Month: November 2025

Canada Post and the union representing 50,000 mail carriers late Friday announced they have reached a tentative agreement on a collective bargaining agreement after more than two years of often-bitter negotiations, marked by two strikes and other work slowdowns, that have partially crippled the national mail carrier.  No details on what led to the breakthrough… Continue reading Canada Post, largest union announce tentative contract agreement

NEW YORK — While the prospect of the first transcontinental railroad has created rare buzz in a staid business, analysts questioned whether Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern can produce the kind of growth in freight traffic they say an historic merger would bring.  “Over the past 10 years intermodal freight has underperformed versus benchmarks,” said… Continue reading Rail merger no guarantee of growth: Analysts

In the annals of human history, there have been many firsts: the moon landing, the circumnavigation of the globe and the invention of sliced bread. For trucking, aspirations have historically been less lofty — mostly getting cargo from point A to point B, or packing in more of it. That changed when Matt Jones, a… Continue reading The Impossible Gap: Autonomous trucks enable death-defying Red Bull stunt

The life of a professional truck driver is often defined by long hours, open roads, and the critical responsibility of keeping our economy moving. But what happens when the engine stops, not because of a mechanical issue, but a health crisis or financial hardship? For many drivers, an unexpected illness or injury can mean the… Continue reading More than miles: Supporting truckers with St. Christopher’s Truckers Relief Fund

DHL Express has swapped to a larger freighter aircraft for its Hong Kong and Penang, Malaysia, route to provide more capacity for customers. The upgraded route will be served by a Boeing 767 freighter, replacing the previous Airbus A321 converted freighter, providing the network with an additional 20 tons of cargo capacity per flight, the… Continue reading DHL upsizes freighter on Hong Kong-Malaysia route