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Truck driver training to support anti-trafficking fight

The same Canadian highways that serve as corridors for freight are also used to move the victims of human trafficking. But a new online training resource is engaging the truckers…

Thermo King commits to deploying full line of all-electric refrigeration units

Thermo King says it will invest more than $100 million over the next three years to produce a fully electric product for every segment of the cold chain by 2025…

Clifford came back!

After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Great Lakes Truck Club got approval just six weeks ago to stage their Antique & Classic Truck Show in Clifford, Ont.

Toyota to assemble fuel cell modules for heavy trucks

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky will begin assembling integrated dual fuel cell modules for heavy-duty fuel-cell-electric trucks by 2023. “We’re bringing our proven electric technology to a whole new class of…

B.C. Highway 12 reopens after Lytton wildfire

B.C. Highway 12 from Lytton to Lillooet has reopened, after being closed since July because of wildfires in the…

ZF works with Locomation on autonomous truck tech

ZF and Locomation will collaborate on autonomous trucking technology, the companies announced today. As part of the arrangement, ZF will supply Locomation with Level 4 Redundant ReAX steering units and…

Carlbaum named Navistar CEO

Navistar has named Mathias Carlbaum its new president and CEO, effective Sept. 1 He replaces Persio Lisboa, who has held the rule since last July. Navistar credits Lisboa for being…

Truck driver shortage is ‘mythical’, OOIDA says

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is taking aim at what it refers to as the “mythical” truck driver shortage in a letter to the secretary of the U.S. Department…

Trucks shipped $32.5B in Canada-U.S. freight this June

Trucks moved US$32.5 billion in freight across the Canada-U.S. border in June, representing 55.3% of all freight shipped between the countries, the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics says. When totals…

Drivewyze hires chief revenue officer

Drivewyze has named Shiraz Hasan its new chief revenue officer, a role that will oversee the company’s sales, marketing, and business development business units. Hasan was most recently vice-president of…

Lack of capacity keeping lid on truck tonnage: ATA

U.S. for-hire truck tonnage slid 1.2% in July, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). This comes on the heels of a 2% pullback in June. “Softness in tonnage over…

Manitoulin Transport opens new Peterborough terminal

Manitoulin Transport has increased its capacity in the Peterborough area by more than 30% with the opening of a new terminal. The 10,088 sq.-ft. terminal features 10 dock doors and…

DataDis takes road trip to reconnect with 900 customers

DataDis is taking to the road to visit about 900 customers in Ontario and Quebec, delivering refreshments and thanking them for their service as essential workers. The #DataDisSquad will be…

Trucking HR Canada set to dole out Top Fleet Employer awards

Trucking HR Canada says it will recognize the industry’s Top Fleet Employers for the eighth year, both live and virtually on Sept. 9. The awards gala is expected to bring…

B.C. to cover cost of training youth to become log truck drivers

The province of B.C. will pay for up to eight youth to launch careers as professional logging truck drivers in the Okanagan region. “Projects like this one support people to…