North Dakota to vaccinate Manitoba truckers preview image Health & Safety North Dakota to vaccinate Manitoba truckers April 20, 2021 North Dakota will administer Covid-19 vaccinations to Manitoba-based truck drivers transporting goods to and from the United States, the first such program between a Canadian and U.S. jurisdiction. The Essential…
AMTA Virtual Awards Gala April 16, 2021 Alberta Motor Transport Association’s annual event will be held virtually.
DTNA appoints Edgerly to senior role preview image Human Resources DTNA appoints Edgerly to senior role April 15, 2021 Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has appointed Caley Edgerly to the role of general manager, operations planning and quality. Edgerly is currently Thomas Built Buses president and CEO. “We are…
ATA lauds Joshi’s FMCSA nomination preview image Human Resources ATA lauds Joshi’s FMCSA nomination April 15, 2021 The American Trucking Associations (ATA) on April 15 congratulated Meera Joshi, deputy administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on being nominated to lead the agency as administrator. Meera…
Edmonton Region launches Hydrogen HUB preview image Sustainability Edmonton Region launches Hydrogen HUB April 14, 2021 The Edmonton Region Hydrogen HUB launched on April 14 aims to kickstart the area’s low-carbon hydrogen economy. The initiative is backed by $1.2 million in funding from Western Economic Diversification…
Wiltse wins CIFFA leadership award preview image Human Resources Wiltse wins CIFFA leadership award April 14, 2021 Jamie Wiltse has been chosen as the winner of the 2021 Donna Letterio Leadership Award, the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) announced. Wiltse is the district manager of the…
Truckers fear losses amid Montreal port strike preview image Supply Chain Truckers fear losses amid Montreal port strike April 13, 2021 A partial strike set to start Wednesday by Port of Montreal dockworkers is set to affect shipping in North America. Longshoremen will work regular shifts Monday to Friday without overtime…
Newcomers get free A/Z licence training preview image Human Resources Newcomers get free A/Z licence training April 13, 2021 The Ontario government will help 24 newcomers to obtain their A/Z driver’s licence, preparing them for careers in the trucking industry in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area. The nearly…
Xantrex strengthens sales team preview image Human Resources Xantrex strengthens sales team April 12, 2021 Xantrex, a subsidiary of Mission Critical Electronics (MCE), has made several additions to its OEM and aftermarket channel sales team. The move correlates to growing sales and new Xantrex products…
Ontario extends renewal deadlines for carrier products preview image Regulations Ontario extends renewal deadlines for carrier products April 12, 2021 Ontario is reinstating renewal requirements for certain carrier products, the Ministry of Transportation announced. To ensure everyone has a fair amount of time to renew, the province has extended the…
Ontario invests $30M in road fixes preview image Infrastructure Ontario invests $30M in road fixes April 9, 2021 Ontario is providing $30 million to help 14 municipalities repair roads and bridges through the government’s Connecting Links Program. Eligible costs include the design, construction, renewal, rehabilitation and replacement of…
Ontario program to help train women, other groups for trucking jobs preview image Human Resources Ontario program to help train women, other groups for trucking jobs April 9, 2021 The Ontario government is investing $600,000 in a skills training project in the Waterloo region to prepare 30 women and individuals from underrepresented groups for careers in the trucking industry.
Technology Loop Energy, BayoTech deal to boost hydrogen vehicle, fueling infrastructure April 6, 2021 Loop Energy and BayoTech have joined forces for the deployment of hydrogen vehicles and hydrogen fueling infrastructure. The joint market development agreement aims at reducing the complexity of adopting hydrogen…
Bendix achieves safest year preview image Equipment Bendix achieves safest year April 6, 2021 Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LCC recorded its safest year in 2020, with a total case incident rate (TCIR) of recordable injuries that was far lower than the industry average. The…
Three CNG stations coming to Trans-Canada Highway in Northern Ontario preview image Infrastructure Three CNG stations coming to Trans-Canada Highway in Northern Ontario April 1, 2021 The federal government will invest $3 million in Envoy Energy to install three natural gas stations in Northern Ontario, announced Marc Serre, parliamentary secretary to Seamus O’Regan Jr., Canada’s Minister…
