Infrastructure

Keep rest areas open: trucking associations

TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and American Trucking Associations (ATA) are both calling for all levels of government to ensure public rest areas remain open in…

Truck-stop chains take a cautious approach amid Covid-19 crisis

TORONTO, Ont. – Truck-stop chains are implementing a series of measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, but they say the sites will remain open to drivers. Pilot Flying…

Electric vehicle research takes a regional focus

ATLANTA, Ga. – Upcoming North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) research into electric trucks will focus on regional trucking operations, which are expected to be among the earliest…

N.J. intersection remains top bottleneck for trucks

ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Transportation Research Institute has released its annual list of the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, and a New Jersey intersection again…

Blockades could lead to spike in demand for trucking

The CN Rail yard in Winnipeg, Man. CN Rail Photo. TORONTO, Ont. – The partial shutdown of one of the country’s biggest railway freight networks could lead to a…

Ontario government to improve northern transportation

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is thanking the province of Ontario for making good on a 2019 budget promise to review transportation in Northern Ontario. Government…

President’s Choice: Loblaw prepares for a future with electric vehicles

Loblaw is a member of Freightliner’s electric vehicle council, and brought an eCascadia to Canada for an initial test run in Surrey, B.C. TORONTO, Ont. — Canada’s largest grocer is…

Draft transportation plan focuses on Southwestern Ontario

LONDON, Ont. – A newly released draft transportation plan for Southwestern Ontario includes several trucking-specific measures, such as a review of load restrictions during spring thaws, options to introduce more…

Fuel economy, electric trucks, and the race to slash CO2

BRYAN, Texas -- Shell recognizes that trucks account for a significant share of transportation-related CO2 emissions. But it sees answers in a wide array of technologies.

10 early takeaways from the North American Commercial Vehicle Show

Hyundai’s HDC-6 Neptune concept vehicle would run on hydrogen-electric power. Will that bring the OEM to North America? ATLANTA, Ga. – The North American Commercial Vehicle Show wraps up its…

GTA fleets, warehouses grapple with ‘unprecedented’ real estate market

TORONTO, Ont. – Truck fleets and warehousing operations in the Greater Toronto Area face a real estate market that has pushed rents and land values skyward. And the challenges are not expected to ease anytime soon.

Congestion noticeably worse in past year: survey

TORONTO, Ont. – Canadian truckers are reporting that traffic congestion is noticeably worse than it was a year ago, and about one in three have missed a scheduled appointment in the last month because of it.

CTA unveils trucking wish list for federal election

TORONTO, Ont. -- Canada's federal election is officially underway, and the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) wants several trucking-related issues to be reflected in party platforms.

Mack pumped about truck sales, construction business

ST PAUL, Minn. – The market for commercial trucks remains strong, buoyed by factors including a strong construction sector, and Mack Trucks now forecasts a North American market for 325,000 Class 8 units this year.

Federal safety focus includes ELDs, autonomous tech

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Transport Canada’s Michael DeJong sees a transportation system undergoing a “major transformation” — and the federal government is looking for ways it can support the related…