rail freight Archives - Universal Cargo

Canadian Rail Shutdown Update: Trains Moving But Likely Weeks to Recover

In Container Shipping & Transport, export, exporters, exports, import, importing, Imports, International Shipping, Supply Chain

Posted August 27, 2024

Canadian Rail Shutdown Update: Trains Moving But Likely Weeks to Recover

Canadian trains are moving again. Within days of the simultaneous lockout and union strike notice taking effect, Canada's railway stoppage ended. Canada's federal government forced arbitration, [...]

Biden Admin Announces 2-Man Crew Requirement on Freight Trains, Which Unions Wanted but Failed to Get in Contract Negotiations

By Jared Vineyard

In cargo, Freight, President Biden, Supply Chain

Posted April 2, 2024

Biden Admin Announces 2-Man Crew Requirement on Freight Trains, Which Unions Wanted but Failed to Get in Contract Negotiations

Today (Tuesday, April 2nd), the Biden Administration announced a new rule that increases the minimum crew size to two on every train for all large freight railroads. That doesn't mean every train [...]

Railroads & Unions Reach Tentative Agreement Preventing Strike

By Jared Vineyard

In Freight, shipping, Supply Chain

Posted September 15, 2022

Railroads & Unions Reach Tentative Agreement Preventing Strike

Just a day ahead of a potential rail strike that would have crippled U.S. supply chains, the railroads and the last two rail worker unions reached a tentative agreement. Shippers, and anyone [...]

Slowing Economy Should Lower Freight Rates But 3 Factors Could Keep Them High

By Jared Vineyard

In carrier alliances, carriers, container carriers, freight rates, ILWU, ILWU Contract Negotiation, ocean freight, ocean freight rates, port congestion

Posted August 9, 2022

Slowing Economy Should Lower Freight Rates But 3 Factors Could Keep Them High

It's kind of a good news, bad news situation. Or more accurately, bad news, good news situation. Because of the slowing economy (bad news), freight rates should see decline (good news) in the [...]