Wireless hacking threat lurks around trucks

Criminals could take control of your tractor-trailer by exploiting just one vulnerability — whether they are looking to immobilize a vehicle to steal freight or block vital supply chain routes.

Mullen posts strong Q3, sees balance returning to freight markets

Mullen Group shrugged off a freight recession in the third quarter, posting strong Q3 net income of $39.1 million, up 2.9% year over year. Revenue slid 2.8% to $504 million,…

Unifor strike could choke St. Lawrence Seaway container traffic

Unifor says members working for the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation could go on strike on Oct. 21, effectively shutting down transit through the seaway. It has issued a 72-hour…

Parcel pickup lockers help streamline final mile for couriers

The concept of centralized parcel pickup lockers is growing as couriers across the industry use this method to improve final-mile deliveries, save costs and improve customers’ shopping experience. There are…

Loadlink partners with MiKargo247 to offer insurance on spot market loads

Loadlink Technologies and MiKargo247 have partnered to offer customers one-way spot cargo freight insurance in the U.S. and Canada. Loadlink members can…

Feds contribute to construction of Montreal’s Contrecoeur container terminal

Transport Canada, through its National Trade Corridors Fund (NTCF), has contributed $150 million to help develop the Port of Montreal’s Contrecoeur container terminal. The feds say the investment will help…

Truckers continue to struggle with equipment supply chain challenges: Survey

Canadian owner-operators and fleets continue to struggle with supply chain challenges, leading many to consider other truck and trailer brands because their preferred options are not available. Thirty-nine percent considered…

Cross dock efficiency comes with technology and touchpoints

Delivering freight from Point A to Point B is challenging at the best of times, but it can be evermore complex when cargo needs to be shifted from one trailer…

Truck drivers among first round of Express Entry invitations for transport occupations

Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced that the first round of invitations for transport occupations through category-based selection in Express Entry will occur this week. This focus on…

U.S. autoworkers’ strike expected to affect Canada

A limited strike by autoworkers in the U.S. is expected to affect the sector in Canada as the industry in both countries is deeply integrated. About 13,000 U.S. workers went…

Slow and steady recovery in store for truckers: FTR

It’s a mixed picture for the trucking market, with no immediate end to a soft rate environment in the near-term but gradually improving conditions. That was the message from Avery…

BlackBerry’s H2M IS targets hazardous materials carriers

Intelligent software and security provider BlackBerry is launching a new series of BlackBerry Radar devices – H2M IS- for hazardous materials carriers. The series is backed…

Carrier Transicold unveils thin-profile Vector 8400R intermodal unit

Carrier Transicold has introduced its new thin-profile Vector 8400R refrigeration unit for domestic intermodal containers. It is about 40% thinner than a traditional intermodal refrigeration unit.

Trucker Path integrates MercuryGate load postings

Trucker Path is offering brokers using MercuryGate software the opportunity to post loads directly to the app, increasing their exposure to truckers. “With a direct digital…

CBSA updating ‘legacy’ collection system, to simplify electronic payments

Every year, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) collects $30 billion in duties and taxes on goods imported into the country — trade valued at $750 billion, much of which…