Trucking HR offers anti-harassment training preview image People, Regulations Trucking HR offers anti-harassment training January 11, 2021 Trucking HR Canada has launched an online learning center offering courses on how to deal with workplace harassment and violence. The training will help employers meet new Canada Labour…
Trucker awarded $1.6M after fatal crash preview image Health/Safety, People Trucker awarded $1.6M after fatal crash January 11, 2021 An emotionally broken truck driver has been awarded about $1.6 million in damages by the Supreme Court of British Columbia more than five years after he was involved in a…
Canada Cartage acquires Stalco, marks second deal of 2021 preview image Equipment Canada Cartage acquires Stalco, marks second deal of 2021 January 11, 2021 Just days into a new year, Canada Cartage is announcing its second acquisition for 2021 – purchasing Toronto-based Stalco. The third-party logistics company specializes in e-commerce fulfillment and distribution, with…
Used truck prices on the rise in Canada, U.S. preview image Economy, Equipment Used truck prices on the rise in Canada, U.S. January 11, 2021 Used equipment prices are on the rise, with some of the biggest increases seen in vocational trucks, Ritchie Bros. reports. Canadian equipment and truck tractor prices were up 2% in…
Ayr invests in new Winnipeg facility preview image Business Tips, Economy, Trucking Life Ayr invests in new Winnipeg facility January 8, 2021 WINNIPEG, Man. — Ayr Motor Express plans to open a new, company-owned facility in Winnipeg, Man., by the end of this year. With several terminals and yards in Canada, Ayr’s…
PMTC opens annual awards competition preview image Events PMTC opens annual awards competition January 8, 2021 MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada has officially opened its annual awards program, accepting entries for honors recognizing drivers, dispatchers, fleet graphics, and more. Highlights of…
Canada Cartage expands Ottawa presence, eyes Final Mile growth preview image Economy, Mergers & Acquisitions Canada Cartage expands Ottawa presence, eyes Final Mile growth January 7, 2021 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Canada Cartage has expanded by 50 trucks through its acquisition of City Transfer. But the deal announced this week also represents just the latest step in a…
Loblaw site closure hits 150 truck drivers preview image People Loblaw site closure hits 150 truck drivers January 7, 2021 CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Some 150 unionized truck drivers will be out of work soon following a decision by Loblaw to close its transportation site in Cambridge. The union representing the…
Ontario invests in added truck parking preview image Health/Safety, Infrastructure, Trucking Life Ontario invests in added truck parking January 7, 2021 TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario is committing to upgrade truck parking in several areas across the province, improving 14 existing rest areas, building 10 new rest areas, and adding 178 new…
Transborder truck freight up 6.9% preview image Border, Economy Transborder truck freight up 6.9% January 7, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Trucks moved freight valued at US$67.8 billion between the U.S., Canada and Mexico in October, the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) said Thursday. That was up…
Quebec to enact strict lockdown, curfew preview image Economy, Health/Safety Quebec to enact strict lockdown, curfew January 7, 2021 MONTREAL, Que. – The province of Quebec has announced a series of new measures that will be in effect from Jan. 9 to Feb. 8, which aim to break the…
Lion Electric names Isabelle Adjahi VP preview image People Lion Electric names Isabelle Adjahi VP January 7, 2021 SAINT-JEROME, Que. — The Lion Electric Co. has appointed Isabelle Adjahi vice-president of investor relations and sustainable development, the company announced Thursday. In this newly created role, Adjahi will be…
Commercial truck orders end 2020 in ‘near-record’ territory: ACT Research preview image Economy, Equipment Commercial truck orders end 2020 in ‘near-record’ territory: ACT Research January 7, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Classes 5-8 truck orders closed 2020 in “near-record” territory, according to preliminary December data from ACT Research. Class 8 orders totaled 50,900 units, down 2% from November…
Titanium expands U.S. operations with Chicago brokerage preview image Economy, Trucking Life Titanium expands U.S. operations with Chicago brokerage January 7, 2021 BOLTON, Ont. – Titanium Transportation Group has opened its third U.S. location, establishing a brokerage services location in Chicago, Ill. Chicago marks Titanium’s third U.S. location opened in the past…
Canada Cartage acquires Ottawa-based City Transfer preview image Economy Canada Cartage acquires Ottawa-based City Transfer January 6, 2021 OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada Cartage has acquired Ottawa-based City Transfer, a fleet that provides same-day transportation, dedicated transportation, third-party logistics, warehousing, and call cartage work in Canada and the U.S.
