{"id":8835,"date":"2024-08-22T11:04:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T18:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/?p=8835"},"modified":"2025-10-13T05:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T12:56:08","slug":"solutions-to-stuck-freight-during-rail-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/solutions-to-stuck-freight-during-rail-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Rail Strike: Here Is How To Keep Your Freight Moving"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Looking for a solution to trapped freight during the rail strike?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you may know, the rail strike in Canada started last night. Many rail carriers aren\u2019t accepting freight, and even if they do, who wants it stuck in a strike?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On top of that, <strong>FTL carriers are hiking prices by 20%, 30%, and even 50%<\/strong> on some lanes! Many shippers are holding off in the hope of prices dropping, but this strategy could keep rates high for weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve got a better solution! Freightera\u2019s LTL Road rates are among the most competitive in the industry. Our stable tariffs with trusted carriers ensure your rates stay steady. <strong>To help you switch to LTL, we\u2019re offering a $10 discount<\/strong> with coupon code <\/span><b>RESCUE10<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, valid <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">until August 28th.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breaking down your FTL loads into 3-4 smaller LTL shipments should be cheaper than one FTL. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check our rates now to verify.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It can also help stabilize the market. The more we shift demand from FTL to LTL, the faster we\u2019ll see all prices return to normal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking to ship large quantities of freight as several LTL shipments, just make sure to split them into several days to give the carrier enough time to process them individually, rather than bundle them together as one large shipment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">While we love rail freight for its many advantages, such as the fact that it makes up about 50% of Canada&#8217;s exports, while contributing only 1% to Canada&#8217;s emissions profile, we have to be patient and trust our road carriers in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together, we can be the change we want to see in our industry!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edit:<\/strong> The strike is now over! We hope everyone managed to get their freight where it needed to go in time. 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