Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) warns about ‘Driver Inc’ business model preview image Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) warns about ‘Driver Inc’ business model July 22, 2022
Volvo, Daimler, Traton vehicle charging venture taking shape preview image Volvo, Daimler, Traton vehicle charging venture taking shape July 11, 2022 Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and Traton Group are officially combining forces in a joint venture to establish electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Europe. Under the leadership of CEO Anja van…
Federal government commits up to $150,000 per Class 8 electric truck preview image Federal government commits up to $150,000 per Class 8 electric truck July 11, 2022 Canada’s federal government says it will invest $550 million over the next four years to offset about half the price difference between electric and conventionally fueled trucks. The Incentives for…
5 ways truck drivers can identify human trafficking preview image Health & Safety 5 ways truck drivers can identify human trafficking July 8, 2022 Human traffickers are known to commit their crimes along highway corridors, at truck stops, and in many locations frequented by truckers. But this also puts truck drivers in an ideal…
National Truck League has new ownership preview image National Truck League has new ownership July 7, 2022 Westland Insurance has purchased National Truck League Insurance Brokers, a London, Ont.-based specialty insurance broker focusing on the transportation industry. “The acquisition of National Truck League further establishes Westland’s leading…
Navistar delivers first International eMV electric trucks to Canada preview image Navistar delivers first International eMV electric trucks to Canada July 7, 2022 Navistar has begun deliveries of its eMV electric medium-duty truck, and two of the first to be delivered are deployed in Canada. Canadian utility provider Enmax has purchased two of…
Truck driver vaccine mandate in place until at least Sept. 30 preview image Truck driver vaccine mandate in place until at least Sept. 30 July 7, 2022 Canada’s vaccine mandate for border-crossing truck drivers will remain in place until at least Sept. 30, extending restrictions that have been in place since Jan. 15. The rules are maintained…
January ELD deadline expected to hold firm: CTA preview image January ELD deadline expected to hold firm: CTA July 6, 2022 The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) has assured it that provinces and territories are committed to enforcing an electronic logging device (ELD)…
Federal government to delay clean fuel standards preview image Federal government to delay clean fuel standards July 2, 2022 The Trudeau government is delaying new emissions standards on gasoline and diesel another year but is demanding the oil and gas sector make bigger cuts to fuel emissions by 2030. Cabinet approved…
Mulroney retains Ontario transportation portfolio preview image Mulroney retains Ontario transportation portfolio June 27, 2022 Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney has retained her portfolio amid a post-election cabinet shuffle by the provincial government. She was first appointed to the role in June 2019. Ontario’s cabinet…
Volvo I-Shift now comes with dual PTO preview image Volvo I-Shift now comes with dual PTO June 23, 2022 Volvo’s I-Shift automated manual transmission now offers a dual power take-off (PTO), incorporating two independently clutched DIN 5462 drives, or one SAE 1410 flange and one DIN 5462 drive, separated…
Detroit adds active braking to side guard monitors preview image Detroit adds active braking to side guard monitors June 23, 2022 Detroit is expanding the Detroit Assurance suite of safety systems to include Active Side Guard Assist (ASGA) – offering support from an electronic co-driver during low-speed, passenger-side turns. Beginning production…
Vancouver port’s aging truck ban a ‘farce’, says Unifor June 23, 2022 One of Canada’s largest unions is opposing the Port of Vancouver’s plan to ban trucks more than 12 years old from serving the facilities. “The program is a farce. Not…
Prasad Panda named transport minister preview image Prasad Panda named transport minister June 22, 2022 Alberta Infrastructure Minister Prasad Panda has been appointment minister of transportation in the provincial government’s latest cabinet shuffle. The member of the legislature representing Calgary-Edgemont was first elected in a…
Eaton introduces 48-volt catalyst heater preview image Eaton introduces 48-volt catalyst heater June 22, 2022 Eaton’s eMobility business has come out with a 48-volt programmable power electronics control unit for electrically heated catalysts. (Photo: Eaton) The control unit rapidly heats up the exhaust aftertreatment catalyst,…
