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The Top 10 trucking stories of 2019

TORONTO, Ont. -- It was a year of electric trucks and personal tragedies, of soaring insurance costs and plans to certify electronic logging devices (ELDs). Here is our choice of the Top 10 news stories of 2019.

Gordie Howe Bridge tower construction to start by summer

WINDSOR, Ont. — To most people, including truckers driving over the existing Ambassador Bridge, work on the new $5.7-billion Gordie Howe International Bridge 3.2 kilometers away isn’t apparent yet,…

Positive trucking activity faces headwinds: MacKay and Co.

Transportation dollar TORONTO, Ont. – MacKay and Company expects U.S. trucking activity to remain relatively positive during the year to come. While the current U.S. economic expansion has lasted 126…

CTA applauds signing of new trade deal

TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is among groups applauding the signing of the amended U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, sometimes referred to as NAFTA 2.0. Updates to the…

NACFE sees ‘messy middle’ ahead of zero-emission freight

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Electric powertrains are going to dominate the market in the long run, but there will be a “messy middle” until full electrification of trucks, a…

ATA hails new trade deal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A trade deal has been reached between the U.S., Mexico and Canada, which the American Trucking Associations (ATA) says will benefit the trucking industry. The USMCA trade…

Volvo Group invests in U.S. venture capital fund

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Volvo Group Venture Capital has invested in Autotech Ventures, a U.S. venture capital fund focusing on startups in the $3-trillion ground transportation sector. Autotech Ventures currently…

Court approves lawsuit against R.I. truck tolls

ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Associations has hailed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit that held the trucking group’s lawsuit over Rhode…

Engines over 10L will dominate Class 8 market; ACT

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Engines over 10L are projected to account for…

Volvo invests in California AI company

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Volvo Group Venture Capital has invested in California-based Apex.AI, a software developer in autonomous mobility, the company announced Thursday. The investment will fund the development of…

BYD names Aaron Gillmore VP of truck division

Aaron Gillmore LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has named former Tesla executive Aaron Gillmore vice-president of truck business. In his new role, Gillmore will oversee…

Delay expected in U.S. driver training standard

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) may be preparing to delay the planned Feb. 7, 2020 rollout of national minimum entry-level training standards for commercial…

Final countdown for AOBRD deadline

GREENBELT, Md. – U.S. regulators will require Automatic On-Board Recording Devices (AOBRDs) to be replaced by electronic logging devices (ELDs) as of Dec. 17 – and there will be no…

Penske Truck Leasing turns 50

Roger Penske, chairman of Penske Transportation Solutions, and Brian Hard, president and CEO of PTS, pose for a 50th anniversary photo. READING, Pa. – Penske Truck Leasing is celebrating…

CBSA intercepts truck carrying big drug shipment

POINT EDWARD, Ont. – A tractor-trailer carrying 50 kilos of suspected cocaine has been intercepted by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at the Blue Water Bridge border crossing. A…