Reading Time: < 1 minute The Wheels of Opporunity initiative is looking to fill the gap in qualified drivers in the agricultural industry.
Wheels of Opportunity tackles agriculture industry driver shortage
Commercial driver shortage in the thousands in Alberta
Strong grain shipments by rail offset freight losses in 2025
Strong cereals volumes — particularly wheat — helped offset sharp declines in freight received from U.S. rail connections in 2025, with total freight moved by rail in Canada during the year down only marginally from 2024, Statistics Canada reported on Feb. 24.
Alberta cracks down on trucking industry
Alberta outcry in traffic safety leads to provincial crackdown on trucking industry with sanctions and shutdowns of commercial trucking companies and driving schools
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta transportation industry receives numerous sanctions and suspensions after crackdown investigation resulting from numerous bridge strikes and concerned calls and letters from concerned citizens
August grain deliveries down from 2024: StatCan
Statistics Canada reported on Sept. 25, 2025 that August major grain deliveries were down from a year earlier.
Ontario, Alberta sign new agreements on energy trade
Deal suggests new rail trade to Ontario, access to deep water port in James Bay
Ontario and Alberta have signed agreements to build new trade infrastructure between the two provinces.
ADM declares force majeure along US Gulf terminals, Bloomberg News reports
Global grains trader ADM has halted loading of grain vessels and declared a force majeure at U.S. Gulf terminals as the region faces a severe winter storm, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
Poland to build new grain terminal in Gdansk to bolster food security
Poland plans to build a new grain terminal at the Port of Gdansk by 2026, which will enable the country to respond to crisis situations, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday.
Agriculture weighs damage of rail stoppage
Trains on Canada’s major railways weren’t stopped for long, but effects of the labour dispute will linger for months, grain industry says
Reading Time: 4 minutes Trains on Canada's major railways weren't stopped for long, but effects of the rail strike and lockouts will linger for months, grain industry says.
Lack of competition exacerbated rail labour dispute
Canada’s effective rail duopoly raises the stakes of any labour action
Reading Time: 3 minutes The recent rail strike and lockouts wouldn't have been nearly the concern it was if there were other shipping options on Canada's rail tracks.
Canada’s railways grind to a halt
12:01 AM EDT on August 22, after negotiations that began last year failed to bring about a resolution to the dispute, CN and CPKC announced at that they would lockout their employees who are members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). The move affects roughly 9,000 employees at the two companies.