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Michigan closes more restroom facilities

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan has announced the closure of restroom facilities at five more Welcome Centers following the layoff of maintenance employees due to Covid-19. Restrooms at Sault Ste.

Penske offers a special deal to fleets

READING, Pa. — Penske Truck Leasing is offering fleets a special full-service leasing program with low rates and flexible terms on late-model, low-mileage vehicles. Under the “Get Back to…

ECONOMIC WATCH: ATRI data show see-saw truck activity

ATLANTA, Ga. –  There was a spike in truck activity from early February into March in six U.S. states, but demand has since fallen, the American Transportation Research Institute…

ECONOMIC WATCH: ATA Truck Tonnage Index rises 1.2% in March

ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.2% in March after increasing 1.8% in February. In March, the index equaled 120.4,…

Volvo, Mack offer enhanced online parts services

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo Trucks North America is encouraging customers to use the Volvo Select part store during the Covid-19 crisis. The e-commerce platform has replaced in-person transactions with…

Link strengthens engineering team

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Link Manufacturing, which makes a variety of suspension systems, has promoted veteran engineers Greg Hulstein and Joel Van Den Brink to new leadership positions. Hulstein…

Company stresses cargo safety rules

BRANCHBURG, N.J. – A company specializing in cargo control technologies is urging fleets to follow proper cargo securement protocols. Kinedyne’s call comes ahead of the Cargo Securement Awareness Month…

CBSA updates Sask. checkpoint hours

OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canada Border Services Agency has updated the hours of service for four border crossings in Saskatchewan. The affected checkpoints are at Carievale, Estevan Highway, Northgate…

Transport Canada releases more details about driver masks

OTTAWA, Ont. – Transport Canada is offering additional guidance for vehicle operators who wear face coverings to help minimize the spread of Covid-19. The Public Health Agency of Canada…

ECONOMIC WATCH: Windsor truck traffic down sharply

WINDSOR, Ont. – Cross-border truck traffic in Windsor, Ont., has decreased significantly due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data shared by the Logistics, Transportation and Cross-Border Committee (LTCB) of…

ATA chief named to White House panel

ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations president and CEO Chris Spear is among transportation leaders named by President Donald Trump to the administration’s Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups.

Truck drivers crossing border must wear non-medical mask

OTTAWA, Ont. – The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has advised, effective immediately, that all essential workers crossing the Canada-U.S. border must wear a non-medical mask or face covering.

CBSA reduces service hours at 27 sites

OTTAWA, Ont. — The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced the temporary reduction of service hours at 27 low-traffic ports of entry (POE) along the Canada-U.S. border.

BYD to donate medical supplies

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – BYD will donate medical supplies worth $1 million to transit agencies and first responders in the U.S. and Canada, the Chinese electric vehicle giant…

Truck drivers exempt from B.C.’s 14-day self-isolation plan document

VICTORIA, B.C. – The Province of B.C. has enacted new measures for anyone entering the province, regardless of their point of entry, with the exception of commercial drivers unless they…