Spot market freight availability as measured by the DAT North American Freight Index has run high since July 2013 due to factors including extraordinary weather events, regulatory changes and driver shortages. May 2014 extends the trend, becoming the eleventh consecutive month to post a year-over-year record high, a 40 percent increase over last May. Month over month, however, May freight volumes declined 2.1 percent compared to April.
Stolt-Nielsen Gas (SNG), SunLNG Holding (SunLNG) and LNGaz have teamed up to provide natural gas to remote mining operations and other industrial customers in northeast Canada at a lower cost than diesel and residual fuel oil, which are the primary energy sources today.
Last year Target opened 124 stores across Canada, with disastrous consequences that are only just starting to be felt financially. Items were coming into the distribution centres sporadically and then piling up in storage, partly due to the barcodes not corresponding with the warehouse management system.
The latest supply chain news, analysis, trends and best practices for companies operating in Canada. Learn how businesses are optimizing supply chain and logistics performance across Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories - addressing a range of challenges such as varying provincial regulations, labeling and packaging requirements, customs and tax laws and government controlled exchange rates.
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