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Transportation Statistics : North America
The latest data, to February 2015, shows volumes of Canadian and US forestry and wood products transported as stable — if moderately improving — over last year. As subscribers to the quarterly Madison’s Forest Pulse already know, volumes and values of wood products manufactured, shipped, and transported across North America for full-year 2014 were very…
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Rail Transportation Labour Dispute
After a long period of difficult negotiations, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union this week said if a deal can’t be reached by midnight Saturday, Canadian Pacific Railway will face job action by 3,300 locomotive engineers, conductors, and train and yard workers across Canada. In addition, Unifor, which represents 1,650 workers who perform safety inspections,…
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CP Rail Reports
Canadian Pacific Railway, Canada’s second-largest railroad operator, reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit Thursday as freight volumes jumped and operating efficiency improved. CP Rail’s operating ratio – or operating costs as a percentage of revenue – improved to 59.8 per cent in 4Q 2014, from 92.9 per cent a year earlier. Quarterly Results, CP Rail CP…
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US Freight and Rail Data: 2014
The latest data out of the the US Transportation Department and Statistics Canada show volumes of lumber and wood moved on the rails in the US and Canada up slightly for January to October 2014 compared to one year ago. US Freight Volumes: 2014 Statistics for full-year 2014 truck rail volumes, recently released, show a…
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North America Transportation : Challenges for 2015
This week mediators stepped in, “prepared and ready to render prompt assistance” to end a six-month standoff between shippers and dockworkers that has worsened congestion and problems at the Port of Oakland, CA, and across the West Coast of the US. Transportation delays at the ports have occurred largely due to a combination of chassis…
