Canada Post / CUPW Strike Update, Tuesday, Nov 27th
Canada Post / CUPW Strike Update - Back to Work Legislation Passed - Expect Delays I\'m not writing a novel, just getting very frustrated seeing people hurting on Twitter,…
Future Robot Toy Running Around Doing Deliveries
Looks like the Future is here and slowly creeping up on us, very very quickly. It can deliver packages without going on strike...yikes! Looks cute, too. #logistics #freight
Autonomous Trucks: the Breakdown
Believe it or not, autonomous trucks are here and driving our roads. From the less risque, \"platoon\" focused efforts of Daimler, Volvo, and Waymo, to startup Embark and Uber operating…
Canada Unveils $16.6B of US Tariff Targets
Minister Freeland just unveiled Canada\'s new tariffs targeting $16.6B of US goods. $2B of support for Canadian industries affected by US tariffs is also included. Trade ward creates artificial trade barriers…
How a Steel Box Changed the World: A Brief History of Shipping
WSJ How a Steel Box Changed the World I wonder if a thousand years from now, standardization of shipping containers will be mentioned along with Venetian fleets... BBC has an…
Churchill Rail Line Saved
Very good news last week for the residents and Port of Churchill. And, they could still ship this season. New owners/operators include One North, the federal government, and a few…
The Coffee Supply Chain
I could use one right about now... As a Winnipeger and devoted fan of #breakfastaficionado #breakfastconsoisseur (where did you go, guys?!), I want to investigate how they get the cat…
Daniel Santos\’ Value of Efficiency
The final installment in an eye-opening 3 part series on inefficiency in trucking. Crunching the numbers \"In total, a one-percent reduction in empty miles results in $840 million of savings and new revenues annually...would almost…
KFC Chicken Nightmare: The Fallout
I\'m not sure if/where I posted about when KFC switched from their long-time logistics partner Bidvest (a foodservice logsitics specialist) to DHL (courrier/package delivery giant), but the story definitely merits…
Amazon\’s Prime Service Hits 100M Members
This, the usually very tight-lipped Bezos announced to shareholders last week. Some fun facts: 100M Prime members worldwide Costco counts 50.4M active memberships worldwide 5B items shipped using Prime. Yes,…
