Trucking industry divided over vaccine mandates: Poll preview image Health & Safety Trucking industry divided over vaccine mandates: Poll January 28, 2022 Members of Canada’s trucking industry appear divided over whether truck drivers should be required to vaccinate against Covid-19. In a monthly Pulse survey of Today’s Trucking readers conducted on Jan.
Groupe Morneau deploys Canada’s first Volvo VNR Electric in tandem configuration preview image Equipment Groupe Morneau deploys Canada’s first Volvo VNR Electric in tandem configuration January 27, 2022 Volvo Trucks North America’s customer Groupe Morneau took delivery of its first Volvo VNR Electric to operate on freight logistics routes in eastern Canada. The zero-tailpipe emission Class 8 truck…
Musket offers female A/Z training scholarship preview image Human Resources Musket offers female A/Z training scholarship January 27, 2022 Musket Transport on Thursday relaunched its annual female A/Z scholarship for 2022. The Mississauga, Ont.-based company’s mission is to recruit more women behind the wheel. This scholarship complements existing efforts…
Stemco wheel seal now a standalone product preview image Equipment Stemco wheel seal now a standalone product January 27, 2022 Stemco’s Discover XR wheel seal, previously limited to Trifecta pre-adjusted hub assemblies, is now available as a standalone product. The seal’s GlideLock reduces installation forces by 50% and does…
Eaton offer AMT parts in aftermarket preview image Equipment Eaton offer AMT parts in aftermarket January 26, 2022 Eaton’s Vehicle Group is now offering aftermarket gears, shafts, bearings and other components for automated manual transmissions including the Detroit DT12, Volvo I-Shift and Mack mDrive AMT. There are more…
Women in Trucking encouraging same-gender driver training policies preview image Human Resources Women in Trucking encouraging same-gender driver training policies January 25, 2022 Most female truck drivers feel safe in their truck cabs, but it’s a different story when it comes to sharing a cab with a male trainer. In a summer survey…
Federal government, CTA issue joint statement on vaccines, supply chain preview image Transportation Federal government, CTA issue joint statement on vaccines, supply chain January 25, 2022 The federal government and Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) are committing to work together on long-term solutions to supply chain constraints and labor shortages, issuing a joint statement that also reinforces…
Traffic alerts available for New Jersey preview image Equipment Traffic alerts available for New Jersey January 25, 2022 Taking regular turns in and out of New Jersey? Real time traffic alerts are now available through Intelligent Imaging Systems (IIS), in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Trudeau, O’Toole stress need for truck drivers to get vaccinated preview image Health & Safety Trudeau, O’Toole stress need for truck drivers to get vaccinated January 24, 2022 Federal leaders continue to reinforce the need for truck drivers to get vaccinated against Covid-19, as convoys of protesters head to Ottawa. “Almost 90% of truckers in Canada are…
OOIDA refutes claim that hard drug use is under-reported preview image Health & Safety OOIDA refutes claim that hard drug use is under-reported January 24, 2022 Two U.S.-based trucking organizations are at odds over the question of hard drug use among truck drivers. The Trucking Alliance — a group including large fleets such as JB Hunt,…
B.C.’s Highway 1 reopens through Fraser Canyon preview image Infrastructure B.C.’s Highway 1 reopens through Fraser Canyon January 24, 2022 Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon opened to all vehicle traffic at noon on Jan. 24, marking another milestone in British Columbia’s recovery from November’s flooding. A major route connecting…
Cummins, Isuzu to test battery-electric prototype truck preview image Equipment Cummins, Isuzu to test battery-electric prototype truck January 24, 2022 Cummins and Isuzu are joining forces to build the prototype of a medium-duty battery-electric truck for fleet demonstrations in the coming year. It will be the first zero-emissions offering to…
Bendix brings reman compressors to aftermarket preview image Equipment Bendix brings reman compressors to aftermarket January 24, 2022 The aftermarket now has access to Bendix remanufactured BA-921 compressors for Detroit Diesel 2007 EPA and 2010 EPA DD13 and DD15 engines. Referred to by the manufacturer as one…
Expect more of the same in commercial vehicle market for ’22 preview image Equipment Expect more of the same in commercial vehicle market for ’22 January 24, 2022 Issues affecting North America’s commercial vehicle market in 2021 are expected to continue in 2022, according to the latest Transportation Digest from ACT Research. “The factors impacting the market start…
Path to net zero transportation complex, says Conference Board of Canada preview image Equipment Path to net zero transportation complex, says Conference Board of Canada January 21, 2022 Canada remains far short of its 2050 target for net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, despite gains already made in the transportation sector. The latest report by the Conference Board of…
