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Rail & Intermodal

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How Cargo Thieves Capitalize on Holiday Shipping Rush

December 18, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

Over long holiday weekends, distribution centers and warehouses are known to operate with reduced staffing, offering attractive targets to would-be thieves.


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January 30, 2025

How to Elevate Your Container Drayage Operations to Maximize Profit and Growth

December 17, 2024
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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?


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Trump Throws His Weight Behind ILA in Dispute with USMX

December 13, 2024
Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

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.


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CN Rail, Unifor Reach Tentative Deal

December 11, 2024
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Unifor members had voted overwhelmingly in favor of strike action should an agreement not be reached by January 1, 2025.


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ILA EVP Says Port Automation is ‘Everyone’s Fight’

December 3, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

“This is a pivotal moment in our history," said Daggett. "The decisions we make today will determine the future for generations to come."


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Unions Challenge Canada’s Back-to-Work Order

November 21, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

Canada’s Industrial Relations Board ordered a resumption of operations at all affected Canadian ports from the morning of November 16.


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Former Congressman Duffy Named as Secretary of Transportation

November 19, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

Former Republican congressman from Wisconsin Duffy was a co-host on Fox Business, and also a former cast member of the MTV show “The Real World.”


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Postal Workers Strike in Canada, Disrupting Holiday Shipments

November 18, 2024
Bloomberg

The government may be forced to intervene in the strike, as it has done with recent port strikes, given the importance of the postal carrier to the economy.


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Norfolk Southern Reaches Deal with Activist Investor Firm

November 14, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

The Cleveland-based investment firm had sought to remove then-CEO Alan Shaw early in 2024, moves before he was eventually ousted by the railroad. 


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Canada Port Lockouts Back Trudeau Government Into a Corner Again

November 11, 2024
Bloomberg

The Montreal offer would have boosted average dockworker compensation to more than C$200,000 per year.


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The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding rail and intermodal transportation and its impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering container shipments in a more efficient manner than ever before using new services and technologies that provide information en route - allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As rail and intermodal cargo services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using rail and intermodal shipping solutions to power their supply chains.

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