Transportation

Drop the cell phone and focus on the road

Twenty years ago I wrote a stupid editorial in this magazine. Like, really stupid. I admitted that I should be the utterly responsible commentator and agree that cell phones are…

It’s time for truckers protesting in Ottawa to leave

The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) was very disturbed with some of the images we saw and reports we heard out of Ottawa this past weekend. The desecration…

Pride Group buys U.S.-based Arnold Transportation

Pride Group Logistics has expanded its U.S. presence with the purchase of Arnold Transportation in Grand Prairie, Texas. The fleet includes 414 tractors and 1,400 dry van trailers. “The acquisition…

Canadian Trucking Alliance seeks training, immigration support for known employers

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling for programs to help “known employers” tap into immigration channels and train workers in the face of a growing truck driver shortage. “As…

Canadian vaccine mandate sees little change in cross-border truck traffic

Fewer truck drivers crossed the Canada-U.S. border in the week after Canada’s new vaccine mandate was imposed, but the drop was in line with a general reduction in overall traffic.

Trudeau to truckers: ‘Behavior on display this weekend does not represent you’

Freedom Convoy protesters continued to line Ottawa streets for a third straight day in their fight against pandemic-related public health measures on Monday, but they won’t be meeting with Prime…

Protesters blockade Alberta border crossing for third day

More than 100 vehicles continue to be parked Monday on a southern Alberta highway blocking access to the U.S. border, for the third day in a row. The vehicles included…

Hero trucker Navdeep pulled out driver from crashed vehicle

Heroes don’t think, they act quickly. Navdeep Singh helped a truck driver stuck in his cab after a crash, and probably saved the man’s life.The owner-operator who works for CN…

Freedom Convoy reaches Ottawa, protesting vaccine mandates and more

Even truck drivers admit the Freedom Convoy that rolled into Ottawa on Saturday is no longer just about a cross-border vaccine mandate. It isn’t even limited to truckers. Thousands of…

The so-called Freedom Convoy was never about truckers, or border mandates

Truckers who participated in a cross-country convoy culminating in protest at Parliament Hill this weekend have been duped into believing the convoy was about them. It never was. It wasn’t…

Trucking companies steer clear of Ottawa protests

Ontario-based trucking companies don’t appear to have been overwhelmed with interest from their drivers to participate in this week’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ to Ottawa. However, many have in place rules that…

Augmented reality, software help deliver next-generation training in the shop

As the underlying technology rapidly develops, a growing number of fleets are taking advantage of augmented reality and online training tools to train technicians quickly and efficiently. Saving time and…

Why it’s shaping up to be a record year for trucking and logistics M&A

It’s shaping up to be a record year for transportation and logistics merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, and valuations could reach a 10-year high. That’s the view of Spencer Tenney,…

Fastfrate expands into U.S. with Chicago office

Fastfrate Integrated Logistics, part of Fastfrate Group, opened an office in Chicago, IL, earlier this week. This office expands Fastfrate’s intra U.S. freight capabilities beyond cross-border services and allows for…

Trucking industry divided over vaccine mandates: Poll

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.