Purolator

How the Little Red Wagon was nearly derailed by … shipping labels?

Sales of the Little Red Wagon were on fire in 2020.

Radio Flyer, the iconic 104-year-old maker of the red wagon as well as with tricycles, ride-ons, bikes, inflatables and more, saw demand for its products increase significantly during the pandemic, driven in no small part by the demands of online commerce. While the Chicago-based company maintains a warehouse near its headquarters to fulfill direct-to-consumer orders, retailers were demanding more.

“In recent years, we were asked by our retail...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-the-little-red-wagon-was-nearly-derailed-by-shipping-labels

Purolator adds turboprop freighters to cross-border air network

Four De Havilland turboprops fly in formation across blue sky with light clouds.

A subsidiary of Chorus Aviation (TSX: CHR) last month began flying packages for Purolator Inc., Canada’s largest courier, with turboprop aircraft under a three-year contract to serve the U.S. cross-border market, the companies announced Wednesday. The expanded air capacity is designed to increase service options for express shipments and is part of a broader effort to invest in infrastructure for the delivery network. 

Voyageur Aviation Corp., which provides short- and long-term air charter...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/purolator-adds-turboprop-freighters-to-cross-border-air-network

FreightWaves Classics: Emery Worldwide dominated air freight forwarding for 40+ years

A CNF Emery Worldwide airplane. (Photo: wikimediacommons.com)

The beginning

Emery Air Freight was founded in 1946 by John Colvin Emery, Sr. Emery, a U.S. Navy veteran, had gained experience in air transportation services while in the Navy. Though he tried to go back to his former employer, Railway Express Agency, company managers did not show any interest in his vision of an air forwarding service. Therefore, Emery started his own air forwarding operation with three employees, two used trucks and just one customer, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York....

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/freightwaves-classics-emery-worldwide-led-air-forwarding-for-40-years

Purolator adds electric trucks, bikes to Vancouver fleet

Canadian courier company Purolator has announced it is deploying new electric delivery trucks and electric cargo bikes (e-bikes) in Vancouver, British Columbia, as it continues to push toward its sustainability goals.

The trucks are 18-foot vehicles built on Ford’s (NSYE: F) F-59 platform and powered by Motiv Power System’s Electric Power Intelligent Chassis (EPIC) powertrain. This represents Purolator’s first collaboration with Motiv in Canada.

“At Purolator we’re committed to adapting...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/purolator-adds-electric-trucks-bikes-to-vancouver-fleet

Today’s Pickup: Purolator is doing much better than Canada Post

A Purloator driver making a less-than-truckload delivery

Good day,

Purolator, the courier and less-than-truckload subsidiary of Canada Post, had a decent first quarter – all things considered.

Revenue grew by 5.1% to C$457 million (about $331 million) year-over-year, while net profit dropped by 5.9% to C$8 million. Canada Post reported those numbers as part of its first-quarter financial report, which was released on March 25.

Purolator also performed much better than Canada Post as a whole. The government-owned postal carrier, which owns more than 90%...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/todays-pickup-purolator-is-doing-much-better-than-canada-post

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