WEATHER DISRUPTION – No interuptions = backlog recovery

— UPDATE | Dec 23, 2025, 8:57AM —

Yesterday marked a full day of uninterrupted operations across the Prairie network, enabling meaningful progress on backlog recovery. With stable weather and full capability restored, teams continue to safely normalize freight flows through strong coordination across LCV, Highway, and Logistics Operations. Further updates will be shared as recovery continues.

— UPDATE | Dec 22, 2025, 7:13AM —

Operations fully resumed at 3:00 PM on Saturday and have continued throughout the weekend without interruption. With stable weather across the Prairie network, no weather-related disruptions are expected today or tomorrow, allowing teams to focus on recovery efforts. Backlog reduction is underway across all lanes as service levels continue to stabilize.

— UPDATE | Dec 20, 2025, 9:30AM —

Weather conditions across the Prairies continue to improve following the multi-day weather event, though localized impacts remain. Blowing snow and strong northwesterly winds are still affecting parts of southern Manitoba this morning, while extreme wind chills near -40 continue along the Edmonton–Saskatoon corridor. Most Travel Not Recommended advisories in Saskatchewan have been lifted, with the remaining restriction west of Regina expected to be upgraded later today. LCV operations remain paused but are expected to resume once winds subside and remaining TNRs are removed, with teams focused on safely clearing backlogs as conditions allow.

— UPDATE | Dec 19, 2025, 6:29AM —

Severe winter weather has redeveloped across the Prairie region overnight, creating renewed safety risks and operational constraints.

• Saskatchewan: Travel Not Recommended conditions are in effect across much of the province, particularly around Regina. Snow, blowing snow, strong winds, and poor visibility are impacting key corridors, with closures possible.
• Alberta: Weather warnings remain in place with hazardous travel and near-zero visibility. Some improvement is expected along Highway 2 around midday, with delayed improvement closer to the Saskatchewan border.
• Manitoba: Western and southern areas are under weather warnings, with snow, blowing snow, and strong winds leading to reduced visibility and potential road closures.

Operating Plan & Driver Impacts
LCV planning is paused across all lanes until conditions improve. Where safe and permitted, available drivers will operate single-trailer moves only. Overnight, 14 drivers exercised their Right to Decide, and two additional drivers were unable to report for duty due to slip-related injuries, further limiting capacity today.

Our LCV Operations team continues to monitor conditions closely and will reassess planning as weather and highway advisories improve. Further updates will be shared as conditions evolve.

— UPDATE | Dec 18, 2025, 8:00PM —

Following the update issued this morning, conditions across the Prairie region have continued to improve, allowing recovery efforts to progress.

In Saskatchewan, Travel Not Recommended advisories were lifted late this morning, enabling LCV operations to resume between Alberta and Saskatchewan and improving freight flow across the province.

In Manitoba, highways reopened early this afternoon, with LCV operations resuming around 4:00 PM. This has allowed outbound freight from Winnipeg to begin moving again, subject to ongoing highway conditions and driver availability.

In Alberta, the storm system has ended and conditions continue to stabilize. With restrictions lifted in Saskatchewan, east–west freight movement is now positioned to progressively recover.

Backlog volumes remain, particularly on eastbound lanes into Winnipeg, and recovery is actively underway. Additional capacity is being deployed, including 17 extra LCV driver shifts confirmed for this weekend. While logistics capacity remains tight due to weather impacts across Canada, teams continue to source additional support to accelerate backlog recovery.

Further updates will be shared as recovery progresses and volumes normalize.

— UPDATE | Dec 18, 2025, 7:00AM —

Weather-related disruptions across the Prairie region continue this morning and remain an extension of yesterday’s advisory.

• Saskatchewan: Most of the province remains under Travel Not Recommended conditions, limiting safe freight movement and restricting through-traffic.
• Manitoba: Highway 1 was closed overnight between Winnipeg and the Saskatchewan border and remains closed as of this morning. Storm conditions are expected to persist into early afternoon. Freight moving out of Winnipeg will depend on when conditions improve and highways are cleared and reopened.
• Alberta and Western Saskatchewan: The storm system has passed; however, operations remain constrained pending the lifting of TNR advisories in western Saskatchewan.

Our teams continue to closely monitor highway conditions and enforcement advisories and are prepared to safely resume operations as conditions allow. A follow-up update on backlog volumes and network recovery timing will be shared later this morning once greater clarity is available.

