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Challenges faced by Trucking Companies in British Columbia

March 07, 2022

Hundreds of ships carrying containers from Asia and the rest of the globe have ended up hoarded in...

Bulk shipping rates tumble 90% as China’s output shrinks

February 07, 2022

Shipping rates on the bulk side are sliding as China’s economy starts to slow and demand for raw...

Trucker Protests Against COVID Mandates Spread Across Canada

February 07, 2022

While most news outlets choose to not report on the rally, it is seeming to grow greater in size...

Wild Cross Border Freight Rates May Have Peaked

February 07, 2022

Poor winter road conditions, cross-border vaccine mandates, and flood-ravaged sections of Western...

B.C. flood recovery continues, but it’s hardly trucking as usual

January 09, 2022

The British Columbia road system is hardly back to normal for trucking.

Vaccine mandate for truckers could lead to mass layoffs and supply chain issues

January 09, 2022

We are keeping an eye on this developing cross-border story. Truck availability and freight rates...

Bakery Truck Gives Away Their Supply to Hungry Drivers

January 09, 2022

There seems to be so much bad news lately, we thought some uplifting news was in order. During a...

B.C. Floods Impact Supply Chain

November 30, 2021

BC Roads are slow going at best, continued pressure from weather systems is hampering western...

Port Backlog Update

November 30, 2021

"Significant progress" is a nice way to say we are still working on a fix for the port backlog. ...

Understand the limits of cross-border trucking: Driver’s Education

November 01, 2021

Being a Canadian trucking company has its benefits and its challenges. Most American carriers...

US Trucking Industry Now Short 80,000 Drivers: ATA

November 01, 2021

Want to see freight rates go down with a driver shortage? good luck.. The industry has always...

Fact check: Around 170 ships waiting to dock in Long Beach, Los Angeles ports

November 01, 2021

The last time our newsletter went out there were just under 70 ships at both ports. Now at 170...

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Challenges faced by Trucking Companies in British Columbia

Bulk shipping rates tumble 90% as China’s output shrinks

Trucker Protests Against COVID Mandates Spread Across Canada

Wild Cross Border Freight Rates May Have Peaked

B.C. flood recovery continues, but it’s hardly trucking as usual

Vaccine mandate for truckers could lead to mass layoffs and supply chain issues

Bakery Truck Gives Away Their Supply to Hungry Drivers

B.C. Floods Impact Supply Chain

Port Backlog Update

Understand the limits of cross-border trucking: Driver’s Education

US Trucking Industry Now Short 80,000 Drivers: ATA

Fact check: Around 170 ships waiting to dock in Long Beach, Los Angeles ports