by Canadian Sailings Admin | Oct 2, 2022 | Featured, Trucking
Wages for American truckers rose significantly in 2021 as demand for drivers amid the ongoing driver shortage increased, according to the results of a new industry survey. “The data supports what industry sources have been saying for some time – the driver shortage...
by CS | Mar 24, 2021 | Alex Binkley, Other, Safety and Security, Trucking
By Alex Binkley In 60 years in the transportation business, Bob Ballantyne has had a front-row seat to watch sweeping changes reshape of the operations of the railways and their customers. Bob started with Canadian Pacific in 1960 when railways still controlled both...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2020 | Alex Binkley, Other, Safety and Security, Trucking
By Alex Binkley The full adoption of electronic logging devices (ELDs) for all commercial trucks and buses moved a big step forward in late October when Transport Minister Marc Garneau designated a third-party certification process to begin testing...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 8, 2020 | Keith Norbury, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics, Trucking
By Keith Norbury Production was slated to start in October of a B.C.-designed and manufactured vacuum-sealed temperature-controlled shipping unit that occupies the footprint of a standard pallet. CryoLogistics Refrigeration Technology Ltd. engineered and designed its...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2020 | Alex Binkley, Other, Trucking
By Alex Binkley When transportation was declared an essential service in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, few would have guessed the men and women who drive transport trucks would join the ranks of the front-line workers. Connect2Canada, published by the Canadian...
by CanadianSailings | Mar 29, 2020 | Keith Norbury, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics, Trucking
By Keith Norbury An oversize load corridor being created in Ontario’s Sarnia-Lambton region is nearly $5 million over its $12 budget, the project manager confirmed recently. However, $4 million of that shortfall is being covered by a contribution from Cestar College,...
