Transportation

Nominate your HighwayStar of the Year

Do you know a truck driver or owner-operator who stands head and shoulders above their peers? There’s a way to recognize just how special they are. Nominations are now being…

Final Mile fleets eye electric vehicles, but charging infrastructure ‘elusive’

Some of North America’s largest Final Mile delivery fleets are clearly looking to become early adopters of the electric vehicles that promise to keep emissions in check. And that’s no…

FAST enrolment event in B.C.

Registration opens today for a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) enrolment event at the Aldergrove port of entry in British Columbia. The event is scheduled Sept. 20-24, but carriers are…

Goodyear names Jones chief sustainability officer

Goodyear on Thursday announced that Ellis Jones has been named vice-president and chief sustainability officer, reporting to Chris Helsel, senior vice-president, global operations and chief technology officer, effective Sept. 2.

No end in sight to strong trucking environment: FTR

The good times for truckers are expected to keep rolling well into next year. “From the perspective of carriers, things are quite good,” Avery Vise, vice-president – trucking for industry…

Shell’s Starship 2.0 prototype realizes efficiency gains

Electric vehicles are undeniably in the spotlight at ACT Expo, but Shell has arrived at the event with a demonstration vehicle that showcases the efficiency gains still possible with an…

Hendrickson CEO announces retirement

Gary Gerstenslager, president and CEO of Hendrickson on Wednesday announced his retirement at the end of the year.  Gerstenslager joined Hendrickson – a designer and manufacturer of air suspension systems…

Electric trucks ‘the work of our lifetime’

There is a definite feeling in the air at the Advanced Clean Transportation Exhibition (ACT Expo). It’s not electricity, exactly. More like the feeling that electricity — or battery power,…

Dishonest schools hinder safety

“There is no shortage of drivers, there is a shortage of quality drivers,” says a trucking consultant. Paramjit Singh of FSI Freight Solutions says Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities…

New pay equity rules arrive for federally regulated fleets

For every dollar a man earns in Canada, a woman earns 89 cents. It goes without saying that women and men should receive equal pay for equal work. An employer’s…

Peterbilt’s Skoog identifies steps to support electric trucks

Electric trucks are making headway quickly in North America. But Peterbilt general manager and Paccar vice-president Jason Skoog says there are four specific things the trucking industry can do to…

Cargo theft threat looms on Labor Day

Cargo theft increased 19% during last year’s Labor Day holiday over the previous year, an analysis by CargoNet revealed. To help transportation industry professionals prepare for the upcoming Labor Day…

Angel to lead ERoad’s video strategy

Transportation technology services company ERoad on Tuesday announced the appointment of Jim Angel as ERoad North America’s first vice-president of video telematics.  Angel is responsible for ERoad’s video telematics product…

Purolator secures fleet honor at ACT Expo

Purolator has secured the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Fleet Award for leadership in clean transportation. “We’re integrating sustainable practices into all areas of our business, and part of this is…

Truck driver training to support anti-trafficking fight

The same Canadian highways that serve as corridors for freight are also used to move the victims of human trafficking. But a new online training resource is engaging the truckers…