Schneider will be strategic carrier on CPKC north-south intermodal line

Schneider National announced Friday that it will be an intermodal service provider on the Canadian Pacific Kansas City line. It will serve as a strategic carrier on the intermodal line that connects Chicago to major ports and regions in Mexico. “Our 30-plus years operating in Mexico and broad portfolio of services will bring an intermodal…

FreightWaves SONAR announces additional features

FreightWaves SONAR provides transparency to simplify decision making across transportation teams. Now, SONAR has added features, which went live Thursday, designed to increase pricing efficiency and strategy effectiveness for transportation teams everywhere. Users of Market Dashboard and Market Dashboard+ can now unlock the freshest contract rate data and market demand signals.  Contract rates now available …

For WestJet Cargo, it’s finally go time

Canadian airline WestJet on Thursday flew a dedicated freighter in commercial service for the first time, culminating a longer-than-expected journey building a cargo airline within a 27-year-old passenger organization.  Representatives from the new cargo division and other stakeholders gathered at the company’s Toronto airport hangar to welcome the inaugural flight from Calgary and the first…