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Pursuing a zero-emissions future

Shell has an ambitious plan to become a zero-emissions energy business by 2050. Selda Gunsel, vice-president of global commercial fuels technologies with Shell Lubricants outlined the roadmap to that eventuality…

Windsor cracks down on illegal truck yards

The city of Windsor is beefing up its zoning rules over truck yards in an attempt to solve what appears a unique problem brought on by its border location and…

Lion Electric lands largest order with Pride Group

Pride Group Enterprises has placed an order for 100 trucks from Lion Electric, representing the OEM’s largest ever truck order. The Lion6 and Lion8 trucks will be delivered this year…

Waymo demonstrates autonomous truck tech

It looks like a beautiful day for a drive on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona – even if the Waymo Via truck driver is lifting his hands off the Peterbilt’s…

Grateful senior hands out thank you cards to truckers

“God gave us the gift of service, that’s what we do best,” says Beverley Perrin, the Chatham, Ont., senior who has been writing and handing out hundreds of thank you…

AMTA joins forces with #NotInMyCity to fight human trafficking

The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) is spreading the word and providing education about human trafficking and sexual exploitation by teaming up with #NotInMyCity, an organization focused on children and…

How to avoid nuclear verdicts

The best way to avoid a nuclear verdict – a term used generally to describe court judgements in excess of $10 million – is to stay out of the deposition…

Trailcon mourns passing of fleet manager John DeJong

Trailcon Leasing is mourning the passing of its fleet manager, John DeJong, who passed away March 21 after a battle with cancer. DeJong joined Trailcon in 1999 after a dozen…

3 keys to digitize your truck fleet

The science of digitizing a truck fleet involves more than going with paperless documents alone. The underlying telematics data and available artificial intelligence make it possible to truly transform every…

Registration opens for North American Commercial Vehicle Show

Registration has officially opened for the North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV Show) scheduled to run from Sept. 28-30 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. The show…

Focus truck video systems on unique fleet needs

Dashcams have been recording close calls for years. But the latest generation of video-based telematics systems offers deeper insights into truck driver actions – supporting coaching and risk management opportunities…

Winter weather pushed down February freight tonnage: ATA

U.S. for-hire truck tonnage fell 4.5% in February, and was down 5.9% year-over-year, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA). “February’s drop was exacerbated, perhaps completely…

8 quick telematics takeaways from Geotab executives

If you want to manage it, you have to measure it, and advances in vehicle telematics are giving fleets an opportunity to manage more processes than ever before. Geotab…

Leo Barros named associate editor of Today’s Trucking

Newcom Media is pleased to announce the hiring of Leo Barros as associate editor of Today’s Trucking magazine. Barros brings to the position international newspaper writing and editing experience, and…

Softening lockdown restrictions send spot market freight soaring

Canadian spot market load volumes are surging, with February hitting a single-day level not seen since 2018 and March on pace to reach the strongest levels in three years. Loadlink…