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Transportation infrastructure gets $7M

MONTREAL, Que. — The federal government is investing $7 million in a new traffic management and optimization system in the municipal road corridors adjacent to the Port of Montreal. It…

The Top 10 Newsmakers of 2020

It was a year like no other. A raging global pandemic. An unprecedented economic shutdown. Truckers feted as frontline heroes. And yet the Canadian trucking industry soldiered on through…

Trucker’s body repatriated from U.S.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – The body of a Canadian trucker who died of a heart attack while driving home from the U.S. last week has been repatriated with the help…

Goodyear continues to support hospitals

ARLINGTON, Texas – Goodyear is making a donation of $20,000 this year to mark the 85th annual Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. The donation will go to Scottish Rite for Children…

Hino pauses North American truck production, sales

NOVI, Mich. — Hino is halting truck production and sales in both the U.S. and Canada until it can meet new U.S. engine certification test requirements. At a Dec. 23…

CBSA: Truck arrivals rose 2% last week

OTTAWA, Ont. – There was a 2% rise in the number of truck drivers entering Canada during the week of Dec. 14-20, the Canada Border Services Agency said Thursday. It…

Rates inch higher in October, cross-border LTL gains highest

TORONTO, Ont. – Canadian shippers were paying marginally more to move their freight in October, while cross-border LTL services have secured some of the biggest year-over-year increases. The monthly numbers…

Trucking: 2020 as a year in pictures

TORONTO, Ont. — A picture is worth 1,000 words, and in Today’s Trucking those pictures help to capture the major events and changes in our industry. Here’s a gallery of…

Mary Petrovich named to Nikola board

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Nikola Corp. has appointed Mary L. Petrovich an independent director of its board, the company announced Wednesday. Petrovich is an accomplished business leader and entrepreneur with a…

Plans for Nikola refuse vehicle head to trash bin

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Nikola Corporation’s goal of producing zero-emission vehicles has been dealt another setback, as it ends a collaboration with Republic Services to develop refuse trucks. The companies were…

MTA protests Manitoba biofuel mandate

WINNIPEG, Man. – Manitoba announced Tuesday it has adopted new blend requirements for ethanol in gasoline and for biodiesel in diesel, moving the province closer to meeting its greenhouse gas…

Ontario to allow commercial road tests during lockdown

TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario will offer in-vehicle road tests for commercial drivers even as other road tests are cancelled during a provincial shutdown relating to Covid-19. The shutdown begins at…

Economic Watch: ATA tonnage index ventures into positive territory

ARLINGTON, Va. – More good news has emerged from analysts, with the American Trucking Association’s For-Hire Truck Tonnage venturing into positive territory. The measure – which is dominated by contract…

Retail freight continues to surge this holiday season: FourKites

FourKites, a business that offers real-time visibility into the supply chain, is reporting a surge in activity as trucks scramble to keep shelves stocked this holiday season. Shipping volumes in…

Can crowdshipping solve last-mile delivery shortages?

TORONTO, Ont. – As small- and medium-sized retailers struggle to find couriers to deliver online orders ahead of the holiday, a researcher suggests crowdshipping could be the key to solving…