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CN opens newest terminal in Upper Midwest

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. -- CN has marked the opening of its newest intermodal terminal at Chippewa Falls in a ribbon-cutting ceremony today. The terminal is located 100 miles east of Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Feb 3, 2012 3:08PM

SCL seeking nominees for President's Award

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Canada has announced it is accepting nominations for its 2012 SCL President's Award.
Feb 3, 2012 3:02PM

CP expanding oil operations with new western transload hub

CALGARY, Alta. -- Canadian Pacific is now shipping crude oil by rail from a new transload facility near Lloydminster, Sask. The new facility is designed to accommodate the initial transload and transportation needs of NuStar Energy with a...
Feb 3, 2012 10:07AM

RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' IndexTM finds both output and new order growth slows sharply in January

TORONTO, Ont. -- Canadian production and new orders increased only modestly in January, according to the RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (RBC PMI).
Feb 2, 2012 3:01PM

N.A. surface trade jumps 12.7% y-o-y in November

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico, was 12.7% higher in November than in November 2010, totalling $76.7 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the US Department of...
Feb 2, 2012 9:20AM

West Coast terminal joins Green Marine program

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Neptune Terminals, one of the largest multi-product bulk terminals in North America, has become the first West Coast terminal to join the Green Marine Environmental program.
Feb 2, 2012 9:01AM

Trucking conditions improve for third straight month: FTR report

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- FTR's Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) increased to a reading of 7.0 in December, marking the third straight month that the reading has increased.
Feb 2, 2012 8:40AM

PMTC seeking nominees for three awards programs

KING CITY, Ont. -- The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada is once again searching for nominees for its three awards programs. The PMTC will be teaming up with its member companies to celebrate the best in graphics design, driver performance...
Feb 1, 2012 3:51PM

Old Dominion opens first drayage facility in Pacific Northwest

SEATTLE, Wash. -- Old Dominion Freight Line has opened its first container drayage facility in the Pacific Northwest. The move follows a 19% increase in container drayage shipments in the US in 2011, according to the company.
Feb 1, 2012 10:38AM