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Truckers Defy Trudeau's Crackdown as Canada Freezes Assets

Truckers who have paralyzed Canada's capital in their outcry against vaccine mandates are ready to risk their trucks being impounded and bank accounts frozen in defiance of Prime Minister Trudeau's effort to clear protests with an emergency law.

Demonstrators gather as rows of trucks sit parked during a protest near Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Photo: Bloomberg.

Protesters to End Border Blockades as Trudeau’s Threats Hit Home

Vaccine-mandate protesters at two border crossings in Western Canada plan to leave after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government invoked emergency powers that could freeze their bank accounts and suspend their insurance.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo: Bloomberg.

'Unbundled' Truck Leasing May Help Fleets Weather Inflation

An increasing Consumer Price Index (CPI) hits some truck financing structures harder than others.

Canada Bridge Reopens After Five-Day Protest

The Ambassador Bridge that links Canada with the U.S. has reopened, clearing the largest trade artery between the two countries after a five-day protest shut it down.

Commercial trucks and passenger vehicles drive across Ambassador Bridge on the Canada-U.S. border in Windsor, Ontario. The bridge connects Windsor to Detroit and facilitates over 30% of all Canada-U.S. road trade. Photo: Bloomberg.

How Trucker Protests Shut the Canadian Border and Rocked the Economy

Canadian protests that began by championing the rights of truckers have spread into sprawling, ad-hoc anti-establishment demonstrations across the country — shuttering crucial trade links, confounding police and giving hints that the efforts could spread.

Demonstrators gather as rows of trucks sit parked during a protest against vaccine mandates in Ottawa, Ontario. Photo: Bloomberg.

Five Reasons Shipping Software Needs to Embrace Multi-Carrier Parcel Management

Shipping operations have become enormously more complex and difficult to manage. To meet these challenges, businesses need to go beyond traditional fixes and into the realm of comprehensive carrier management systems.

Packages move down a conveyor in a distribution facility. Photo: Getty.

Canadian Bridge Blockade Stretches Fragile Auto Supply Chain

Protestors blocking traffic between the U.S. and Canada to oppose vaccine rules have further stretched an auto supply chain already worn thin by pandemic-related labor shortages and a scarcity of chips.

Commercial trucks and passenger vehicles drive across Ambassador Bridge on the Canada-U.S. border in Windsor, Ontario. The bridge connects Windsor to Detroit and facilitates over 30% of all Canada-U.S. road trade. Photo: Bloomberg.

Driving Truck Fleets Forward With Proactive ESG Strategies

Looking to the future of truck leasing, industry consultants and executives have begun advocating solutions that will significantly reduce emissions over time.

U.S. Truckers Plan Anti-Vaccine Convoy to Washington

A group of American truckers are seeking to import a Canadian movement to protest against vaccine mandates, with thousands of members on social media pledging to bring the demonstration to Washington, D.C.

A freight truck drives at sunrise. Photo: Getty Images.

Americans Face Record Metals Prices as Shipping Costs Surge

Surging prices of the raw materials needed for your refrigerators, automobiles, window frames and plumbing show no signs of abating as America’s supply chain crisis spills into another year.

Fiber optic cables, center, and copper Ethernet cables feed into switches inside an office communications room. Photo: Bloomberg.

Two Tools to Mitigate Ever-Rising Trucking Rates

Transportation is by far the most expensive part of logistics, accounting for up to 70% of a company’s total logistics costs.

How to Beat the Capacity Challenge in LTL Shipping

The less-than-truckload (LTL) market has accelerated its transformation in the last 18 months due to the pandemic. Healthy economic conditions have caused a shift in consumer buying behavior, resulting in more online shopping. The truck driver shortage and labor crunch add to the capacity deficit. In the past, demand was predictable, but with inventory shortages, carriers went from drought to feast.

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