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Hydra Energy brings Hydrogen-as-a-Service model to Alberta

Hydra Energy has announced its move into Alberta as it lands its second paying customer. The company, which retrofits diesel engines to run on hydrogen and diesel, says it reduces…

Mullen Group overcomes challenges to post record Q1 revenue

Mullen Group overcame a variety of challenges in the first quarter to post record revenue as well as improved year-over-year profits. Border blockades, high absenteeism associated with Covid, and significant…

Volvo vows to ‘accelerate the shift’ to zero-emission vehicles in Canada

Volvo Trucks was at Truck World, announcing it is “accelerating the shift” toward zero-emission transport in Canada. Andy Brown, product marketing manager – electromobility, indicated the company is proud of…

Truck World, Canada’s national truck show, returns

The doors of Truck World are officially open, marking the return of the three-day trade show that was last hosted in 2018. The need to cancel the 2020 show because…

Propane association names Shannon Watt president, CEO

The Canadian Propane Association (CPA) board of directors appointed Shannon Watt as president and chief executive officer, effective April 18. Watt joins the CPA after serving as vice-president of sustainability…

Navistar upgrades Huntsville plant for new integrated powertrain

Navistar has announced plans to build an integrated powertrain at its recently expanded plant in Huntsville, Ala. The truck and engine maker broke ground on the 110,000 sq.-ft. expansion in…

Koyi to boost ERoad’s footprint in North America

ERoad has appointed Akinyemi Koyi as president for North America. He will be responsible for accelerating the global transportation technology services company’s footprint in the U.S. and Canada, driving product…

Used Canadian truck prices soar in Q1

Canada’s used truck tractors are commanding values 50% higher than those paid a year ago, Ritchie Bros. reports. The figure reflects sales in the first quarter of 2022, compared to…

Driver shortage continues to challenge employers: Trucking HR Canada

Driver vacancies remained at record high levels, posing a challenge to the trucking and logistics sectors, the latest quarterly labor market information (LMI) snapshot by Trucking HR Canada has revealed.

Shippers face toughest month on record

Conditions for U.S. shippers turned sharply downward in February, ahead of what’s expected to be further deterioration in March, according to the FTR Shippers Conditions Index. The index plummeted to…

Sharp Transportation pulling for Unbeatable Warriors

Sharp Transportation continues to use its trailers to support charitable causes, with the latest wrap promoting Unbeatable Warriors. The volunteer-led initiative combines programs in resilience, mental toughness, and functional fitness…

Trailer delivers human trafficking message to Canada

The Truckers Against Trafficking trailer isn’t the only tool being used to build awareness around human trafficking, nor the only way the group is spreading the word about a related…

Transflo appoints Krug as CEO, Vitti named president

Transflo has named Renee Krug as CEO, allowing Frank Adelman to become Transflo’s chairman of the board, while Bill Vitti has become president and chief revenue officer. The mobile and…

Transrapide ceases trucking operations to focus on warehousing

After 10 years in business, Levis-based Groupe Transrapide has announced it is ending its trucking operations to focus on warehousing. “We are now reorienting our transportation activities to become a…

Link Manufacturing opens new facilities

Link Manufacturing has opened two new facilities – a 50,000 sq.-ft. manufacturing and training location in Sioux Center, Iowa, and a suspension controls engineering center in Grand Rapids, Mich. The…