4,400 in 2023; Phillips Industries opens a new plant in Mexico; Arcadia Cold Storage firm eyes Southwest distribution market; and Fr8Tech launches freight matching for LTL services in Mexico. Truck driver…
Everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes logistics real estate. The Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) logistics real estate market hit an all-time record of 81.4 million square feet under construction during the fourth quarter, a 43.1% increase year over year, according to data from Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a leading real estate services firm….