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Maximetal expanding production capabilities

ST-GEORGES, Que. – Utility truck manufacturer Maximetal is adding 10,000 sq.-ft. to its operations to keep pace with surging demand, the company announced. The new site will be around the…

U.S. waiver recognizing expired licences until Dec. 31

TORONTO, Ont. – U.S. regulators have issued a new waiver that will continue to recognize expired commercial driver’s licences (CDL) until Dec. 31, extending an expiry date that originally…

Navistar integrates five more telematics platforms

LISLE, Ill. – Navistar International has added five more telematics platforms to its factory-installed hardware, through a program it has dubbed Gateway Integrations. Navistar’s own telematics hardware serves as a…

U.S. looks to better define employees, independent contractors

TORONTO, Ont. – The debate about which truck drivers are employees or independent contractors is not limited to Canada alone. On the side of the border, the Canadian Trucking Alliance…

ECONOMIC WATCH: Shippers’ conditions deteriorate as rates swing in carriers’ favor

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Shippers’ conditions deteriorated in July, falling into negative territory for the first time since August 2018, FTR reports. The FTR Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) recorded a -0.36…

Loblaw bringing Freightliner eCascadia to Canada

TORONTO, Ont. – Loblaw is scheduled to secure Canada’s first Freightliner eCascadia trucks, placing an order for five of the electric vehicles that will begin production in the first quarter…

Truckload turnover plunges in Q2

ARLINGTON, Va. — The annualized turnover rate at both large and small truckload carriers experienced declines of double-digit percentage points in the second quarter as the industry was roiled by…

OTA Education Foundation unveils Erb scholarship winner

TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) Education Foundation has announced the recipient of the Erb Group of Companies Service to Community Scholarship. The honor goes to Mississauga…

Trucks moved transborder freight worth US$60.7B in July

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Trucks moved freight valued at US$60.7 billion between the U.S., Canada and Mexico in July, up 7.5% from the previous month, but down 4.9% from July 2019,…

Advances coming to EV battery cells, charging infrastructure

TORONTO, Ont. – Electric trucks, the batteries that power them, and the infrastructure that charges those batteries have been making the news this week. At ACT Virtual Sept. 22, Volvo…

New York tests Mack electric refuse truck

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Mack Trucks has turned over the keys to an electric refuse vehicle to New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) officials “for real-world trial”, the company…

HDA Truck Pride streamlines management

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — HDA Truck Pride has restructured its management team with a number of appointments. The company has named Tim Shaw director of product management and Clint Carter…

Amazon orders 10 Lion Electric trucks

MONTREAL, Que. – Lion Electric has reached a deal to delivery 10 battery-electric trucks to Amazon, with the first two to be delivered this year. Amazon says it will deploy…

Traton, TuSimple announce partnership on autonomous trucks

MUNICH, Germany — The Traton Group and TuSimple have announced a global partnership to develop self-driving trucks. As part of the deal, the truck and bus division of Volkswagen AG…

Truck arrivals continue to fall

OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering the country continued to drop during the week of Sept. 14-20 after falling 16% in the previous week, the Canada Borders…