Truck arrivals continue to drop preview image Transportation Truck arrivals continue to drop August 5, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering the country dropped 7% to 102,985 during the week of July 27 – Aug. 2, from 110,324 the same week last…
OPP: Don’t veer for deer preview image Transportation OPP: Don’t veer for deer August 5, 2020 NORFOLK COUNTY, Ont. – The Norfolk County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is urging truck drivers and other motorists not to veer for animals. The call came just…
Virtual truck beauty contest opens Monday preview image Transportation Virtual truck beauty contest opens Monday August 4, 2020 HOUSTON, Texas – The 38th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs will be going virtual this year, its organizer announced Tuesday. The truck beauty contest will accept entries Aug 10-21, and winners…
WIT honors truckers with photo contest preview image Transportation WIT honors truckers with photo contest August 4, 2020 PLOVER, Wisc. – HERoes of the Highway is the subject of this year’s photo contest being organized by Women In Trucking (WIT). “We are inspired by your hero-like strength, not…
FSRA seeks members for insurance panel preview image Regulations FSRA seeks members for insurance panel July 29, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Runaway vehicle insurance rates will soon get a regulatory oversight, thanks to a panel being set up by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA). The…
Drugs worth US$6M seized from truck preview image Transportation Drugs worth US$6M seized from truck July 29, 2020 BUFFALO, N.Y. – There has been yet another drug bust at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, N.Y., this time in a commercial shipment manifested as cement. The incident happened July…
Why a cyber incident response plan is critical for fleets preview image Business Management Why a cyber incident response plan is critical for fleets July 29, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Amid a flurry of warnings, a Canadian cybersecurity expert is urging carriers to take proactive measures, and deploy a cyber incident response plan to avoid any costly…
Truck arrivals remain steady preview image Transportation Truck arrivals remain steady July 28, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering the country dropped 6% to 105,163 during the week of July 20-26 from 111,970 the same week last year, the Canada…
Meritor appoints a chief legal officer preview image Transportation Meritor appoints a chief legal officer July 27, 2020 TROY, Mich. – Meritor announced Monday that Hannah Lim-Johnson will join the company as senior vice-president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary as of Aug. 3. Lim-Johnson will have responsibility…
How to drive out empty miles preview image Business Management How to drive out empty miles July 27, 2020 It’s been the scourge of trucking for decades, chipping away at carrier revenues. Yet, many fleets don’t have reliable data on how bad the problem of empty miles is. Nor…
NATSO urges truck stops to enforce mask rule preview image Transportation NATSO urges truck stops to enforce mask rule July 24, 2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NATSO is urging truck stops and travel plazas to adopt a policy requiring customers to wear face coverings or masks during the Covid-19 pandemic. The organization that…
ECONOMIC WATCH: U.S. trailer orders rebound sharply preview image Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: U.S. trailer orders rebound sharply July 24, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Net U.S. trailer orders for June rose sharply to 14,400 units, 10,000 above May, transportation intelligence provider FTR said Friday. June orders were the second-highest monthly total…
Truck arrivals drop for another week preview image Transportation Truck arrivals drop for another week July 24, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – The week of July 13-19 witnessed a 6% fall in truck drivers entering Canada compared to the same period last year, the Canada Border Services Agency said…
CBSA cuts service hours at checkpoints preview image Transportation CBSA cuts service hours at checkpoints July 23, 2020 WINNIPEG, Man. — The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said Thursday it is temporarily reducing service hours at two ports of entry in Quebec and one in Manitoba because of…
Nikola breaks ground on Arizona plant preview image Sustainability Nikola breaks ground on Arizona plant July 23, 2020 COOLIDGE, Ariz. — Nikola Corp. is one step closer to bringing a 1-million sq.-ft. manufacturing facility to Coolidge, Ariz., following an official groundbreaking ceremony Thursday. The plant will initially produce…
