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Navistar revamps commercial business

LISLE, Ill. — Navistar has restructured its entire commercial business into one integrated organization under one senior executive, the company announced Wednesday. The division is responsible for selling and servicing…

Ontario tries to reduce impaired driving

TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario is investing $4.8 million through the Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) grant program to help police services across the province keep impaired drivers off the roads.

No big change in truck arrivals

OTTAWA, Ont. – Truck arrivals remained steady during Dec. 7-13, with 118,825 truck drivers entering the country, the Canada Border Services Agency said Tuesday. That represents a decrease 0.43% from…

Brampton trucker wins Carnegie Medal

BRAMPTON, Ont. – A Brampton truck driver who risked his life to save three people from a burning SUV is among 17 civilians being honored for acts of heroism by…

Michaelle Jean to open Women with Drive

OTTAWA, Ont. – Former governor general Michaelle Jean will open the 2021 Women with Drive leadership summit, Trucking HR Canada said Monday. The virtual conference will be held March 10.

Vancouver gets GreenPower electric truck

VANCOUVER, B.C. — GreenPower Motor Co. has delivered its first all-electric cargo vehicle — the EV Star Cargo Plus — to the City of Vancouver.   The vehicle is equipped with…

Truck crashes remain a cause of concern

TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario has made excellent progress on road safety over the past decade, but the top five problem areas, large truck crashes among them, remain a major concern,…

Toronto dump truck protest fizzles

TORONTO, Ont. — Scores of dump truck drivers descended on Queen’s Park in the middle of a pandemic lockdown Thursday morning to protest changes to weights and dimensions, but the…

Musket, Salvation Army help spread holiday cheer

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Musket Transport is once again partnering with Salvation Army Mississauga Temple on the Toys for Tots campaign. Under the program, toys are distributed to children in need…

ECONOMIC WATCH: Freight TSI up 0.1%

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Freight Transportation Services Index (Freight TSI) rose 0.1% in October from September, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) said Wednesday. The bureau…

Women with Drive goes global

OTTAWA, Ont. – Registration is now open for Trucking HR Canada’s virtual Women with Drive leadership summit, which will feature panelists from around the world. The meeting will be held…

Truck arrivals continue to fall

OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering the country fell to 118,483 during the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6 from 121,358 in the comparable period last year, the…

Trucker pregnancy study sparks buzz

TORONTO, Ont. — Sylvie Nederpel has been driving trucks for nearly 21 years, and she has had two children during that time, an 18-year-old daughter and a 12-year-old son. A…

Confederation Bridge: Most rates will remain unchanged

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Motorcyclists and cyclists will pay an additional 25 cents to cross the Confederation Bridge as of Jan. 1, but all other tolls will remain unchanged, the operator…

CBP seizes 225 kilos of pot from truck

DETROIT, Mich. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have seized about 225 kilograms of marijuana from a truck arriving from Canada at the Fort Street cargo facility in…