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December 18, 2024
By SupplyChainBrain
How Cargo Thieves Capitalize on Holiday Shipping Rush
Over long holiday weekends, distribution centers and warehouses are known to operate with reduced staffing, offering attractive targets to would-be thieves.
December 17, 2024
By Cargowise Landside
How to Elevate Your Container Drayage Operations to Maximize Profit and Growth
Are low staff and dispatcher-to-driver ratios and high costs impacting your top- and bottom-line? Are inefficient, error-prone and manual processes preventing you from scaling? Are you struggling to meet increasing levels of visibility, connectivity and data accuracy?
December 13, 2024
By Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor
Trump Throws His Weight Behind ILA in Dispute with USMX
ILA workers went on a short but crippling strike in October and, after securing a large wage increase, agreed to go back to work until January 15.

December 11, 2024
By SupplyChainBrain
CN Rail, Unifor Reach Tentative Deal
December 3, 2024
By SupplyChainBrain
ILA EVP Says Port Automation is ‘Everyone’s Fight’
November 21, 2024
By SupplyChainBrain
Unions Challenge Canada’s Back-to-Work Order
November 19, 2024
By SupplyChainBrain
Former Congressman Duffy Named as Secretary of Transportation
November 18, 2024
By Bloomberg
Postal Workers Strike in Canada, Disrupting Holiday Shipments

November 14, 2024
By SupplyChainBrain
Norfolk Southern Reaches Deal with Activist Investor Firm
November 11, 2024
By Bloomberg
Canada Port Lockouts Back Trudeau Government Into a Corner Again
November 8, 2024
By Bloomberg
Montreal Port Urges Trudeau Government to End Strike
November 4, 2024
By Bloomberg
Canada Port Disruption Sparks Fear of Wider Trade Snarls
November 4, 2024
By SupplyChainBrain
Montréal Employers Threaten to Suspend Striking Port Workers’ Salary Guarantee

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Congestion in the Northeast: A Conversation With Conrail President Brian Gorton
March 03, 2022
Keeping rail freight moving in the bustling Northeast Corridor is a difficult task in the best of times. And even tougher in a pandemic.
Women in Logistics 2021: A Rail-Industry Pioneer
March 25, 2021
Meet a woman of color who has broken down barriers in the railroad industry — among many other accomplishments.
A Look at the Southern California Supply-Chain ‘Meltdown’
March 18, 2021
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, along with supporting distribution facilities and infrastructure in the area, are suffering from severe congestion. What’s the cause — and the solution?