Logistics

Canadian National Railway Co. issued a formal notice Aug. 18 that union-affiliated workers will be locked out in the coming days if a labor agreement is not reached.

Although freight market conditions have been favorable to shippers for the past two years, many of the largest private carriers in North America operate larger fleets now than in years past.

Even at a time when for-hire truck capacity is readily available at com­petitive rates, many shippers have continued to invest in their own private fleets.

Rivian Automotive Inc. has paused production of the electric commercial van it makes for Amazon.com Inc. due to a parts shortage in the latest supply chain snafu for the EV maker.

The Canadian government has denied an arbitration request by Canadian National Railway Co., increasing the likelihood of a nationwide work stoppage by thousands of its unionized workers.

Wisconsin cheesemakers and the state’s trucking association are applauding the passage of a new law that boosts hauling capacity for dairy farmers.

Tolling rates rose recently on three bridges connecting Louisville, Ky., and southern Indiana as part of an annual adjustment.

XPO has revived a sale of its European transportation business, according to people familiar with the matter, almost two years since it last scrapped the attempt to divest the operation.

Norfolk Southern will invest $200 million to grow capacity on a key Alabama rail line in a freight corridor for agriculture, automotive, chemicals, forestry and steel goods.

U.S. CBP officers can now inspect more inbound trucks from Mexico at a border crossing into Texas since construction is complete on an $8 million project donated by the City of Pharr.