— UPDATE | Dec 17, 2025, 5:10PM —

Severe winter weather continues to significantly disrupt operations across the Prairie region. Most of Saskatchewan remains under Travel Not Recommended advisories, and in Alberta, enforcement agencies have requested that commercial trucks remain off the roads until conditions improve. These directives are limiting our ability to safely operate across key corridors.

Long Combination Vehicles (LCV) operations remain suspended. In addition, more than 80% of drivers have exercised their right to decline unsafe driving, with remaining drivers shut down in place and planning to resume no earlier than tomorrow, pending improved conditions. As a result, overall network capacity is severely constrained today.

We are closely monitoring forecasts, highway conditions, and enforcement guidance. Recovery planning is underway, but any return to normal operations, including LCV service, will be dependent on improving conditions. Further updates will be shared as clarity improves.

— UPDATE | Dec 17, 2025, 6:59 —

As communicated in yesterday’s update, LCV operations were suspended effective 5:00 PM due to deteriorating winter conditions across the Prairies. Based on the latest forecasts and current highway conditions, LCV operations will remain paused today, as conditions do not support a safe restart at this time.

Severe winter weather continues across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba through mid-week, including blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, freezing rain, rapidly dropping temperatures, and strong winds. These factors are creating near-zero visibility along several major corridors, including the Trans-Canada and Yellowhead highways, and present ongoing risks to driver safety, permit compliance, and network reliability. Road closures remain possible across all three provinces. In Saskatchewan, travel is currently not recommended between Gull Lake and Caronport, further constraining movement through this corridor.

Operating Plan

• LCV operations will remain paused across all lanes for the remainder of today
• Single-trailer operations will continue where conditions are safe and permissible
• A potential restart of LCV operations tomorrow remains weather- and condition-dependent
• Dispatch and planning teams will continue to prioritize safety and compliance while maintaining service where possible

We will provide further updates as conditions evolve. If you have any questions about your freight, please contact your Account Manager.

— UPDATE | Dec 16, 2025, 12:10 —

Due to forecasted severe winter weather across the Prairie region and the associated risks to highway conditions and permit compliance, all LCV operations will be temporarily paused.

Effective 5:00 PM today:

• All LCV movements will be suspended across all LCV lanes
• Drivers will operate with single trailers only
• No new LCV departures will be released beyond this time

At this time, there is no confirmed timeline for resuming LCV operations. The decision will be based on actual weather conditions, including wind speeds, snowfall or freezing precipitation, visibility, and overall highway conditions as the system moves through the region.

Why this action is being taken:

• Forecasted wind speeds nearing or exceeding LCV permit thresholds
• Significant snowfall and mixed precipitation across multiple corridors
• Deteriorating road conditions and reduced visibility
• Ongoing commitment to safety and full permit compliance

Weather warnings are currently in effect across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, including the risk of blizzard conditions, blowing snow, freezing precipitation, and rapidly deteriorating travel conditions.

Our operations team will continue to closely monitor conditions and reassess throughout the event.

If you have any questions about your freight, please contact your Account Manager.

–ORIGINAL POST–

Severe weather is expected to impact our Prairie LCV network beginning this evening and continuing through midweek, creating potential service disruptions across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

Immediate Impacts (Tonight)

• Operations on Calgary eastbound lanes will be restricted starting around 4:00 p.m. due to strengthening winds.
• Wind gusts are forecast to reach 70 km/h this evening, increasing to up to 95 km/h overnight along the Regina–Calgary corridor.
• The highest impacts are expected between Brooks, AB and Swift Current, SK.
• During this period, drivers will only operate single trailers to remain compliant with safety and permit requirements.
• Conditions are expected to improve overnight, with full operations anticipated to resume by approximately 6:00 a.m. tomorrow, pending final road and weather assessments.

Expected Impacts Through Wednesday and Beyond

• A multi-day weather system will continue to affect the region, creating elevated operational risk across the network.
• Strong winds of 80–100 km/h are expected across southern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan, with localized higher gusts possible.
• Rapid temperature drops on Tuesday may lead to icy road conditions and equipment challenges.
• Snowfall will expand across northern and central Alberta, Saskatchewan, and into Manitoba, with Wednesday expected to be the most disruptive day.
• Snow totals of 10–20 cm are possible, with blowing snow and reduced visibility potentially creating severe travel conditions from Wednesday afternoon into early Thursday.

Operational Outlook

• Elevated operational risk is expected from Tuesday through Thursday due to extreme winds, snowfall, and reduced visibility.
• Our teams are actively monitoring conditions and adjusting operations as needed to maintain safety and compliance.

We’re actively managing impacts and working through the network. If you have any questions, please contact your Account Manager.